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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
Items OF Interest.

Thirteen tons of barnacles we're Ire-
GENTLY removed from the bottom of an
iron ship, after a voyage from Bombay
to Liverpool. .V f,...s .+
Next to music, nothing so powerful
tends to soothe the savage breast as to
see the young man who parts his hair
in the middle rolling baby-wagon on
Sunday.
A Philadelphia girl called a young
man a thief, and when requested by the
mother of the accused to prove the
charge, said he had stolen several kisses
from her: r- .st "a. .7I.4u sidI
A new mineral has been discovered
Of Tttringen, near the Lake of Laach,
in the Es;fel. It is hydrous .sulphate
of alumina anI lime, and is to be called
ettringite.
The railroading of the United States
and Canada is done by 373, s59 cars and
IA, 939 locomotive engines. All save
13, $50 of the former and TIA OF tee las-
ter are in use in the " States" ."r9socrt
a % A new green color called "Dingler's
green" and composed of mixture OF
phosphate of chromium and phosphate
of lime, has been introduced. The in
ventor is julius Diegler of Augsburg.
A lady who has attended several pub
lie dinners wants to know why the pre-
siding officer can never propose the toast
of the evening without regrettingi that
it had not been placed in ADLER hands.
A mirage occurred near Buokland,
Va. recently, by which the whole city
of Washington, forty miles distant,
with the Potomac flowing by it, be-
came visible in the clouds. The scene
lasted but few moments.
"Write me while I am away" said
Jones to Mrs. Jones, after an affection.
ate goodbye. Treacherous man +
meditated the lady. " Not one letter
does he get He wants to sell them to
one of those western papers. hl.u at,
A little fellow, the other day, was en-
deavoring to excite a playmatte's ad-
miration for his older sisters beauty.
Isn't she handsome p" he asked:
eyes, pretty handsome" "But isn't
she very handsome ?" "Wel, some
very" 3 ..glJ
The "flitch of bacon which is annu-
ally given at Dunmow, England, to
married couple who can swear that they
have had no quarrel for year and a
day. was recently awarded to Mr. and
Mrs. Clegg. The lucky individual is
clerk in the Office of wine company IN
London. .sa.g q. !
At a place named Dawl1sh, in Eng
land, recently, two men diving from o
breakwater into the sea followed each
other too closely, and one plunged
head foremost against the other. Inc
man who was struck was rescued from
drowning, but it was found that his
spine was hopelessly broken. @|s1e 3
A four-year-old at East Poultney,
VT, recently went to blacksmith's to
see bis fathers horse shod, and watched
closely the work of shoeing until the
blacksmith commenced pairing the
: horses hoofs, when, thinking this was
wrong, he said earnestly, my pa don't
want this horse made any smaller" 'i-
An exchange, ridiculing the ridicu-
lous county fairs, which make no effort
at good shows, says that the Cleartield
fair consisted of calf, goose, and q
pumpkin. It rained so hard the first
} night that the goose swan OIL, the cali
broke loose and ate the pumpkin, and q
thief prowling around stole the cali,
and that ended the fair.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
Three Leaps for Life.

One of the most thrilling adventures
which has ever been experienced in
this land of mineral-hole man-traps,
says Dubuque Qowa) paper, occurred
on Sunday about one mile west OF As
bury chapel. On Sunday morning
James Kinsley, a youth of sixteen
years, visiting his Uncle Joseph, about
a mile west of the chapel above men
toned, rode the horse off to water, leav-
ing the house about o'clock in the
morning. The hours passed along until
near 4 o'clock In the afternoon, and
James had not returned. His folks
then became uneasy about him, and
set out to look for him. After going
through the pasture for some distance
they found him lying in an unconscious
condition on the brow of mineral hole,
the back of his head cut very badly.
They picked him up and conveyed him
home, where i'll a short time his con-
sciousness returned, and when he got
so he could speak he related the follow
ing strange and thrilling adventure :
"I was riding along to the watering
place; while on the way 1 heard the
report of gun, and heard the hum OF
the shot passing very near me a mum.
Der of them I thought struck my horse
in the neck. He darted off at full
speed, growing moro frightened, ]
thought, every moment. | could do
nothing towards checking him, and
only managed to keep my seat. He
plunged forward and soon came upon a
mineral hole, but cleared it at a bound,
and still kept on, leaping another in the
same manner, and still another, but
Just as he cleared the third shaft every
thing grew dark and strange feeling,
binding sensation came over me, and
after time-how long it was L cannot
say this feeling passed away and
found myself in dark place, my horse
resting upon my leg, and both my leg
and my head paining me badly. /!
finally became conscious of what hac
happened to nae and made an effort tc
get my leg free, and, after long anc
painful struggle, I succeeded. l ther
made up my mind to drag myself out
if possible, but [ had grown so weak
was afraid could never do it. seemed
to remember that reached the top oi
the shaft, but all was blank after that.
When Kinsley had told his story some
of the party went back to the minera
hole where they had found him, and OF
accommodating discovered the horse
lying in the bottom of the shaft as th'
boy had stated. James may possibl.
rally and get well, but it will have beer
most narrow escape from death.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
Killing Time.

