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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-17

best display IN TINS department.........$
Committee--Fred Mellott, Miss Annie
Carrothers, Miss E. j. Armstrong.
GLASS K-6th Department Vegetables
Best display of Irish potatoes .......S1
do sweet potatoes. ...50t
carrots, 12-in number. ....50t
parsnips, IL in number. ........ .....50t
cabbage, not less than 8 heads. ..50t
turnips,- half bushel ........... .......50t
onions, / peck .............. ....... ."..50'
beets, IL in number so,
tomatoes, l peck .......................... ...50,
winter squashes, 3 in number .........50
winter or 2 year pumpkin............,50
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Nursing.

There is so much generalizing alb out
nursing, at the same time lack of de,
tail in discussing the subject, that il
might be well to suggest a lew facts, be.
ginning with the morning. AS soon as
the patient wakes, open the blinds
enough to brighten the room, unless ii
diseases where the eyes are specially
sensitive /; bring bowl of tepid water,
soap, towel and toothbrush, without
being asked for each article throw
something light over the shoulders, and,
unless the patient is fdgety, stay and
hand the different articles, removing
them as soon as used straighten the
bedclothes and pillows, and then let
the patient rest a few minutes before
eating. Put clean napkin on small
waiter, with nice white crockery-no
Clipped or mended table ware-the food
freshly cooked, hot and well-favored.
Oatmeal cruel or mutton broth may be
palatable if rightly prepared. Let the
patient have towel, wet at one corner,
to wipe off the fingers, as the smell Of
food, particularly toast or mutton broth,
is very offensive. Remove the waiter
out of the room Immediately, letting the
patient rest awhile before combing the
hair. No woman invalid should be al
lowed to comb her hair in bed, raising
the arms being very injurious. Talk
but little and avoid squeaky shoes. Be
careful and speak on cheerful subjects.
Do not sit on the bed or jar it. During
the day sick person should be left
quiet, but never entirely alone. There
should be no singing, whistling, OF
noisy walking through the halls. After
the last meal there should be no disturb.
ing influences all preparations for re.
firing should be made before nine, al
the latest, then perfect quiet. Avoid
all rattling of furniture or fires. Great
care should be taken to keep the air in
q room fresh. The outer air cannot hurt
a patient if well covered with blankets,
and screen interposed if necessary,
Much of the sleeplessness and restless
ness of the sick is caused by the lack oi
vitality in the air, particularly in fevers
Something to eat in tie middle of the
night will induce sleep frequently
Housekeeper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13

In the Gdulois is an account OF a
visit paid by a gentleman to the fortress
at Mayence, in which he touches lightly
on the extreme severity Of the Prussian
system. He writes One fine morning
asked the manager of the hotel where
L was staying the nearest way to the
fort. Mine host looked at me with a
troubled countenance, and in trembling
accents implored of me not to visit the
citadel. Monsieur" he continued,
"the Prussian authorities see spies in
all visitors; the most inoffensive looking
people are suspected. A few weeks
back some English tourists staying at
this hotel were arrested, and it cost me
six bottles of Clicquot to have them
liberated. Think of my reputation had
the affair gone any further: it would
have been said I had myself informed on
my visitors. Then a Russian officer
who was sketching in the neighborhood
has been taken for a French spy. u
Scorning the warnings of my informant,
1 pursued my way up winding path tc
the citadel, and my non-martial mier
gained me speedy admittance. A young
corporal was appointed my guide, who
spoke complainingly of the severe dis
cipline to which they had to submit
You are a conscript?' said l. " Yes
sir" "Have you to work very hard 2
"Oh, yes, sir. One is no longer a mar
nothing but machine. We do moi
get breathing time; eternal exercises
continual marches, incessant maneuyers
During the exhausting heat of last
month we lost six OF our comrades IL
two days while at drill. During march
to Granstadt last week, under fierce
sun, four men dropped dead, and ffty
had to be left lying on the road, and yet
the rest marched into Granstadt to the
music OF drums and flies. In their mex
orable discipline the authorities do mo-
calculate a mans life (; it is nothing il
their eyes; merely leaf off the grea
tree, grain of corn transported by tht
wind" Do you not complain OF THU
severity2" l asked. :" No use, sir; it il
not the officers who are in fault, it is thu
system" A bell rang and my young
conscript had to leave me, so L left the
fort in no wise impressed by the wisdom
of the system.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
The Sultan's Extravaganza.

