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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
Sports In Nevada.

A local paper tells how they enjoy life
in Nevada when time hangs heavily on
their hands. The scene was race
course, when the people were waiting
for the racing to begin, and the hiatus
was filed by an old man with trained
duck. He began operations by sinking
o candle box in the ground until the top
was about two inches above the level OF
the earth. In this he placed duck,
which protruded its head through a
hole in the lid.
Now, gentlemen, three throws for q
quarter, and the feller what hits the
duck gets half dollar
A man stepped up to throw, and be-
ing furnished with three light sticks,
each consisting of half broom handle,
slammed away at the birds head. With
becoming modesty, the retiring duck
withdrew into the candle box, and al,
lowed the stick to pass harmlessly over,
amid the applause of the crowd. In a
few seconds he popped it up again with
a loud quack of victory, and the man let
fly his second shot, which went some
what astray, and planted itself in the
capacious stomach of the journalist Pat
Holland, while the duck, seeing no
special necessity of withdrawing its
head, gave sympathetic quack while
Mr.. Holland was carried to the house to
be refreshed. The third missile also
few wide of the mark, and hitting a
horse in the head, came very near start
ing runaway. Several more enthusi-
asts joined in the game until about two
hundred men were standing about the
box in a furious state of excitement, vo-
ciferating wildly, and laying heavy odds
on the duck, while the old man was reap
ing harvest Of quarters at most as.
tonishing rate. Finally a man who had
made everal close calls on the duck, laid
aside his coat, and, as he grabbed the
sticks, there was fire in his eye which
evidently meant business. Carefully
gauging the distance, he waited until
the duck (somewbat emboldened with
its successful escape) was looking to one
side, and then let fly a stick, the butt
end of which hit the fowl square in the
head, causing him to hang his neck over
til side of the box and die.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
Relics Of BurgOyne,s Army.

The Charlottesville (Va.) Je1ersonian
says: George Carr, Esq, informed us
that one of his farm hands, in plowing
field on the farm, brought to the sur
face gold coin, coined more than one
hundred years ago. This farm of Mr..
Carr's is situated seven miles nearly
north from Charlottesville, and is the
place where the army surrendered by
Gen. Burgoyne in the Revolution were
located as prisoners of war, and the coin
was undoubtedly lot by one of the
prisoners. The foundations of the cabins
in which these prisoners lived can be
seen at this day, and in the forests are
seen the graves of those who died while
they were quartered there. We believe
the fields retain the names given them at
that time, as headquarters" etc.
When the prisoners were removed from
the county the place was purchased by
the late Garland Garth, Esq, and he
said there was not tree left on the
place. The forests in the vicinity had
all been cut down and used for fuel. The
forests that are now to be found on this
farm have grown up since the prisoners
left. Quite number of the prisoners
remained and married, and their de-
scendants are among our most indus
trious citizens.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
War Trappings of a Chief.

The Smithsonian Institute received a
short time ago valuable and interest
ing addition to its museum in the shape
of complete and very fine outfit of the
war trappings of an Indian chief. The
contribution comes from west of the
Rocky mountains, but no letter of trans
mission or description has been as yet
received. The suit consists of very
fine headdress of red flannel, trimmed
and decorated with beadwork and eagles
feathers. The long train which descends
from the head and over the shoulders is
also fringed with eagles feathers. There
is an undershirt which is worn next the
skin. 1t is of red flannel also, with
black and white border, and is sewn
over with elk teeth. The suit includes
a pair of war leggings of red cloth,
highly decorated with thick beadwork
in alternate squares of dark blue aud
light blue beads, and with fringes of
buckskin down the sides. The war
shirt, worn outside, is of buckskin, or
namented with beads and human hair,
aud is painted on the breast and shoul-
der. In addition to these articles there
is complete flowing shabraque, which
is worn over the shoulders with the ends
falling on each side of the wearer. It is
worn only when the chief is mounted, as
chief is not fond of carrying much
weighty apparel or accouterment, and is
of flannel, faced with otter skin. To
this is attached the bow case and quiv-
er case, which are both heavily orna-
mehted with beadwork in various col
ors. There came with the suit pair of
squaw's leggings of red flannel, very
thickly and tastefully sewn with bead
work. These articles could not have
cost less than some two hundred dollars
in the aggregate, and the thick orna-
mental beadwork is very costly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18

