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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05
Secretary Richardson's siiaeeyl INV ysa,
Rrsa O. Esw Yerk Vorid.

|, ! With every concsivabb sdsuntags in iss favor,
thiS administration has broken down financially.
To fa % at after il lofty win glorious boast
ing Is ridiculous. To have onicebled q young
growing cssntry instead Of stsengthsnipg IL, de-
monstratcs that the Government Is not in safe
hands by exorbltant taxes, an inflated currency,
kaxzayagant swindlng expenditures, o blighting
tariff, and juggling with the bond and gold mar
ket, 1t has made the country weaker than It was
feur years ago; whereas under good or even toer-
able management it ought to grow constantly
stronger. Il Is thus that bad tenant erhausts
the soil Of farm aud fmpairs Its value. by much
tesopping and no ditching or manuring, during the
irsf years OF his lease. II is plain to everybody
now that the late dsiusiye prosperity followed by
severe general distress "a the fruit Of mlsg
ment. Three years ago 1t would have been wise
policy 10 take of hundred mil!ona year In tax
and have left the money to fructy In the pock-
ets and business OF the people But now the pub
lilo revenue has fallen of ut the rate Of two hun
drel millions .year without any relief to either
trade or labor, which have not In thirteen years
| been In saeh universal Distress. $
/. During .ths Boutwell, regime 1t was cardinal
point In the financial policy OF the administration
to hold an enormous Amount of gold in the Treas
ury losing the interest 1t, and thereby wasting
Ave six millions Of every year. for the purpose
breaking down "corneas' and controlling the gold
market. During General Grants first term from
twenty to tweut y-five millions sacrificed to
this preposterous idsa--as IL locking up o vast
amount Of gold and making gold scarce had ten.
dency to reduce its price, That policy too, like
the boasted payments on the public debt has "gone
| where the woodbine twineth." OF the gold in the
Treasury on the first of this month the Government
preteuds to own only some ten or twelve millions
and really owns none OF IT, because if 1t should sell
all ths gold its possession which II claims to own
the proceeds would oaly replace about half rhs
the So called "reserve" Tue glid statement this
month Is as follows
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

The Hartford Cosraat perp etratss this; ,l,
spain wants The yirgiuius back, -al., 20
And threatens, indeed, to dsmuud her
Aud insists on her having Spanish b.
Instead OF a Yankee comma nder. ,ilsili 5.
To which Mr.. Fish may rsplY,3 !. ,,sAI
,'Yop are late in appealing 10 me;
Suppose you Try dropping q line 'el y
10 my M tnesake under the sea y I,'s
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

his now believed in. Washington that At
~ GensfsIWiiiisms will be confirmed -
4 Justics ofihe 2. G.iS s,slasiis
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

NOTICE.-The annual meeting of the Stock
IN holders and election oil Directors OF the Viii
mngton and Reading Railroad Company. will be
held at the ofhce Of the company. in Coatesville
Pa., Oh TUESDAY. January 18th, 1874, at NJ
dec22to jal3 WIS. HILLES. Secretary.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

Bsiangfns to GDysrnment. - s1l,S5S.s6
IL these eleven or twelve millions had been con-
verted into currency. the proceeds would have
been utterly inadequate for the expenses which
have been met BY drawing Illegally on the mis-
named reserve as the following statement shows
Amount of greenbacks now out, 1878 4Sl ,339
Amount authorized by law, $50, 900, 900
Encroachment on the "rcserve," So, ,48l .339
From whiehik appears that Secretary Richard
son has used an amount Of the withdrawn forty
four millions nearly twice tas great as the sum OF
his remaining gold, and that had the Treasury
been conducted according TO law 1t would now be
bankrupt.
We wish Secretary Richardson happy New
Year!
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

N0TIck-Hslders Of Scrip In the Wilmington
IN Institute. ara notified that ii aot converted
revert to tha Institute.
Disc. 90, 1S73-3t2taw
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

Stdham 4 Son. Auct'rs. " >. =
Wilmington. Deb. Dec. 80. lsaa-I5-9
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-05

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
HydrOphObia Cure.

Mr.. Morales, the Mexican vice con-
sui at Washington has furnished Mayor
Giraud with the following prescription
for the cure of hydrophobia, which has
been tried in a great many instances in
Mexico, and never known to fail
Take the most tender sprouts of the
cotton plant, fresh, with leaves and all,
grind them well until all juice is ex-
tracted sprinkle it with water to facili-
tate the operation the grounded mat
ter must be pressed hard. Whenever
sufficient quantity of juice is extracted,
in the manner indicated above, the pa.
tient must be compelled to take strong
dose of it. Those patients who are
found in the very highest stage of the
disease are generally dilatory and re-
fuse to take the medicine, but the as
sistants may recur to other means in
order to obtain the effect desired.
Having succeeded in getting the pa
tient to take the medicine, it will sure
ly, after great efforts of convulsion and
desperation, bring him so that he
gradually commences to quiet down
until he falls asleep. soundly, in which
state, and with great precaution, he
must be placed or so arranged that he
lies with perfect ease. When he ava
kens from that rest he feels himself
safe and cured then and thereafter. A
relapse of the same attack has at no
time taken place. In times when ,he
patient shows no symptoms, other than
well-founded fears of suffering an at
tack, then there is no difficulty in ap-
plying the medicine to him, and he
willingly takes it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Neatness.

