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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
A Famous Horse.

The history of the venerable trotter,
Flora Temple, now somewhere in the
twenty-oddth year of her age, affords
splendid example to the two-legged
youth of our country. Born of poor
though hardly respectable parents, her
early advantages were extremely limited,
and she gave SO little promise of useful
ness in her colthood that she seemed
scarcely worth the niggardly supply of
corn and fodder they allowed her. Some
idea of her apparent value at that period
of her existence may be formed from the
fact that she was once sold for the CON
temptible sum of three dollars, and at
another time for the not less contempti-
bic bagatelle of single-barreled shot
gun. But the quantity Of come-out in
her was perfectly marvellous. And now
mark where she stands Ia world wide
wonder on the measureless disc of Frame
True, other trotters have beaten her
time, but then she is hardly more than
half the size Of some other horses, and
none of them knew how to trot until
she showed them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
Evening Dresses.

Evening dresses, says fashion journal,
are composed of two or three materials,
such as soft damask silk over faille, with
velvet founces, or else damask gauze
over silk, with lace or crepe lisse trim
mings. The square trains already de-
scribed, the cuirasses, scarfs, fichus,
and large pockets, are repeated on the
most elaborate evening dresses. Corset
waists and low round necks, with deeply
pointed front and basque backs, are
shown for low corsages; there are also
three-quarter low corsages cut with
square necks. Berthas of folds, lace,
flowers, and fringe trim the necks of
low waists. The bertha is usually made
of the material of the tablier, such as
damask, silk, or Chambery gauze, while
the waist and skirt are of silk. Many
cuirass basques are also made with
Pompadour square necks others are
high about the throat, but have trans
parent sleeves of Valenciennes lace or
tulle. Striped fabrics are also shown in
evening dresses, and the stripes are in
contrast, as pink with buff, or Sevres
blue with salmon. Valenciennes ap.
pears to be the favorite trimming lace.
Velvet scarf sashes of dark cardinal red
show Innings of pale rose pink silk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
A Sandy Hook Love Story.

The Commercial Advertiser tells an
interesting story in relation to the old
Water Witch house, on the Highlands of
Neversink. near Sandy Hook, that was
burned lately-a mansion that is men
toned by Fenimore Cooper in the we'll
known novel, "The Water Witch. +"
The Commercial says The site was
on the bluff that faces the Raritan bay
and at the entrance to the Shrewsbury
river. 1t was originally purchased by
Hartshorne from the Indians, and many
years after was sold to Nimrod Wood
ward, at whose death it passed to his
son Edward. 1t was then purchased by
Mr.. Stewart, O bachelor, who lived
there in seelusion. A strange story is
told of this hermit. After he left college
he fell in love with beautiful young
lady, and as a consequence was engaged
to be married to her. She was stricken
down and died, which so overcame his
nature that the world and society had nc
further charm, and being q man Of
wealth he buried himself in this lonely
retreat, to brood over his irreparablt
loss His mind wandered, and he was
frequently seen carrying an anatomica
skeleton, which he seemed to believe
was the image of his lost one. Deatl
soon came, leaving only a surviving
brother and sister, whereupon his effects
was sold. A physician bought the skele
ton he had so long cherished, and upol
examining the bones, there was fount
stuffed into the eyeless sockets and in
terstices of the skull large amount Ii
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
At Chess.

