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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
From a well-known Dunkard Preacher.

HARTLETON, Union Co., Pa, Dec. #. 1871.
Mcssrs. Seth W. Fowle & Sons, Boston:
Gentlemen:- Having received decided bene-
fit from the use of Peruvian Syrup for dyspep-
STA and general debility of the system, can
recommend it heartily in all cases as being a
very effective and pleasant reparation. ItgiVes
almost universal satisfaction.
Respectfully yours, ADAM BEAVER
Sold by all druggists
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

For n Good Breakfast and Tea,
You often have to make rolls, biscuits and such
delicacies, in about ten minutes. Its easy and
certain with Dooley's Yeast Powder, the bosc OF
them ell. Troubled housewife, here is one
cause OF your annOyances swept away. Full
weight aud the bet material sre the watch
word Of the manufacturers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

Rheumatism Quickly Cured.
"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great
of rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price
81 bottle, six bottles, SIS. Sold by all drug
gists. Send for circular to Helphenstine u
bentley. druggists. Washington, D. @.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

OF course You are going to Long
Branch during the hot season. Lee
lands Ocean Hotel is the best, and the
prices reasonable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

The Ponds Extract Company,
- Maiden Lane N. Y, publish 10 small book
free, telling what the people use Ponds Extract
for besides being good for pain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

Miserable Being
Is one that is bilious. Get from your druggist
a package of Quirk's Irish Tea. Price % cts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07

" EEP'S SiIIRTS-only one quality-The Best
IN Keeps Patent Partly -made Dress Shirts
Oar be finished easy as hemming Handkerchief.
The very best, six for 81 90.
Keeps Custom Shirts-made to measure,
The very best, six for $500.
An elegant set of genuine Gold plate Collar and
Sleeve Buttons given with each half doz. Keeps Shirt
Keeps Shirts delivered FREE receipt of price
In any part of the UniOnno express charges to pay.
Samples with full directions for self-neasnrement
Sent free to any address. No stamp required
Deal directly with the Manufacturer and get Bottom
Prices Keep Manufacturing Co., 81 Merder St, NY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE,

River ~. Lawrence. Alexandria Bay, r. v.
Now open. Accommodates 100 guests. Lighted
with gas. Hay Fever and Catarrh cured For pamphlet
address, d. a.. STA PTES
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
= Maize Flour Toilet Soap!
= Maize Flour Toilet Soap!-
= Maize Flour Toilet Soap! 60

great discovery!-a soap compound! 1t soOthes,
softens and whtens the skim has wonderful healing and
superior washing properties and equally suited for the
bath nursery and general toilet II is delightfully."- per-
fued, and sold everywhere at moderate price. Regis
tered in Patent Office, 1876 by the manufacturers,
MCKEONE VAN HAAGEN q Co, Phila delphia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-07-07
VIOLIN STRINGS!

Genuine Itasn Violin Strings, also for Banjo Gut
tar, D and zoe each, or = 30 and SO doz. Sent
by mail receipt OF price Dealers Send card for cat
alogue. ). SAENtsE iR. Importer of Musical InstTu
ments and Strings, tt6 Chambers ST., NeyvYO rlx,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Tilted Rock Sues for Damages.

The New Haven Palladium says:
A rather novel breach of promise suit
has just been begun before the superior
court for Windham county. David l..
Rock, sturdy young man Of Wauregan,
two years ago began to pay his addresses
to a bright, black-haired, black-eyed
girl by the name of Agnes Greenea.
The swain bought little presents and
paid his sweetheart the most undivided
attention, but Agnes didn't think enough
of David to become his partner for life,
and plainly told him SO. David didn't
like the mitten" a bit, but watched
every opportunity to enjoy the company
of Agnes. About three months ago
John La Rose appeared on the scene,
and his attentions to Agnes We're recip'
rocated. and after short courtship they
were married. After the knot was tied
all the chances Of David Rock were
gone, and he now brings suit fol
1900 damages against the girl and hel
husband,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
How the Gallas Kill Panthers.