A girls everyday toilet is part of her
character. The maiden who is slovenly
in the morning is not to be trusted,
however fine she may look in the even
ing. No matter how humble your
room may be, there are eight things it
should contain: mirror, washstand,
water, soap, towel, hair, nail and tooth
brushes. These are just as essential s
your breakfast, before which you
should make good use of them.
Parents who fail to provide their child
rem with such appliances, not only
make great mistake, but commit a
sin of omission. Look tidy in the
morning, and after the dinner work is
over improve your toilet. Make it a
rule of your daily life to "dress up I"
for the afternoon. Your dress may, or
need not be, anything better than
calico ; but with ribbon, or flower, or
some bit of ornament, you can have an
air of self-respect and satisfaction, that
invariably comes with being we'll
dressed. A girl with fine sensibilities
cannot help feeling embarrassed and
awkward in a ragged, dirty dress, with
her hair unkempt, if a stranger or
neighbor should come in. Moreover,
your self-respect should demand decent
appareling for your body. You should
make ita point to look as well as you
can, even if you know nobody will see
you but yourself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

A willful man had need to be very
wise.
i Plenty consists in tb power to curb
your wants. rG
p What God gives men as stepping
stones they often make into stumbling
Time is short, and if your cross be
heavy, remember you have not far to
carry it. a'f
There is a paradox in pride-it makes
some men ridiculous, but prevents
others from becoming so.
The habit of being always employed
is great safeguard through life, as well
as essential to the culture of every
virtue. hqi ia}s3naE
A man can do without his own appro-
baton in much society, but he must
make great exertions to gain it when he
lives alone. ss,r5. I'D. .. .
Primarily, the undue desire to ac-
quire wealth, regardless OF the means
employed, is the great evil that under
lies all our present troubles.
Nature is a frugal mother, and never
gives without measure. When she has
work to do she qualities men for that
and sends them equipped.
The most insignificant people are
most apt to sneer at others. They are
safe from reprisals, and have no hope
of rising in their own esteem, but by
lowering their neighbors. The severest
critics are always those who have never
attempted or who have failed in origi-
nal compositions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Getting Them Out.

A family named Prather, says the
Detroit Free Press, occupying house
on Croghan street, have paid no rent
for three months, and the landlord has
been trying to get them out. He took
away the front steps as a gentle hint,
but they lived right on. Then he got
hold of the front door key, but they
went around to the side door. The
landlord then put carpenter in the
parlor to make repairs, but the family
moved into the kitchen, and were still
happy. After due consideration the
landlord took the windows out of the
parlor and bedroom, but the family had
a good stove and plenty of wood. Next,
after learning that he hadn't discour-
aged his tenants, the owner of the
house went in and removed all the doors
and windows, leaving the pure air of
heaven rushing through the old coop
like runaway mule. He thinks they
will leave in a day or two, but it is
doubtful, as pedestrians who passed
the house in the afternoon saw the
children playing horse in the windows
and the father seated on the bed mend
ing O rat-trap.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Sensation of Starving.

For the first two days through which
strong and healthy man is doomed to
exist upon nothing, his sufferings are
perhaps more acute than in the remain
ing stages-he feels an inordinate, un-
speakable craving at the stomach night
and day. The mind runs upon beef,
bread, and other sub stantials, but still,
in great measure, the body retains its
strength. On the third and fourth days,
but especially on the fourth, this in
cessant craving gives place to sinking
and weakness of the stomach, accom-
panied by nausea. The unfortunate
sufferer still desires food, but with loss
of strength he loses that eager craving
which is felt in the earlier stages.
Should he chance to obtain morsel or
two of food, he swallows it with wolf
ish avidity but five minutes afterward
his sufferings are more intense than
ever. He feels as if he had swallowed
living lobster, which is clawing and
feeding upon the very foundation of his
existence. On the fifth day his cheeks
suddenly appear hollow and sunken, his
body attenuated, his color is ashy pale,
and his eye wild, CLASSY and cannibal-
ish. The differ ent parts of the system
now war with each other. The stomach
calls upon the legs to go with it in
quest of food the legs, from very
weakness, refuse. The sixth day brings
with it increased suffering, although
the pangs of hunger are lost in an over
powering languor and sickness. The
head becomes giddy-the ghosts of
well remembered dinners pass in
hideous professions through the mind.
The seventh day comes, bringing in
creased lassitude and further prostra-
tion of strength. The arms hang life
lessly, the legs drag heavily. The de-
sire for food is still felt, to degree,
but it must be brought, not sought.
The miserable remnant of life which
still hangs to the sufferer is burden
almost too grievous to be borne +; yet
his inherent love of existence induces
a desire still to preserve it, if it can be
saved without tax upon bodily exer-
tion. The mind wanders. At one mo-
ment he thinks his weary limbs cs.nnot
sustain him mile, the next he is en-
dowed with unusual strength, and il
there be O certainty of relief before
him, dashes bravely and strongly for
ward, wondering whence proceeds his
new and sudden imp-tlse.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31