Above checkered table they bent
man in his prime and maiden fair,
Over whose polished and blue-veined brow
Rested no shadowy tinge of care.
Her eyes were fountains of sapphire light;
Her lips wore the curves Of cheerful thought /;
And into her gestures, and into her smile,
Grace and beauty their spell had fraught.
Above the cheokered table they bent,
Watching the pieces, red and white,
AS each moved, on in appointed course
Through the mimic battles steady fight
The queen, in her stately, regal power
The king, to her person friendly shield
The mitered bishop, with his support,
And the massive castle across the field;
The pawn, in bis slow and cautious pace,
A step at time and the mounted knight,
Vaulting, as gallant horseman Of old,
To the right and left, and left and right.
But single word the silence broke,
As they cleared aside the ruin and wreck
OF the battles havoc ; and that word
Was the little monosyllable "check !"
PAwns, and bishops, and castles, and knights
Trembled together in sad dismay
While pair of hearts were pulsing beside
70 deeper, wilder, sweeter play.
Yet the gaze of each-the man and the maid
On the board was fastened for turn of fate,
When she archly whispered, with radiant
glance,
And sparkling smile "If you please, sir,
mattel
And gently her fiuttering triumph hand,
AS white as fake of purest pearl,
She laid on the crown of her victor-king
While the other toyed with wanton curl.
He lifted the first to his smiling lips,
And on it imprinted trembling kiss;
And he murmured softly: "I should not care
For losing the game, could win but t is p
What the maiden answered 'twere treason to
TELL
AS her bushes deepened to crimson glow,
Mounting, like lightning flashes quick,
Till they burned on cheeks, and ears, and
brow.
And in three months time the church-bells
rang,
And the psrson finished the game begun,
When both wore the conquerors triumph.
smile,
And both were happy, for both had won.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
NOT A KNICKERBOCKER.

The dinner had reached that point at
which it is considered incumbent upon
the ladies to retire.
Little Mrs. George Vanderburgh, sole
representative of her sex at the table,
looks doubtfully across to her husband,
and, obedient to the glance of approval
she sees in his eyes, rises to depart.
Jack Raymond, their guest, who COM
pletes the small party of three, also starts
to his feet, anticipating the ponderous
movement of the venerable family re-
tainer, and filings wide open the heavy
mahogany doors through which the little
lady must make her way into the hall.
Mrs. George smiles at him then
bushes, as her small feet entangle them
selves in her train, and finally passes
through the lofty arch, dragging foamy
pillows of Valenciennes lace and azure
silk in her wake. Mr.. Raymond gazes
after her with stare of admiration for
which he would never have forgiven him
self if it had fallen upon his hostess fair
face instead of her back hair.
"Jack, my boy" drawls George Van
derburgh from his seat at the table, in
the softest and LATEST of voices, "you
shouldn't look at another mans wife
with that sort of expression in your
countenance. 1t is expressly forbidden
in the tenth commandment.
Jack Raymond resumes his place at
the others right hand.
I" I say, George, where did you find
her Who is she9"
my wife,"
Obviously but don't understand.
When I went to Europe, two years ago,
I left you lying in an attitude of pros
trate alteration at the feet of the i'm
perial Judith Delmar, belle of the
avenue and queen at Saratoga, with every
prospect of an immediate wedding"-
" My dear fellow, got up"
"And now I come back and find you
married to an-an angel. How on earth
did it happen9 Who was she2"
Jacks enthusiasm is checked by q
warning glance from his host He looks
up, and his eyes meet the sable counten-
ance of the ancient servitor of the Van
derburgh family, and discover there an
eager curiosity that even exceeds his own.
Poor Jacob He has lived with the
family, man and boy, for nearly eighty
years; his reverence for the Knicker-
booker blood is as strong as his faith in
the New Testament, and now in his old
age he is compelled to serve mistress
whose name he does not know. Now
perhaps there is chance that the secret
may be disclosed.
Alas! no. "Jacob, attend to youl
business. Put the cigars on the table,
and CO."
81 beg your pardon, George" began
Mr.. Raymond, as soon as they were
alone.
"You need not Jack. Mrs. George
Vanderburgh is-Mrs. George Wander
burgh, and for the quidnuncs of society
that is enough. But you, old friend
companion of my boyhood, and truest
hearted of men, shall hear the story i
you like"
Not unless you like"
But 1 do" Then the cigars ar,
lighted, and the two young men settl'
themselves comfortably in their chairs
the one to hear and the other to tell tn
story.
" Now, Jack, if you have an imagina
tion, fancy how the bones of all my an
cestors must shake when announce tina
! I - 1 :.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
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,NOUB DET."