Turkey has been borrowing money in
Europe, says Col. T. W. Knox in his
new book. Nearly all the money has
been wasted; a very little has gone for
the construction of railways, but most
of.it had been put into palaces, diamonds
for the women of the seraglio, ships
of war, mosques, and the like, and
every day there are thousands of pounds
wasted on senseless displays.
Here is a specimen case. They built
an imperial palace known as the Palace
Tshiragan, when they had palaces enough
for dozen sultans. The sultan moved
into the building when finished-it cost
1900, 900 sterling, or about $40, ,OOO,OO0
in gold-and he lived there just two days!
Then he moved out because he had an
unpleasant dream, and the palace will
never again be occupied. 1t stands idle,
empty, and beautiful on the banks of
the Bosphorus, and will stand thus till
destroyed.
A couple of years ago the sultan COM
manded that conservatory should be
erected in his garden. Glass and other
materials were ordered from Europe,
and hundreds of men were set at. work.
1t was finished at cost of over 81, ,000,-
600, and his majesty went to see it.
The old idiot wish to be respectful,
as he is a sultan-was not in good
temper for some reason, and determined
not to be pleased. He raised his Ian
guild eyes to the roof of the building and
then he turned away,
81 don't like it." he said; "destroy
It'll"
And before night every piece of glaas
was broken, and the beautiful conserva
tory was leveled. G.,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
History OF the Potato.

1t seems to be generally believed that
the expedition sent by Sir Walter
Raleigh to explore America in 1884 first
brought the potato now SO common as
an article of food all over the world, to
Britain but then it would appear that
it had been introduced into the south of
Europe before this period. In the
"Chronicle of Peter Cieca," printed in
1868, it is stated that the inhabitants of
Quito cultivated tuberous root called
DapaS, which they used as food, and
that root was then cultivated in Italy,
where, in common with the truffle, it
was called taratou6h. Gerard, an Eng.
lish botanist, mentions in his " Herbal, I"
which was published in 1897, that he
cultivated in his garden the potato, of
which he gives drawing, and calls it
the Virginia potato, to distinguish it
from the sweet potato, or 6atata, which
was common to Europe. Another curl
GUS circumstance in the history of this
root is, that for more than O century
after its introduction into Britain, it
was little known, and less priced. For
some time it was confined to the gardens
of botanists and the curious, and when
used at all as food, only at the tables of
the rich, as rare vegetable rather than
a standing dish. The potatoes furnished
to the table of the queen of James I.
bore the high price of two shillings per
pound. Afterwards though patronized
by the Royal Society, and recommended
by some of the leading men of the day,
the culture of the potato was long of be-
ing generally adopted. In 1857 Wool
ridge thus writes of the tubers "I do
not hear that it has been essayed whether
they may not be propagated in great
quantities for the use of swine and other
CATTLE In Mortimer's Gardeners
Kalendar for 170S," the potato is di-
rected to be planted in February; and
it is added, "the root is very near the
nature of the Jerusalem artichoke, al
though not so good and wholesome /;
but it may prove good for swine. !"
Several reasons besides mere prejudice
may be given for this neglect. Guilt
walton had not yet perhaps improved
the wild stock to its present perfection /;
the proper mode of cooking, though
simple enough, had notperhaps yet been
hit upon and vegetable food of any
kind, except bread, was less sought after,
or rather less within the reach of the
mass of the people than now. In time,
however, the grand discovery began to
be made, that this esculent was pre-
eminently the poor mans food and
comfort.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Birds Nests as Food.