il wasn't because he felt like smashing
my window, because [ kept him wait
ing it was to do his duty, come what
might of it and it was grand of him, l
say. The next second Tom was through
that plate glass window with a crash,
and the bits lay scattered on the floor
and on the ground, and some were in
his flesh, but he had his checks and
his keys, and was off flying.
"There never was man that ran a
race that ran so before; and minute
after, when /, without my bonnet, and
not caring bit what any one thought
of me, stood staring down the road, l
saw the up train rush by, and my Tom
standing on the platform of the last
baggage car, with his keys and checks
in a belt about his waist, tying up his
bleeding hand in his pocket handker-
chief and, in the midst of it, hurt as
he was, much as he had lost in that
great window, angry as he should have
been at me-for l had been the cause
of it all-my Tom mods his head to me
and shouts at the top OF his voice, so
that 1 heard him above all the sounds of
the train 'All right, Bessie 7
"But, oh it wasn't all right with
me until 1 saw him again, and 1 would
have gone down on my knees to him to
beg and pray him to forgive me, only
he wouldn't let me, but took me in his
arms instead, He's that kind of great,
strong, splendid man, is Tom, that he
couldn't get angry at woman.
"But it was lesson to me, and, as
Tom says, I'm always on time, what
ever have to do
"There's no delay. There's no put
ting off in my house, and I gossip when
there's nothing else to do.
"'You see, you're anxious about
your glass, says Tom, when he's in a
joking mood, as you heard him just
now. But I've got to feel that I've my
duty to do as well as Tom has, and that
one of the duties we all have on the
train of life, that flies on whether we
want it to or not, is always to be on
time"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
Fashion Notes.
The rage for buttons increases.

The rage for buttons increases.
Terry velvet is coming in style again.
The new plaitings are all pressed fiat,
and do not fly open.
Silk buttons embroidered with a star
is favolite pattern.
The fronts of polonaises are much Or
namented with long looped bows.
Sleeves are 80 narrow that there Ii
scarcely room to pass the hand through
them.
Art needlework, both as applied to
furniture and dress, is at present decid-
edly the fashion.
Embroidered galloons and fringes for
cashmeres and figured woolen fabrics,
and fur bands for silk and velvet dresses.
Little boys wear stockings and neck
ties which match in color. Cloth Co.'S
tunes are much trimmed with embossed
velvet
The dress bodice is made with the
neck as high as it is possible to wear it,
and often has two collars, one upright
and the other turned down.
Long slender bustles, that serve to
hold the lower part of the skirt away
from the feet, arenow worn ; all bouffant
tournures are things of the past.
The long seams in the backs of DIRE sses
are varied. Some begin at the shoul-
ders, and some at the armhole the darts
in front are close together and very
short.
Every means is taken to lessen any
bulkiness about the hips of dress
the skirts are fitted close to the figure,
and depend upon deep founces for their
| fullness.
Dress holders are made of various
metals, such as gold, bright, frosted
and oxydized silver, nickel and steel,
with engraved, chased and relief sur
face, to suit the different styles of dress.
Dresses of cream colored silk, ar
ranged with trimmings of olive green
velvet, and hats trimmed with cream
colored feathers and acorns, are recent
toilets for bridesmaids at fashionable
weddings.
A costume ornamented by Duchod,
the noted embroiderer, for the Princess
of Wales, started the fashion of initials
and coats of arms of wearers, worked
with braids or galloons. Her highness
had her monogram, artistically designed
in several shades of green, bordered by
pale blue braid and three feathers.
The French coat, which was intro
duced last year but failed to become
popular, is revived. There are Louis
XIV. and Louis XVI. coats coats with
pans or tails, having pockets across the
back Of them, and coats opened over
waistcoat or vest, all covered with en-
broidery. The bodice, which fits the
figure closely, fails to resemble in cut
mans coat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
Explorations In Palestine.