Al : rule, those most solicitous about
social status have q >season .tor' sbeing 70,
and those who think least about it have the
most solid footing. 1t does not occur TO
HIM whose social position is unquestioned
to discuss it, but 10 him who ia climbing,
and has not exactly mitchell himself in the
place he coveta, it is an important and in
terestiug question; hence bis ,nternins-
Bile talk about family" This idea Of
making out that ones relatives and friends
comprise . body of the elect superior to or
binary people has taken asteuishing root
In the soil Of the. Republic. ~ stranger
can scarcely enter :say-illsss or'town OF
The IUnionwishout. being eoaadsntially in.
formed ~ soon ~ he fsts Into the place
that sths lsoeiety u very eoedithezs" :Ths
young men md wosbsa Of The 1nge towns
ire constantly talkin9''about1t Our set."-
There h a'diligent search '.asra The senss-
logical trss! and the coat Of arms, The
ancestral hail. propped up viii document
ary evidence. Coats Of arms ate exhibited
On seal rings, cards, and letter paper; ar'
found even on few carriage panels. q
One Of these pieces Of blazonry, belong
ing to a man of Irish descent irreproacha-
BILE in himself and his family, furnishes
clever satire. 1t is composed of . shield
reposing on crossed shillalahs. On each
corner of the shield is perched an owl, in
dicative of wisdom on the top pot Of
boiling potatoes on it's face = puissan'
arm and hand holding a potato on the
end of fork, with an inscription contain
ing Latin pun on scroll beneath: Sem
per parates.- Galazy for December.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
10 AK.

-A'fellow who got drunk on cleo
ton day said it was owing to his ef
i for e 70 ? PIT down party spirit.
zo>-A ~ee bit Of = boy having been
slightly chastised by his' mother II, IL sat
very quietly IN his chair ior poml
time ,afterw.rd no doubt think ing
Eyery pfofoqndly,. At l.tihes sspoke
out thus ~; ;"A uszeE.. 4 Nish pad; gel
annuzser, houaelaeeper-I've got tired
s,e,e;;n, you round" > ="
r. Since Brigham Young. rele...
from confinement he acts like q
changed man.: 1t is only necessary
for any Of bis wives to hint that the
fire is low, and he will trot out to the
woodshed without a murmur.
j. "A meteoric stone weighing nine
.ty pounds fell in Missouri last week,
striking a darhey square on the top
:of the head. He seemed to be consid'
erably confused when he got up, and
went off muttering, eft I knowed
for shuah do man who frowedr dat
brick, den Pd;see whar am de cibbi]
ii ghts oh niggahs." :*-...~"-
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
.S:lJIiTls$1;.
.Mo!rtxsiil9is:,Sals.....