Whole streets in Canton, China, are
occupied by venders of birds nests, q
dainty which, rendered into soup and
jelly, is regarded most delectable NOR
sci. This nest is the size of small
teacup, and weighs scarcely half ounce.
1t is of creamy whiteness, and fetches
twice its weight in silver. This is the
first nest, and is made of a gelatine pro-
duced from the body of the bird. When
the rapacious hunter turns out the
homeless bird and bears off the prize,
the little architect, being unable to Sc
crete sufficient gluten for another, mixes
in sticks, feathers, and dried grass.
These also find market at a much lower
price. The third and last nest being
comparatively worthless for food, the
poor little builder is allowed to retain
possession and rear its family. A
million and half dollars are annually
expended by the Chinese for this luxury,
and hundreds of men spend their lives
in the perilous work of collecting the
nests from the deep caverns, frightful
cliffs and overhanging rocks,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13

tie more disinclined to begin the day,
every night little more inclined not to
see the next-al the time little more
nervous, a little more ready to break
down, little weaker, little sadder. A
neighbor, realizing her condition, sent
her some delicacy Mr.. Farley ate it up.
GA good joke and good dish," said
Mr.. Farley. Mr.. Farley never realized
her condition, urged on her no delicacy,
procured her no tonic, never dreamed of
a doctor. He reproached her just as
severely for any short-coming, quarreled
with her as fiercely if she differed,
quarreled if she dropped the difference.
"Ah mel" sighed the poor little fool !;
eff I were only pretty, he would be
afraid that he might lose me-" Strange
as it seems, she loved him through it
all.
One evening Mr.. Farley was smoking
with bon camdrGde in the adjacent
room when friend who had been sitting
with his wife ran in breathlessly to send
him for the doctor. Mrs. Farley was
bleeding at the lungs. "Tell her to put
some salt in her mouth" he said, as he
went. But just before he reached the
doctors door he met with an acquaint-
ance who was wildly enthusiastic over
some effect of cloud and spire and moon,
and whom he found it so difficult to
shake off that before he was aware the
contagious enthusiasm had seized him,
and he was studying and discussing as
eagerly as the other. When he reached
the doctors door that worthy had left
only moment before, and it was a
couple OF hours ere he returned. "An
hour earlier" said the doctor, "and 1
should have saved her !'' ....
She was lying on her pillow, white as
though she were already dead, when her
husband came in-some friends about
her, the doctor holding her pulse. The
little plain woman was, for that moment,
radiantly beautiful it was her first sell
fshness.
She held out her other hand to her
husband as he paused, awe-struck. And
all at once it came over him that she was
going, and he would be alone; that the
ground was failing under his feet, the
sky shriveling above him. He fell on
his knees beside her, sobbing aloud.
He sprang to his feet and caught her in
his arms, and implored her not to leave
him, and reviled himself for his neglect
of her. "Oh no, no, my darling" said
the little creature. smiling gloriously,
"you have made-have made me So
very happy !" And then she was at rest
at last-dying, for his sake, with lie
upon her ips.-Bazar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Romance in Low Life.

In 1773 there died in Copenhagen an
eccentric merchant, once wealthy, but
whose fortune had by unsuccessful
speculation been reduced to 5000 rix
dollars. Two-thirds of this he invested
"for the benefit of his descendants, /"
and provided that neither principal nor
interest should be drawn for one hun
dred years. Long before the expiration
of that time the singular provision was
forgotten. About two years ago the
will was discovered by a lawyer in the
registers Office in Copenhagen. The
lawyer found the heirs scattered through
all the countries of Western Europe,
and that one had found her way to
America. The latter was Mrs. Julius
Knochenduppul, native of Hamburg,
who cane to New York about twelve
years ago, where she was married in
1868. Knochenduppul is waiter in a
restaurant in New York, or rather, he
was until few days ago, when an Off
cial note from the register of wills in
Copenhagen informed his wife that she
was heir to $4,000. and directing her
to present her claim in person as soon as
possible. Knochenduppul lived in indi-
gent circumstances in Hoboken, N. j.,
with his wife, two children and his wife's
mother, but he's gone after that $50, 900
now.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