In these days when every spot O.
history of mankind is undergoing tie
most careful survey and study, it will be
far from creditable either to the Chris
tians or the Jews of Europe and Ameri
ca if the explorations in Palestine, o.
which an attractive account was given al
the meeting of the American Geogra
phical Society, should be feebly and in
adequately prosecuted. The German
government has appropriated, as a re-
port informs us, asum of $40, 600 marks
in addition to the 100, coo marks already
expended, for the prosecution of the
great excavations making at Olympia
and it is not brilliantly satisfactory tc
be told, as we are, that while England i,
spending only $15, 900 year On the ex
plorations in Palestine, the American
Investigations upon that sacred sol
have been practically brought to .
standstill for the lack of funde. The
imprecation of the sweet singer of Is
rael, elf forget thee, oh, Jerusalem
may my right hand forget her cunning,
would seem to be chanted in vain By
the believers alike in the old and in The
new dispensation. Not to theologians
only nor to devout persons, nor yet t.
archsologists and historians, should the
prosecution of those enterprises be {;
matter of lively interest. The artist
and the student of architecture are
deeply concerned in them. A great
deal has been done for our knowledge
of Palestine as land of Scripture and
of story, by such writer's in our mother
tongue as Robinson and Stanley, Prime,
Porter, Kitto and Thompson; but the
magnificent work of the Count De
Vogue, and the more recent monograph
of another admirable French savant and
traveller on the French castles in the
Holy Land, open fields quite untouched
by English and American explorers. Oh
these glimpse, though but slight
glimpse, was afforded us by the gentle
men who addressed the Biographies
Society. and we trust that practical steps
may be taken to bring American science
and enterr rise fully abreast with Euro
pean investigation in this arena, sc
crowded with lofty recollections and the
scene of incidents of such transcendent
importance. .-Nesv York World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
For the Last Time,

There is touch of pathos about do
ing even the simplest thing "for the
last time" It is not alone kissing the
dead that gives you this strange pain.
You feel it when you have looked your
last time upon some scene you have
loved-when you stand in some quiet
city street where you know that you
will never stand again. The actor play
ing his part for the last time, the singer
whose voice is cracked hopelessly, and
who after this once will never stand be-
fore the sea of upturned faces disputing
the plaudits with fresher voices and
fairer forms, the minister who has
preached his last sermon-these all
know the hi lden bitterness of the two
words "never again" How they come
to us on our birthdays as we grow
older Never again young; always
nearer and nearer to the very last-the
end which is universal, "the last thing
which shall follow all last things, and
turn them, let US hope, from pains to
joys. We put away our boyish toys with
an odd heartache. We were too old to
walk any longer on our stilts-too tall
to play marbles on the sidewalk. Yet
there was pang when we thought we
had played with our merry thoughts
for the last time, and life's serious.
grown-up work was waiting for u.s.
Now we do not want the lost toys back,
Life has other and larger playthings for
us. May it not be that these too shall
seem in the light of some far-off day
as the boyi-h games seem to our man
hood, and we shall learn that death is
but the opening of the gate into the new
and of promise?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
War as a Missionary.

And now, we are told, the barbarous
Turk is to be subdued; Christian mis-
sionary is to be sent to take possession
of his territory; that missionary is war |
Pious people rejoice that all things are
to work together for good: as if red
handed carnage were the meet handmade
of the cross
The Turk may be barbarous; no
doubt he is. Nothing can be more bar
barous than war. The civilized world
has experienced a great shock at the
cruelties of the Turks toward the cap
tured Servians. A little different, per-
haps, but essentially the same, we APP
prehend, is too apt to be true history OF
every conquering army. Wherever
shooting, killing and destroying are in
order, wrongs, which still spare the life
of the victim, almost inevitably follow
in their train.
We recall to mind a letter written
many years ago by brave and dashing
young officer on the staff of Gen. Zach,
ary Taylor, during the conquest OF
Mexico. 1t was addressed to his wife,
and gave an account of battle in which
he had been engaged shortly before.
He referred to the outrages perpetlated
by the soldiers, and concluded with the
exclamation: eff this be war, God de-
liver me from war |"
Gen. Winfield Scott, whose proudest
title was that of "Apostle of Peace
conferred upon hir by the Rev. William
Henry Charming, although he had been
pronounced. by the Duke of Wellington
the greatest captain of the age, once re.
marked: II hope never to see another
battlefield. He then described, with
deep emotion, the horrors of war, as he
had Witnessed them. We trust the day
will come, in the history of the human
race, when there will be no more wars,
and peace will reign throughout the
earth. Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
Easily Done.