Where's, John Hall, Morton Bryan, aAd william,
Dickinson, and Elizabeth Diektnsen, his vita. did
On the ffst dsy Of October, 4. b. 1874 execute and
S Sess 7ssess; g
to Socure certain sums OF money theroin men
Sls xhs,se! thsI da fpt 6a1n ss en
assigns. TIP following described prsnises and rsal
s.t.te stlate Ii the county Of 6tsarns and stase
Of 4fn1esotA to-wit: - 9'''(.
rtgens Iaf: &ss efsSs oS.1ssa
.csiSa corner 81 the ea:t lins q section tventy-
eiSAEC COX inst6wns one hundred and twenty -dve
Sesi ~ eiains md .se1sa link rs eblins)
y nike 6hots thence north foIty-seyen deGrtss
(s7ol eeas.' sIsng the hks sholy III chains
En- a5aI Anls tSseohat.'fthsnes 10th .loeg &c
"a al d ss s.s:: sa az
.ihsttsa ac1tS1 t1eoI sale aions aake shofe fou!
III sh!es -. ssie ,
links (60E thence south * chains and thirty
vet .lcns tie 1.:ss: n sca sound Il cSsreH ios
sssinaias. eoss.ieia1 IA I'D snI.ass ess:Sds:
,:sS 8 .es;:sass
q s. e.; 3 yssi {. 4 - T. ' Fl;
I'D toI eoeatx efatsaE9l asess::4 in Book r.
And whe1S4ESO L 1AotsSdSo11 I'D covenant md
agfos In aid oxtg6tn ca6e Of 1brocloeuls thsapo
kte ee2t4as4Sf1 l,llsle ia6er.sZb46; snd
khefl ds&n1S IL hem mads q !hs condition. 81
t1i1Ddle16, and 1AeO 1st11 llalnslt q " dut
I'd te1 d6ihls (i,7ioj ia ny doiiais Attorney
w Or othervise has been Instituted 70 recover tn.
~ :.a
q ss = .ss
:2a;PsoyidsS he abeye desstlbsd premises Hill b
the front door Of the Court Helse,: in the CITY o
Ct. Cloud, in said county, on
FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH: DAY OF Jan
| UARY, A. D., 1876, -. :.
atten 0clsck IN the forenoon Of said day. to salts
II the amount dive on said mortgage and costs Q
f6recosn. iuelitainS satd sum Of aity dollars at
torne5's3se. t-<:;:<>5,, II: a.79H ILL;
- - -, -,CHAs. F. POWELL.
| Las ,s:pn- 4spaa- .sai.aia GEORGES GEGsssE sf
.ss5 e.. ateszns Cesaty, MINI
J. s.BQto4 poce1tsr k19l6 dec4I3H
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=: There 4 are, now, either in. full
blaltioir ii HtSnplation in hestat.s
Of North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama 6f:
ty-four furnaces for the manufacture
Of iron. Georgia and Alabama
are the chief seats Of the production
Of hotblast charcoal iron, which is
shipped directly to England from
.sslma, Dalton, and, Rome. In }ad-
dition to native whites and blacks
there are large numbers of English,
'Seotch. :, and Swedish workmen EN-.
'1lsyed a. this basis~e: -
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
HOW LONG--TO MILK COWS,

- Some cows ssttle this question for
their owners. and such, unless they, are
fine, large animals and Gait araising is
the chief use Of the COW, should be
fatted and killed at four or FIVE years
old q sold As : general rule, it's /.
poor, COW that does not need 70 be
dried off before Bealying. As to how
little milk paya for thetroable ofmilk-
ling; that depends upon W: number Of
con-, .,pd tha elaes,lnt ssdpiiEs aaSr AA.a-
|ilvsuss orsbels ID {shsmilk worth
four y fyei cents !, aqHss'tt.s i vii Ply
to milk every Coy. that viii average
two quart. Asdays Ivleas than that
quantity s:ohsainsd' I would to
[[s 81 81 tthe1 eews IL sz5aJA III, 1inl2a.s
The practice Ut halflesaaag ,dsy
cows h apoorr syysttena. s?All cows thas
are worth keeping should b. well
kept and any animal with young
should be as we'll fed as when giving
milk, though the food need not be 20
rich oleaginous, as when the milk is
set for cream OF used for butter-mak-
ing. The rapid taking-on Of flesh At
this period is an indication Of sound
health. 49,:
If you expect to have q fine calf,
stop milking at all events six weeks
before the cow will come in, again.
Some COWS will give milk tho year
round if you allow; them, = and it is
hard to dry them before they make
bag anew, but this should always b
done. It will BE- found profitable to
feed COWS we'll, and curry them twice
a week thoroughly. Practical Farm
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
Notice Of 5MortEage Foreclosure.