People are necessarily talking of
killing time, unmindful that it is time
that kills them. Everything but actual,
practical work they regard as q means
to that irrational, and, in truth, impos-
sible end. They read, not for instruc-'
ton, not for interest, not for enjoyment
even but, as they say, simply to kill
time. Without exercising discretion
or taste in what they read, they take
ANYTHING that is near at hand provided
they feel confident that its perusal will
require no mental effort; viii preserve
them from the need of reflection. There
are great many books of this sort
the more's the pity $50 many, indeed
that it is harder to miss than to hlt
them. But there is neither reason nor
excuse for making their acquaintance,
unless you are literally suffering tor
some occupation, and think any occu-
patton better than none. There is
neither virtue nor advantage in reading
unless your mind be stimulated by
what you read, and your memory re-
tain at least part of it. To read a
worthless book is worse than wasting
time since wasting time is negative,
and such reading may be positive
harm.
The error of these would-be time
killers, is in their thinking that works
If any solidity, scholarship or reputa-
tion are either q tax on the understand
ing, or extremely wearisome. They
seem to forget that many of the best
books, best in every sense, are the most
interesting that, if they once fairly
began these, new and higher pleasure
would be opened to them, and they
would leave off with ten times as much
reluctance as they had begun.
If they doubt this, let them try the
experiment and be convinced. They
will be certain to find such difference
between good books and poor books
that their appreciation of the former
will entirely cure them of their liking
for the latter.
Even if killing time be the sole OBJ
ject, it is just as easy to kill time to ad-
vantage as to disadvantage and, after
certain experience with able authors,
be they philosophers, historians, poets
or novelists, they will come to value
time as altogether too precious to be
wasted. Nothing is more tedious than
book whose only purpose in being
was to get itself printed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
Punishment at Auburn Prison.

Box cells, the paddle, and the swing
have taken the place of the cat and the
shower bath at the Auburn, NY, State
prison. Confinement in the dungeon
or box cell, has no terrors for the con-
victs. The prisoners do not mind the
confinement, and they know from the
experience of those who have suffered,
that after being kept two or three days
on. the bread-and-water diet, they are
taken out, given a good meal, and then
put back. This practice is continued
until the convict yields. To hang on
sort of trapeze, with their arms out
stretched above their head, and only
the tips of the toes touching the floor,
is more severe punishment. But the
convicts do not fear it much, as it is
seldom used, and when it is, the pun
ishment is of short duration. The pad
die is made of wood or leather, and re-
sembles schoolmaster's ruler. It is
used as a mother uses her slipper or
the palm of her hand upon her naughty
child. This method of punishment is
rarely resorted to. The usual punish
ment for all offences is confinement in
the dungeons and box cells. A convict
named Samuel Stockley, recently made
an attempt to escape. He was punish
ed by being compelled to work with a
ball and chain, and hid himself in the
yard, intending to make q second at
tempt to escape. Having been found,
he was hung in the swing. Drawing
himself up, he unloosed the buckles
which held his wrists, and went to his
shop. At night he again hid himself
preparatory to a third attempt to es-
cape. The officers found him and fast
ened ball and chain to his legs, and
shaved one side of his head. A day or
two afterward the ball and chain were
taken of, and he was locked up in his
cell on full rations. A few days ago
Michael Morgan who was sent here
from New York in May, 1872, to serve
twenty years imprisonment for rob-
berry on the highway, stabbed Capt.
Thorne, the keeper, in one of the State
shops. He was locked up in dun
geon. William Savage, u convict, who
recently struck keeper in the mess
room, because he would not allow him
to speak to the principal keeper, and
then ran down the aisles between the
row of stools, and called on 1900 con-
victs, who were at dinner, to help him,
was punished by confinement in box
cell.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
The Bones of the AncIents.