The proud are ever most provoked by
pride.
Scorn the proud man that is ashamed
to weep.
The infinitely little have a pride in
finitely great.
Day follows the murkiest night, and
when the time comes the latest fruits will
ripen.
Passions, newborn, at first are in our
power, but when their tide runs strong
they sweep away resolves.
Violent passions are formed in soli-
tude. Ir the hustle of the world no
object has time to make deep impress
sion.
Sensibility would be good portressif
she had but one hand; with her right
she opens the door to pleasure, but with
her left to pain.
We have nothing OF which to boast
but a Savior's grace. When we are
lowly, we shall be mellow and attractive
in cathedral or chapel. A daisy is better
than sunaower. There are some who
have got religion. There are others
whom religion has got.
1t is in sickness that we most feel the
need of that sympathy which shows
how much we are dependent one upon
another for our comfort and even neces.
sites. Thus disease, opening our eyes
to the realities of life, is an indirect
blessing.
o, how much greater is the soul ot
one man than the vicissitudes of the
whole world Child of heaven and heir
of immortality, how, from some stal
hereafter, wilt thou look back on the ami
hill and it's commotions, from Clovis tc
Robespierre, from Noah to the fnal
fire
Keep the tongue from unkindness.
Words are sometimes wounds; not very
deep wounds always, and yet they irri-
tate. Speech is unkind sometimes
when there is no unkindness in the
heart; so much the worse that needless
wounds are inflicted SO much the
worse that unintentionally pain is caused.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Business Tricks.

Two merchants of Nashua, N. H.,
were recently running each other on
stockings. The first trader marked
down the specimens at his door, and,
after his rival had passed and noted the
change, resumed theformer prices. The
trick was repeated every morning for a
week or more, until the second trader
was selling stockings which cost at
wholesale twenty-five centsfor five cents.
This was the first traders opportunity.
He engaged the services of several girls
and boys, and, before the second trader
was aware of the fact, his whole stock
of stockings had been transferred to the
counter of his rival at five cents per
pair, and were being sold by him as "a
bankrupt lot-at great sacrifice and
yetat splendid profit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
An Ordeal for a Theft.

The following curious domestic drama
is described by Paris journal: A bank
er in fashionable quarter of Paris de-
cided, at his wife's request, upon taking
her for trip to London, and on the day
before the journey obtained 5000 francs
from his cashier for necessary expenses.
Next morning, when it was time to start,
the lady became alarmed at the fatigue
of the expedition and induced her hus-
band to give it up. He accordingly
fastened to restore the notes he had
drawn to the cashier, but upon opening
the case in which he had placed them
found he had but two 1000 franc notes
instead of five. He had three servants,
one of whom, the cook, had drunken
and needy husband. His suspicious,
therefore, rested on her, and he accused
her of the theft. After defending her
self for time in vain, she exclaimed
that the thief should soon be discovered,
and, after placing crucifix on the table
laid her hand upon it and swore that ste
was not guilty. The two other servants
took the same oath. "Now, madam,
said the cook, dryly, addressing her
mistress, it is your turn" The lady,
surprised at so much insolence, left the
room. Her husband, now in a violent
passion, was about to call the police to
arrest his maid servant when madam re-
turned with the three 1000 franc notes,
which she had found concealed in the
drawing-room curtains. Monsieur still
believes he was robbed by one of his
r..,,.xrn.,Ir,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
The Children.

Should children be left alone in bed
rooms away from their parents during
The evening, and without watchers, is q
question which has doubtless troubled
many parents. After all it is largely a
matter of habit. With proper training,
most children can be put to bed, kissed,
the light extinguished, and left alone
without fear, but on the contrary, salts
fed. 1t is due to the superstitious
teachings of ignorant nurse girls that
children become timid. No humane
parent should encourage fear of the
dark, or of bugabooes, though both are
unfortunately too common. There is no
safer place for children than bed, if they
could only be made to believe it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Needed Assistance.

A poor old harpist named Detroit,
eiehty-four years of age, who picks up
a scanty living at Berlin, lately applied
to the theatrical authorities of that city
for some assistance, and said that he is
the father of the present governor gen
eral of Albania. Inquiries at the Turk
ish embassy confirmed the the truth of
his assertion. Mohammed Ali-Pacha,
formerly Carl Detroit, entered while
young the service of the Porte, ard made
a rapid fortune after having abjured his
religion. He is now about to be called
upon to aid his aged parent. The latter
wasadmitted to the orchestra Of the Ber-
lin opera at the first performance of the
"Huguenots," at the express recon-
mendation of Meyerbeer himself, who
has q high opinion of his talent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
A Consolation In Grief.