I
Default has been made in the condition Or aices.
pfsasS ~
delivered BY John SamueaSegeeen.n nostsagor,
the ocs & 4he Ressssf Il Il
e ey Minnesota; o. The 10Th d. Of F:br,.ry
pieces Gnd parcehof land lying
and being Il ssd eeanty Of sts.Ens stste!of Min:
" = 7s q section sa ~ sS 81
Township No: one hundred and txeasy-eh1ee (1za|
which w.S gs1en to- secure = promi.esy iote
s1; :,:sssS s; =; w
which .:signment Wa recorded n Is once Of The
afSFssid Register q D:sds en ths same d:y three
the 9th day Of October, 1879 rsassignsd BY said
Collins to said which was
recorded in eaid Register Of Deeds Office November
And whereas there is claimed to due and IL due,
upon said note and mortgage At the day ofthe date
100 dollars, and the farthee sum Of j2SSo ~ sttor-
ney's fees covenanted in said mortgage to be paid
upon foreclosure thereof, aud no action OF pro
to recover any part thereof;
Nov, therefore, notice ID hereby given that by
virtue Of the power Of sale contained in said mort
gage Herewith 1ecoFded and pursuant to statute,
said mortgage will be foreclosed BY sale Of said
mortg.gd premises It public auction, 1t the front
door Of the Court HOUSE. in tho City Of st. Cloud,
.sATURpAY, THE The sTa DAY OF JANUARY,
l. -, A, D. 1876, -. t.,|t
attwo o'clock T., Of said day, to pay and satisfy
gid debt With interest and said attorneys
fsss and a other legal costs and charges Of for
? 'si2f2.' PETER WOLF,
Ccsrvs -" ri u - a.Mortgages.
GEORGE GEISSEL, ~
s!.l9 - III Sheriff Of stearns County, MINI.
|, X *, go{11Na. Attorney. ,,Iise s:apov2sT7w
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09

| :, 4: The Khediya. of Es,pt, shyzasde:
pcreedated ,sept:18; h~lsbolShsaaths
usaof tho iKoran in.ithes at1nih11tts,
ton Of stbelax!! New Kws5 ffts5sS1led
Fths gyyppatiia,n Gods J founded tepesn
the French laws; aro-t to be exclusive.
y ussa sn. DC administration Of jas'
sise. g., ,Tfiibunsl.s formed Alter tie
manner ~ n y Of other nations, Ars~<to be
opened Jau.pl.a Aonativa oschool Of
laws has been; siestab lishaf 1T q Cairo.
Previous to this change the cadis id:
nibni q. tlhs. obscure lsvs Of th !
Koran very much ct their individual
pleasure, 'v'' :" .si-'sf: s's7"S'i@>- -
Z
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. Il = n t3EtE z n ,#fI33FE1-9 n II
A PEEP INTO THE LOCO1O'
TIVE WORKS.