The circular of Chicago divorce law
yer is before us. He offers to get q di-
vorce in six weeks for $100, and there
need be no greater cause of complaint
than that {" the parties cannot live in
peace and union together, and that their
welfare demands separation" The ap-
plicant has simply to sign an affidavit,
pay the fee and receive the document.
The lawyer does not require the pres
ence of his client, as he does his court
business in "a Territory where there is
no State organization to interfere. In
this case, residence anywhere in the
United States is all that is required, and
affidavit of plaintiff is sufficient proof. =
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18
VOL. ~.
The Well Digger.

The Well Digger.
Come, listen all, while relate
What recently befell
Unto farmer down in Maine,
While digging of well.
Full many yard he dug and delved
And still he dug in vain;
"Alsck !" quoth he, "e'en water seems
Prohibited in Mainei"
And still he dug and delved away, @
And still the well was dryi
The only water to be found
Was in the farmers eye.
For by the breaking of the bank
That tumbled from the station,
All suddenly his hopes we're dashed
OF future liquidation.
And now his sands were running fast,
And he had died, no doubt,
But that just when the earth caved in
He happened to be out
"Alss l have happy thought"
Exclaimed this wicked man
"To dig away this cursed well
see pretty plan.
"rll hide me straight, and when my wife
And eke the neighbors know
What's happened to the digging here,
They'll think that I'm below
"And so, to save my precious life,
They'll dig the well, no doubt,
E'en deeper than it WAS at first,
Before they find me out!"
And so he hid him in the barn
Through all the hungry day,
To bide the digging of his we'll
In this deceitful way.
But list what grief and shame befell
The false ungrateful man,
The while he slyly watched to see
The working of his plan.
The neighbors sll, with one accord,
Unto each other said:
"With such weight with earth above,
The man is surely dead !"
And the wife, with pious care,
All needless cost to save,
Said Since the Lord has willed it,
Fen let 1T be his gravel
John @. Sase
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18

The DHFErENoE.-"Did you ever"
asks the Cincinnati Times, swatch the
noiseless movements of pretty girl s lips
as her dress is trodden upon, and marvel
at the self command which enables her
to do the situation justice in so quiet
manner? A dozen fonts of type wouldn't
furnish dashes enough to represent the
remarks of the average man under like
Indictment"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18

The custom in Eastern Turkey is to
remove the boots and shoes on entering
church. An American saw at Anital
Turkey, 1,200 boots and shoes at the
door of the church, presenting very
curious sight. The men go in barefoot,
but keep their hats on.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18

Do you ever read the newspapers
No Have you any opinion upon any
thing No Do you know your right
hand from your left No / Do you
consideryourself species Of born idiotq
Yesl Thou you ae fit for iurymeu.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-18

Virginia farmers are Putting in an
unusually large wheat =.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22