Solomons & Hirschfeld were partners
in the ready-made clothing business in
Chicago. Ferguson was one of their
customers. Hirschfeld fell sick and
died. Ferguson went to Chicago to
buy bill of goods after the melancholy
event, of which, however. he was un,
aware. Solomons met him at the door,
draped in solemn sables, and wringing
his hands in almost speechless anguish,
thus addressed him: "Ah, Mr.. Fergu-
son, I'm glad to see you. We've had a
loss, serious loss. Mr.. Ferguson; Mr..
Hirschfeld is dead. He was fine man,
Mr.. Ferguson, and he thought great
deal of you Many and many time,
when he couldn't sit upon his elbow and
take his broth, he's said to me: 20, if
I could only see Mr.. Ferguson again 7
And the day he died, Mr.. Ferguson, the
last words he said to me were: Solo
mons, when Mr.. Ferguson comes to
Chicago after I'm dead and gone, be
sure you sell him the goods at the very
lowest bottom price. And l will, too,
Mr.. Ferguson. What shall show youG"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
Rest.
Beneath the western bearen,s span

Beneath the western heavens span
Has sunk the golden day;
The clouds' rich sunset hues and tints
Have died in shade away;
The dim night comes from out the east
With gloom and vapor gray. 3D..
The stars far in the sky's blue depths
Their vigils gin to keep;
The moon above yon eastern hill y- -s-
Climbs up the lofty steep;
The night winds steal with gentle wing
Above the, flowers asleep. ylsrgfE-(
The birds upon the tuneless spray
Have folded close their wings
And to the silent night alone
!, The wiRding river sings; ,t.
Its song is of the woods and meads,
A hundred happy things '.. ..
No voice is in the tranquil air,
No murmur save its own;
The earth is hushed as heaven above,
Where, girt with cloudy zone,
The moon goes up among the stars
To take her ebon throne.
Sweet calm, and undisturbed repose,
Ger all the landscape rest b.
Yet is there in the breathless scene
A voice which thrills the breast,
A something, which in thanks and love
May only ne expressed. fr.E5
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-13
The New Organ.

A church away out in Austin, New,
forsook its primitive mode of worship
and had an organ put up. The Sunday
on which the instrument was first to be
used saw a large congregation gathered,
and mild-haired young man with eye
glasses and a catarrh, who had been Sc
cured for the occasion, seated himself
before the keyboard. AS is usual on such
occasions, there was hitch in the pro-
gramme, the blower was behind time,
having stopped on his way to adjust
personal difficulty, and when he did ar
rive he was too much battered and worn
to furnish wind for the voluntary. So
the minister read little and the choir
stood up. 1t was one of those modern
compositions called "set piece, where
the soprano makes an assertion in solo,
after which sheis joined by the contralto
in repeating the sentiment, followed by
the tenor with his view of the case, and
to whom the basso acts as sort of mu-
steal indorser. Well, the organ peeped
gently on the little pipes, and the So
prano sang "Eef 1 had a-wings |;
wings like ah dove" Then the contralto
chimed in, and the ivory manipulation
pulled out stop and let on more steam,
when wild, shrill cry, like the wall OF
lost soul, Mortified the listening ears
of the audience. Fear brooded over
the choir, and they glanced with awe to-
ward the organ, all except the tenor, who
had cast in his eye. With trembling
voice the burden of the song was taken
up, and the tenor took deep breath
wherewith to tackle the high note he was
to begin on. The time came, aud the
organist grabbed handful of stops and
bore down on the pedals. The note
came, and with it a shrek at utter dis
cord with the singers voice. But the
organist was interested, and did not
heed the frightened looks of the congre-
cation, so he. turned ON fresh supply
of pipes, and the basso thundered out {:
"Eef L had wings" Just then, the
player kicked all the pedals in motion
and jammed down the swell. Then
came. a rattle and ahoarse cry, the blower
fled from his post, the choir abandoned
their desire for wings and used their
feet, as yellow cat, with tail erect and
blazing eyes, leaped from the swell-box
and lit in the deacon's pew. Then the
audience went out, and SO did the cat
through window.