onous gas into the room. 1t had been
kindled as a wood FIRE would have been
at the hour of retiring, by one quite ig-
norant of the danger possible from
coal-gas, and they had slept never to
awaken. Had l thrown myself upon
the bed, also should have been found
dead at daylight, in all human proba-
bility.
AS for the fact that neither doctor
nor coroner discovered the truth, I
have but to say that they were not
deeply scientific men-that coal stoves
were scarcely used in the place, and
that it had not been mentioned that the
blue chamber was thus heated.
OF course rejoiced the household by
my discovery the next morning, and
equally, of course, Madame Matteau
was not only frees- from all suspicion,
but became the object of universal
sympathy. She was always grateful
to me, and she proved her gratitude by
giving me what 1 soon asked for, the
hand of her daughter Gabrielle in mar
riage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Saving a Train.

The Troy Times says a landslide oc-
Cured in curve on the Troy and
Greenbush Railroad. A locomotive
was coming up to be attached to the
first local train down. when it was
caught by the landslide, forced from
the track, and partly turned so that its
headlight was pointed west. The slide
occurred just at the moment the New
York and Boston express was leaving
the Troy depot. The engineer of No.
80 knew that the down train could not
pass the distractions. He told his
fireman, AL. Bascom, to take a red
lantern, go up the track and intercept
the train. Bascom started on his mis-
sion in the darkness he stumbled and
fell on the track the light was ex-
tinguished.
The time was too short to allow him
to return and procure another lantern !;
it was impossible in the strong wind to
light match: Covered with mud, but
losing scarcely half minute, he
pushed on the headlight of the ap-
preaching train came in sight he
knew his voice of warning, be it ever
so loud, could not be heard above the
roar of the train. He had but few
seconds in which to determine upon his
course. What did he do? Something
very few would have thought of doing.
Taking aim as best he could he raised
his lantern and hurled it at the ap-
preaching locomotive, and then awaited
the result. He could not see where his
missile landed the intervening seconds
seemed ten minutes. By what we must
regard as mysterious and beneficent
interposition of Providence, it entered
the cab window, breaking the wood
work and coming within an inch of
striking the fireman inside fairly in the
face if it had hit him he would have
been seriously injured. When the
shattering and shattered lantern fell at
the engineers feet, he knew that some
thing had gone wrong and whistled
" down brakes !" the train slackened
speed, and at length came to full
stop within hundred feet of the
wrecked locomotive. saved from destruc-
tion by the presence of mind of the
msn who had thrown the lantern.
At the point where the way was OBJ
structed the track is built on an en-
bankment close by the river, and had a
collision occurred between the disabled
locomotive and the moving train, the
latter would have been thrown from the
track into the river, and the horrors
and loss of life, the woundings a. :,
maimings of New Hamburger W, al,
have been repeated. ALI honor r. al AT
Bascom.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
A New Treatment for Consumption.

DR.. William Koch of Berlin, well
known to specialists from his investiga.
tions in the domain of modern surgery,
and from his treatise on gunshot frac-
lures, has discovered a new method of
treatment for consumption. 1t consists
in healing up the affected portions OF
the lungs by injections of iodine, so as
to check the process of fostering, which
is the origin of the disease. The treat
ment has been tested in the great hos
pitfalls of Berlin within short time,
among others at the Royal Charity, in
the presence of the most eminent sur
geons. All the reports of the cases in
which this treatment has been ad.
ministered are favorable, and hold out
q promise of o complete cure. Foi
many years DIR. Koch has been trying
the experiment with animals. having
tested il with more than three hundred,
J at vast outlay Of time and money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Sitting Up with Her.