A correspondent of the London
Times, writing from Alexandria, re-
marks: "Fancy mutton fattened on
ancient Egyptians The other day at
Sakhara, Isaw nine camels pacing down
from the mummy pits to the bank OF
the river, laden with nests, in which
were bones some two hundred weight
in each net on each side of the camel.
Among the pits there were people busi-
ly engaged in searching out, sitting
and sorting the bones which almost
crust the ground. On inquiry I learned
that the cargoes with which the camels
were laden would be sent down to Alex
andria, and thence be shipped to Eng
lish manure manufacturers. They
make excellent manure, am told par
ticularly for Swedes and other turnips.
The trade is brisk and has been going
on for years, and may go on for many
more. 1t is a strange fate-to preserve
ones skeleton for thousands of years
in order that there may be fine South
downs and cheviots in distant land.
But Egypt is always place OF won
dera
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
A Change.

A st. Louis family lately hired a
young man to tend horses, milk cows,
&C., sc. His name was Harry. He
had faxen hair, blue eyes, red cheeks,
and redder lips-he is generally de-
scribed as ga plump chunk of a boy"
He gave great satisfaction. He .milked
like an angel. He became favorite
of the household, and especially of the
cook, whose heart melted like dripping
under his influences. But one fatal
day, cook made an awful row and gave
warming. A Committee of Investiga-
tion, consisting of the whole family,
after due inquiry, found out that
Harry, who had stolen cooks heart,
should have been named Harriet.
"He's young woman, said the cook,
sobbing. And SO they sent .Harry
away Mary Jane still cooks at the old
accustomed range; and the household
is quiet once more. 81
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12

The next moment, the signal-box was
shaken to its base by the rush of the
mail train beneath it. watched it fly
off in the distance, turned the light,
heard the Wyming express in its turn
whirl under me, and knew as fell in
sensible ON the floor, that nearly two
hundred people had been on the brink
of the grave, and that 1 had saved
them.
My baby's cries, however, soon re-
called my senses, when, fetching water,
L dashed it over John, and at last
brought him to. / shall ever remember
his look when I told him what had oc.
CURED. He could not believe the mail
had passed but I soon proved it to
him beyond a doubt.
'1 can't make it out, Jane" he ex-
claimed. 81 have not the slightest
recollection of going to sleep. 1t is a
fact, was doing all 1 could to keep
awake. It must be my cold.
What is that ?" I asked abruptly,
pointing to a glass. -. n
"Part of tumbler of beer Dick
Mahn left me-" he answered. .l..
I saw it all. The beer had been
drugged to work our ruin. John would
not hear of it.
There being no more trains, we went
home, I taking the beer with me-
"John," said, when there, "Tm
going to show am right about Richard
Malin. See ~ And before he could
prevent me, I had drunk the contents
of the glass. S'H
A quarter of an hour after, I was in a
dead sleep as he had been.
But this act had destroyed any proof
we had against Richard Malin, who,
however, confirmed our belief by dis
charging himself from his situation.
But the most singular part of the
affair was, in that very express train
travelled Uncle Thompson, who had
come down to see us. When he heard
of his narrow escape, and of how I had
saved him. he vowed he never would
forget it. He kept his word. He start
ed John in business, lived with us, and
made his will in our favor. Now ex-
press and mail trains no longer give rs
sleepless nights, though we never our.
selves travel by rail without thinking
of that fearful night in the signal-box.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
The sabbath Bells.