ia It's only about fifty years :;since
the first locomotive pulled along the
first railway, dragging the first clum-
sy passenger car. During each Of
those fifty years more than two thous:'
and miles Of rails have beenla laid, and
in England and the United States
every day Of those fifty fifty years hss
seen the completion Of one locomo-
~, and two ps.,edger csra., } I'm.
lmsnss vork.hops, are kept busy
building locomotives andcan.a They,
ats'ssAslslly nsar'ths principal de-
pots Of the great railw,i,say 9lihea,' md /
knowof no amofts 'hfdtlsftyl 16hf place
where zone one cs MI spend III q ha d.y
IN i. tie depot. Each and svey part
&C.,: eveEy: i. locomotive < unjust
be made with the greatest aprecisiou
and delicaey, and great machines are
employed for hammering aud cutting
and punching and planning the IRON
into shape. You will find. in these
railway works, as the English say, or
locomotive works" as they are called
in America, immense machines, pos
sessing almost resistless power, yet
-. -
driving only a little steel pointed, in
strument like a chisel not bigger than
ones little finger. 1t seems almost
waste of power to use.such q giant to
drive so slight a tool But this deli
cate chisel digs it, way little by little
Through the hardest of cold iron and
steel; and planes'it a. smooth rs ever
the carpenters plane trim. wood,
and it produces, too, shavings Of iron
- delicate q those Of soh pine.
Little aheass;;, hardly. bigger than !
'tailor's,s cut through iron h eaailJ a.
through paper; and delicate = ssl
punches drive their rayyi1thro1gh iron
inlil,s FIJI e Ii most! 81 'theee: 1oik., yos
VIII see the Nasmyth .stesm;h.nn er,
saisAty s;aatinpo~e.. sbutitas do
Gle ~ = lamb under The ~ touch Of =
1i it Tx hua. IT Il IL III iiihin aala5si5ee ,cha4t
81 ff ifoa, :liain& u Up md DON u
.greett wooden d4 frame and aagqhtsd il
:iA ypoxameatsso khatziteant strike .
sdzor:aefts9 quick; or show III w
isA.aSnsixssaE a~hssi' d Ii 4, sadii # my
wi.h. AbjAstssia1 1hAaa * ifoa Il &os
thick ean be crushed 81 / + III nay
BE driven, ~, II blow. About
twenty yea, ago. tho Prime Minister
Of, England, Lord John. Russell, yis-
iting the railway rwerks ct Manches-
ter, was invited to eat 1: boiled: eRg
for luncheon. Before giving him the
egg the master Of the works put it in
small wine1glass and placed both
under the great steam-hammer. The
engineer set the giant at WORK !; down
rushed the shaft with the rapidity OF
AGghtning fash and struck the egE,
but 80 perfectly was the hammer reg.
vlated that: the blow merely Clipped
the shell crushing neither, glars nor
egg.-&: Micholastor, December. -
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:
|@bL ooiins back through histoo - ;; he
men whose staturs Id sest above ,:the
dead level are those who knew The
work fof witch they wore fitted, aud
strained every: nerve and muscle, hot
for = day or year, but = lifetime TO
accomplish it: ?7F''''.' " :0%'h
If our boys are to conquer any
thing in life, let it be money, fame,
or religious faith, the ss'uirr,eas;t prepare.
ton is to give them obstinacy Of pur:
pose-staying power: :; The hal If:
hearted fellow, the man, who plays
critic all his days, the man who sits
scowling in the corner, showing the
old sores Of some'long-ago disappoint:
ment, carping at luckier men-these
will always he the under dogs in the
fight, and make but a scanty meal In
life. As for your humbug-yopr
sham-no matter how we'll he plays
his part of hero or saint. or how
brilliant his apparent success, he ID
sure to be found OUT; the world
spews him out at last. -
After all.7,modern philosophy Or
modern theories Of human mature bl
sociology .s: can yield 20 better rule d
life than tl that in, which, the * Hebrew
King summed up hi. experience 81
kno.sdse xSn al a. vine Xsaltth aid
religion ~ hat thy band 6nh.
eth to do, do with Thy might. z IL M,
York Tribune: !
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T1osi61ii.

:; We copy, from. the Minneapolis
s1'!bssss some extracts from ssl l9ttell
Written ltatl ~ ,l1, one Of the Miller ps+ty
The following is from Tallahassee Ia.
"Ther, Is 10 u work here 1T: is . PERFECTLY
dead hole. The Minneapolis people ave
nearly al rented houses and.s moved inte
then. Tell Mr.. J. 8 II uha comes t. tAii
ssass - had bettsr 90 - JaeksonvillsI 4.
thsre h no show for ~erk here, butsit' j. .
iIIood plase " a.,1peend money. ed Il 9xill b
four 81 hvs a months 1ssfoss, W can 1orl
land 10 any advantages aThazs ares; gtes,
many advantages here in climate ana 81 !,
gre. esy dis. q! = ! no ,
man. $3.50, $50, e..."- 49,. <;I
IA letter from the same person, dat
ed at Jacksonville, says;>' 49,; .~.,..'' ,
. :. :Ths land - general rule, is ofwh iti
sand, and there is nothing raised here iex-
cept i few early vegetables, If you &c
down to the wharf you will see, ,cabbages
onions, potatoes, apples, squash, hay, etc.
all coming from the north. The people
expect to live on the northern people VII,
come here, for their health, % It takes !
least tan years to realize anything from or
anges, and was told by man who live
up the river Is miles. where lie has bee,
for seven wears. that If the peonle Who "a