lighted up, Mollie saw crowd of min
ers take the path from the cabin.
"My God" she cried, "they are TAX
ing Jack out to hang hint"
The tired girl nearly tainted at the
sight. They were nearly mile away,
and she well knew the promptitude of
border executions. The first tree would
furnish a gallows.
"Faster!" commanded Moll
81 won't, replied the prisoner; "it's
bad enough TO walk to my death with
out hurrying!"
He turned and Sprang toward her,
but she was ready with her weapon.
4 shot rang out and one of the MUIR
dercr's arms dropped powerless at his
side. Without a word he resrmed his
march, hurried on by his determined
captor.
Meanwhile the moose was put around
Jacks neck, the rope thrown over a
limb, and score Of hands lifted the un-
fortunate man from the ground. There
being no fall, his neck was not broken,
and his feet had barely left the ground
before he saw Mollie and her captive in
the distance.
Wrenching his hands from their fast
enngs, he pointed franucally toward
her and then strangled into uncon-
seriousness. The miners turned and the
strange spectacle stayed their work.
"Let him down minute" said one
who seemed 70 be master of ceremonies.
They did so, and Mol staggered into
the circle The revolver dropped from
her now nerveless grasp, and she tot
tered as il about To fall.
There's the man that killed Tow
head she faltered, and then throwing
herself upon Jack, who lay still chok-
ing, but slowly reviving, where they bad
lowered him, she said Don't die,
Jack; I've brought them the right man.
Don't die, Jack"
The miners held hurried consulta-
ton. The blood stains upon the muir
derer were proof enough for them, and
he did not deny the deed. The moose
was transferred to his neck, and the
tragedy suffered little interruption by
the change of actors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
A Frog Many Hundreds OF Years Old
aud Yet Alive.

Naturalists have made many curious
discoveries during geological investiga-
tions, but discovery was made on
Madison Street this forenoon, SAYS the
Memphis Ledger, which calls for the
attention and investigation of scientists.
The city street force wa. removing paw
ing rock from the levee at the foot OF
Madison Street. One of the powders
had TO be broken in half, and on apply
ing the hammer il burst open. One
half appeared an oval cavity some six
inches in diameter, and this cavity was
half full of water. Assistant City En-
gineer Murray put his finger down in
the water and withdrew it suddenly, as
If he felt something move al the bottom.
Making the oriice larger a live frog
leaped out Of the little lake that had for
so many years lay entombed in the
rock-ribbed cave. The rock is of blue
limestone, brought from the Ohio River,
and 1t has been IN use As paving stone
on the landing for nearly fifteen years.
The upper face of the rock has been
worn smooth from the constant wear
of dray wheels. The questions are,
how long was that frog in that rock
tomb? and was it possible that it
could live and grow there
in without light, and only such
air as could pass through the rock, all
rock being supposed TO be more or less
porous? Ii must have oeen hundreds
of years ago when the frog lay in the
little lakelet which formed in the mud
on the bank of the Ohio River, and Law
there until the mud covered it in, rem
dering escape impossible. Then the
chemistry of nature set To work, and
year by year the mud became harder
and harder, until after centuries or ages
il became rock, known rs blue lime
stone. Fifteen years ago the rock was
dug out and boated down 10 Memphis,
where it has been used as paving-stone
on the levee. All these long, weary
years the frog has listened TO the roll.
ing OF wagons and drays over its tomb,
and il heard the rumblng of the artil-
lery during the gunboat fight Of 1862.
When the day Of its deliverence came
it hoped out and away as lively as any
other frog. How old is that frog 1t
must be a centurion" as Mrs. Part
ington said, and it may be two, three,
five hundred, or a thousand years old.
Long live old Sitting Bull-frog, say we,
because it comes down TO Us with the
glamor Of antiquity around it, and old
age should be respected, even though
not in itself respectable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22

Bulls army in the Big Horn region
emptyir out the oats, and taking the
sacks for squaw-cloth This was de-.
monstrated by finding the corn nearly
all gone. The trail made by POO warri.
ors, with the necessary pack-ponies
would Gas wrote in "A former letter.
easily b. mistaken for one made nv
thousands of ponies This trail, To auote
an old doggerel-
Twisted ia and Nv sted out.
Leaving Terry -ull Ia doubt
Mhriher the lnluu VINO made Tn track
Was g0iag north or coming bach
In conclusion, / will defer Ia Gen
Terry's judgment, and say that me-
very worst thing the Government can
do now IS 90 continue carrying out m
order for the arrest of every hostile
Sioux as soon as he comes into an
Agency. Terry's plun was To wait ua.
Ill cold weather and hunger drove them
all in, which would not be before .Japr.
airy, and then make one Job of IL. As
Col. Carlin, at Standing Rock, and
other officers, are now doing, they arr.
only catching a few squaw-warriors.
frightening away the Drawer and moro
daring and desperate characters.
PHOCION.