Theold man sits in his essy-chair,
And his ear has caught the ringing
or many church-ben far and near,
Their own sweet music singing.
And his head sinks low on the aged breast
noe While his thoughts far back are reaching
To the Sabbath morns of his boyish days,
And mothers sacred teaching.
A few years later and 10 the bells -Tgtk
A merrler strain were pealing,
And heavenward bore the marriage VOWS
Which his msnhood's joys were sealing.
But the old mans eyes are dimming now,
AS memory holds before him
The sad, sad picture Of later years,
{sr When the tide of grief rolled DER him.
When the bells were tolling for loved ones
gone! eFIF " .IEW
For the wife, the sons and daughters,
Who, one by one, from his home went out;
And down into deaths dark waters.
Bnt the aged heart has still one JOY
Which his old life daily blesses,
And his eyes grow bright and his pulses
warm -- sg
Meath grand-child's sweet caresses.
But the old man wakes from his reverie,
And his dear old face is smiling
While the child with her serious eyes reads
e on, #.['.| .|ttt.% .-A..
The Sabbath hours beguiling,
All! bells, once more ye will ring for him,
When the heavenly hand shall sever
The cord of life and his freed soul flies
d, To dwell with his own forever. q,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
SaWdust Brandy.

We are sorry to learn that German
chemist has succeeded in making a
first-rate brandy out of sawdust. We
are friend of the temperance move
ment, and we want it to succeed, but
what chance will it have when man
can take rip-saw and go out and get
drunk with fence-railp What is the
use of prohibitory liquor law if man
is able to make brandy smashes out of
the shingles on his roof, or if he can
get delirium tremens by drinking the
legs of his kitchen chairs You may
shut an inebriate out of gin-shop,
and keep him away from taverns, but if
he can become uproarious on boiled
sawdust and dessicated window-sills,
any effort at reform must necessarily be
failure. It will be wise, therefore, if
temperance societies will butcher the
German chemist before he goes any
further. Dunn County (7er's.) Nes0s.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
The Art of 3" Make.Up."

Dom Piatt, describing a visit to
cosmetic establishment in New York
city, says:
What" we asked, care the articles
that go to make the beautiful woman ?"
"Well, first of all is our vegetable
enamel, perfectly harmless, that gives
the most delicate white-I may say,
dazzling-complexion known to the fe-
male world. See, he continued, taking
china pot from the counter, "this is
put on easily with small sponge.
Permit me, madam it is soon removed,
and leaves no trace" and saying this,
he applied small quantity to the fore
head of our companion. The result on
the face of clear brunette was start
ling. The marble smoothness, and at
the same time the satiny texture, if we
may use such an expression, was mar
velous. Then he took another sponge
and applied most beautiful blush, a
rose color, upon the white, that was
perfectly charming in its natural and
soft flush. .........
"And now," he went on, A" here is an
exquisite instrument with which we
trace the delicate blue veins that, when
done, defy the microscope of science. u
"But how is it possible to make
the new face and the, old shoulders
match ?"
"By making all new. The face,
neck, shoulders, and arms have to be
treated all alike" "'. ffl'.
Sand does this artificial process END
here ?" we asked. il la NJ ,r u1
"Oh, not at all we are only just
beginning. The eyelashes and eyes
have to be treated. The eyebrows re-
ceive especial attention. We canno'
illustrate with you, madam nature
has done so much" ... r.r.'''
He might well say this, for it is only
once in million such beautiful eyes
eyelashes and brows are given woman
He called to you lady of the estab
lishment and said, "Miss Blank, vii
you permit me p
She pleasantly assented, and taking
a small ivory tablet he placed it unde
the eyelashes of one eye, and thel
touching them dexterously, and at tn
same time with the most delicate art
he made the lashes so decided, so pro
nounced, they seemed to actually grow
He then penciled the brow, and whel
done the effect was most decided. Th
young lady was blonde, and with on
eye treated and the other not treated
the result was very decided.
Certainly this is all, we said.
"Not at all. We give a delicat
tint to the ear, rosy steel color to tn
nails. We have powders for the teeth
we leave nothing uncared for that goe
to make perfection of a beautiful
woman"
"And are these things in genera
use?"
Certainly; you cannot find bril
liant complexion that has not bee
made so by art. We read with grea
pleasure of the beautiful women of th
fashionable circles of Washington an
the summer resorts, for we know wher
they come from"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
Live Like Lovers.