She was expecting him Saturday
night the parlor curtains were down,
the old folks notified that it was healthy
to go to bed at eight o'clock, and
Johnny, bribed with cent, permitted
himself to be tucked away at sundown.
He sneaked up the path, one eye on the
dog, and the other watching for the
"old man," who didn't like him any
too well, gave faint knock at the door,
and it was opened and he was escorted
into the parlor. He said he couldn't
stay but minute, though he didn't
mean to go for hours. She wanted to
know how his mother was if his father
had returned from York State; and if
his brother Bills rheumatism wa any
better and he went over and sat down
on the sofa, so as not to strain his voice.
Then conversation tagged, and he
played with his hat, and she nibbled at
the sofa tidy. He finally said it was
beautiful evening, and she replied that
her grandfather predicted snow storm.
He said he guessed it wouldn't snow, as
the moon wasn't crooked enough to
hang powder-horn on the end, and
she said she didn't believe it would,
either. This mutual understanding
seemed to give each other courage, and
he wanted to know if she had seen Bill
Jones lately. She hadn't, she said, and
didn't want to. Then they went to talk
ing about the donation visit which was
to be given Elder Berry, and he care
lessly dropped his hand on hers-his
right hand, while his left arm sneaked
along the sofa and got behind her
shoulders. .
She pretended not to notice it, and
he looked down at his boots and wanted
to know if she thought mutton tallow
rotted out boots faster than lard and
lampblack. She couldn't say, but she
had an idea that it did. He had just
commenced to lock fingers with her,
when she discovered that something
allied the lamp. She rose up and turned
turned the lamp down half, making
the room look dim. It took him five
minutes to get hold of her finger again,
aud she pretended to want to draw her
hand away all the time. After long
pause he lowered his voiceto whisper,
and said he didn't see what made folks
love each other. She bit her handker-
chief and admitted her ignorance. He
said that he could name dozen young
men who were going to get married
right away, and his left arm fell down
and gave her hug. Then he went over
and looked out of the window to make
sure that it was or was not going to
snow, and, coming back, he turned the
light down little more, and then sat
down and wanted to know If she didn't
want to rest herself by leaning her head
on his shoulder.
Ah, me We have all been there, and
who of us cared cent when the old
clock struck twelve, and We five miles
from home The old man was fast
asleep, the watch-deg gone a-visiting,
and the handsomest girl in the country
didn't see why we need be in a hurry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Business Law.

Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
It is fraud to conceal fraud.
The law compels no oneto doimpossl-
bilities.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
Signatures made with lead-pencil are
good in law.
A receipt for moneypaidis notlegally
conclusive.
The acts of one partner bind all the
others.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be
enforced.
A contract made with minor is void.
A contract made with o lunatlc Is
void.
Contracts for advertisements in Sun
day newspapers are invalid.
Principals are responsible for the
acts of their agents. IN.
Agents are responsible to their prln-
cipals for errors.
Each individual in partnership is
responsible for the whole amount OF
the debts of the firm.
A note given by minor is VOID.
Notes bear interest only when so
stated.
It is not legally necessary to say on
note "for value received"
A note drawn on Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from
person in state Of intoxication, can
not be collected.
If note be lost or stolen, it does not
release the maker he must pay u.
An endorser of note is exempt rom
liability if not served with notlce OF
dishonor within twenty-tour hours OF
its non-payment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31

A country fel' .ow entered one of the
New York banks, and, walking up to
the counter, exclaimed, Here l am !
want yor. to take fair look at me. .
Mithor .t a word further he strobe out.
The .iext day the same customer reap.
pee red, uttered the same words. and
gain disappeared. The third day, al
about the same time, he walked in, and
advancing to the teller's desk, threw
down draft payable three days after
sight. "Now," said he, "you've seer
me three times I want the money fol
] it."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-31
Little Maude,

o, where is our dainty, our darling,
The daintiest da ling Of alp
o, where is the voico on the stairway,
o, where is the voice in the hall?
The little short steps in the entry,
The silvery laugh in the hall?
o, where is our dainty. our darling,
The daintiest darling of all . ..
Little Maude
The peaches are ripe in the orchard,
The apricots ready to fall, s. ''-
And the grapes are dripping their honey
All over the garden wall. rs-...
But where are the lips full of melting,
That looked up so pouting and red,
When we dangled the sun-purpled punches
OF Isabels over her head H#~ ...
o, rosebud of woman where are you?
(She never replies to our call y
o, where is our dainty, our darling,
The daintiest darling of all
Little Maude
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-10
ST. Johns Academy,
LOCATED IN ALEXANDRIA,

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l, gin;a, hnvil. been e,ta'li.had in
1889; tie X session viii commence ON
MONDAY. : p'cmber The TN
Instruction is thorough, and though
>tulrut~ ar' treated with the atuos,
kiu+ucss, the discipline is firm.
The boarding house Is -i.ua'cl In the
M st elevated and beuu,iful rart of tn,
city. and every c:re is taken 60 make t.c
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as.iug about "a week.
Board and Tuition, $3.50 year.
For iurtacr particulars or CATALOGUES,
address
RICHARD l. CARNE. 4 NJ,
Principal, Drawer -, Alexandria, Va.
Aug Is, lS14-lm.
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