Married people should treat each
other like lovers all their lives-then
they would be happy. Bickering and
quarrelling would soon break off love
affairs, consequently lovers indulge in
such only to very limited extent.
But some people-men and women
both-when they have once got married
think they may do just as they please,
and it will make no difference. They
make a great mistake. 1t causes all
the difference in the world, Women
should grow more devoted and men
more fond after marriage, if they have
the slightest idea of being happy as
wives and husbands. It is losing sight
of this fundamental truth which leads
to hundreds of divorces. Yet many a
man will scold his wife who would
never think of breathing a harsh word
to his sweetheart, and many wife will
be glum and morose on her husband s
return who had only smiles and words
of cheer for him when he was her
suitor. How can such people expect to
be happy?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
"When We We're Boys Together"

An exchange puts it so strongly in
the following lines that we know the
editor has been q boy once himself.
Says he How sweet are the visions of
youth as they glide back to us through
the dim vista of past years What
rapt dreams catch up our weary spirit,
hat has long been tossed on the ad-
verse pillows that roll perpetually over
life's turbid sea, and bear it away to
the fruit and flowers of early boyhood !
Ah it was then we were happiest /;
when we used to catch minnows in the
branch when we stole green apples,
and see-sawed on plank stuck through
the crack of the fence; when we whet-
ted our barlow knife on papa's new
razor strop to skin frogs; when we
tied the new washpan to the tail of o
prowling cur, and never either any
more when we threw rotten eggs at
Jones garrett windows to raise the
ghosts, and stole the "cream and
blew up pussy for it !; when we tied up
our sore toe with mammals satin bon
net string and pulled out sisters knit
ting needles to make pot-hooks for our
sweetheart's playhouse. How our heart
leaps forth like year-old colt when we
contemplate those sweet by-gone
scenes that lie buried deep down in the
sepulchre of memory, where oft we re-
tire to weep alono. p. S.-But if it
was to do over again, we believe we
would like to be girl next time, and
try it that way awhile.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12
The Deepest Well in the World.

At about twenty miles from Berlin is
situated the village of Sperenberg,
noted for the deepest well that has ever
been sunk. Owing to the presence of
gypsum in the locality, which is at a
moderate distance from the capital, it
occurred to the Government authori-
ties in charge of the mines to obtain a
supply of rock salt. With this end in
view, the sinking of a shaft or we'll 16
feet in diameter, was commenced some
five years ago, and, at depth of
$50 feet, the salt was reached. The
boring continued to a further depth of
960 feet, the diameter of the bore being
reduced to about 13 inches. The ope-
rations were subsequently prosecuted
by the aid of steam, until a depth of
4,194 feet was attained. At this point
the boring was discontinued, the borer
being still in the salt deposit, which
thus exhibits the enormous thickness
of 1907 feet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12

THE RIoH.-In answer to the query,
"Who are the rich ?" q writer says,
"The man with good, firm health is
rich so is the man with clear con-
science; so is the parent of vigorous,
happy children /; SO is the editor of o
paper with big subscription list SO
is the clergyman whose coat the little
children of the parish pluck as he
passes them at their play so is the
wife who has the whole heart of q good
husband SO is the maiden whose hori-
zon is not bounded by the coming
man, but who has purpose in life
whether she ever meets him or not"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12

NAVIGATION DEPRESSED. remark
able instance of the depression of the
shipping interest on the lakes, now so
long continued, was recently given in
Chicago, in the offer of an owner of
three good vessels to q prominent op-
orator on Change to let him have the
use of either one of the vessels on o
round trip to Buffalo, for just nothing
beyond the expense Of running, the per-
son taking her to put his own clerk on
board, and ascertain for himself the net
cost of the trip. The reason of the offer
was afterward stated to be simply the
fact that tie vessel would deteriorate
less when deep in the water than then
lying unloaded at the dock.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12

USE OF MInK.-If it is absolutely
necessary to use secresy in the matter
of correspondence, use rich new milk
with clear quill on white paper 1T
leaves no mark whatever and the writ
ing may afterward be read by dusting
over it pulverized charcoal, or any
black powder; or the letters will APP
pear in deep yellow by scorching the
paper before hot fire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-12

Pennsylvania claims to have given the
United States the first turnpike road,
railroad, waterworks, locomotive, hos
pital, law school, public museum,
music hall and free library.