We take the following from De Co.'S
sans "Cradle of the Blue Nile -: Won
derful stories are told of how the Gala
hunters capture the black panther, for
they dare not meet it face to face with
their spears, and therefore resort to
strategy. It is said that when the Gala
hunter has discovered the haunt of
black panther he digs o round hole in
the ground some six feet deep, and just
large enough for him to stand upright
in. He then gets into this hole, and
placing his round buffalo hide shield on
the top of it, so as to cover him entirely,
calls to the panther in mocking voice,
daring it to come out of the Jungle
where it is concealed. The panther,
who is naturally very passionate beast,
on hearing this defiance, Immediately
rushes out and tries to get at the hunter
by clawing at his shield, which covers
the top of the hole where he is ensconced;
but the Gala holds tight, and then en-
sues O dialogue, or rather monologue,
for though the panther is supposed to
understand Gala, he only answers by
growls. The hunter first abuses the
panther and then ridicules it, calling it
all sorts of names, until the unfortunate
panther gradually works itself up into
such frenzy that it at last fairly dies of
rage, and the hunter, emerging from his
hole, secures his skin. In confirmation
of this story, the Abyssinians declare
that when the black panther skins are
brought to market they never have any
marks of lance thrusts or sword cuts
upon them, as have the skins of other
animals which are killed in the chase.
[ fancy the truth is that the panthers
are shared by device which they often
use in Abyssinia for catching the spotted
leopard. A running moose is firmly tied
to the branch Of o tree, and the branch
is then bent down and attached to q
stake in the ground in such way that
anything moving the moose will set il
free kid or piece of meat is then
placed behind the moose, which is care.
fully concealed among the leaves and
placed in such a way that the leopard in
springing at his prey will pass through
the moose. OF course, he becomes en-
tangled in it, the movement sets free the
branch, which flies up, and the leopard
instead of eating the poor little kic
(whose feelings must be anything but
pleasantly, suddenly finds himself sus
pended in the air, where his struggles
soon cause the running moose to tighter
round him, and he is easily illea by tht
! hunters, a. .tttm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Interesting Facts about the Chinese. 4

There are said to be four thousand
characters used in the Chinese Bible,
but of these not more than one-third of
the number are in constant use. About
one-ffth of the latter number, from their
frequent occurrence, constitute the great
body of the Bible. Five-sixths of the
entire work is made up of one-eighth of
the whole number of characters. OF the
vast population of that densely crowded
empire, women and children constitute
large proportion, and these cannot
read. In the country districts, not more
than one-third of the males can read,
and perhaps not mole than one-fifth. In
the cities it is estimated that seven
tenths of the males are readers 80 that,
on the whole, the male population may
be regarded as a reading people. Ac-
cording to late statistics, there is one
missionary in China to every two mil
lions of its four hundred millions of in
habitants. The number Of Christians
in China is now increasing six-fold every
ten wears
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Soaring AWAY the ECLIPSE.

Soon after my arrival at Bagdad, says
writer in Scribner, on the evening of
the first day in May, as we were dining
on the terrace, we were startled by a
most terrific din. We then noticed that
there was a nearly total eclipse of the
moon, and upon consulting an English
almanac we found that it would be in
visible OF Greenwich, but total eclipse
in Australia and some parts of Asia.
The tumult increased, and soon the
whole population seemed to have as
sembled on the house tops, armed with
pots, pans and kitchen utensils, which
they beat with tremendous clatter, at
the same time screaming and bowling at
the top of their voices. Frequent re-
ports of guns and pistols added to the
turmoil, which was kept up for nearly
an hour, until they had succeeded in
frightening away the Z" jim" or evil
spirit, who had caught hold Of the moon.
1t was most amusing scene, although
it interfered seriously with the success
of our dinner. Our own servants caught
the excitement, and deserted the table
without ceremony. Our host told us
the next day that they well nighknocked
the bottoms out from all his kitchen
utensils. It was, however, q complete
success, and when our servants returned
to their duty, the moon was shining
brightly as ever, and upon their faces
was an air of complacent satisfaction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
At the Prussian Court.

We find the following in the autobio-
graphical recollections of Sir John Bow
ring 1 went to Lord William Russell,
our ambassador, expecting that he would
accompany me and aid me in surmount-
ing the difficulties which, in courts so
formal as those of Germany, always at
tend the stranger. To my surprise, he
said that neither he nor any of the for
eign ministers had ever been invited to
dine with the king, it being traditional
counsel of Frederick the Great, still OBJ
served at court, not to allow foreigners
to meddle with the affairs of the royal
family. Lord William added that he saw
him only once year, and then but for
FIVE minutes, while even his ministers
rarely got at him. People waited three
months for an audience, and the king
spent half his time with dancers and bal
let-girls. I went to Potsdam, and hap
PLY found Humboldt at court. l was
the sole Englishman introduced.
The king asked me how liked Berlin,
and said he had heard of my reputation
from Humboldt. Soon came in the
queen of Bavaria, the Princess Liegnitz,
the Princess Royal, and other princesses,
and some pretty children, among whom
was the son of the heir to the crown, a
lad of ten OF twelve. At about six we were
summoned to the theater in the palace
which was superbly fitted up and filled
with guests invited by the king-some
sixty or seventy persons. All the great
actors of Berlin were there, but the bal
let, which was the kings hobby, was
specially good, and one part of it truly
amusing. There were forty or fifty little
children, four or five years old, playing
the parts of men and women, and some
did it admirably. One child, who was a
grandmother, was perfect, and there
was a good love scene, and an after
matrimony scene between boy and q
girl not over six years old.
The soldiers with mustaches, the sap
/. pers with long boards, the postillions in
their boots and with their tails, the law
yers in their gowns, ETC., were a mourn
de rire. The kings dinner was unlike
any I had ever seen. In the center Of
the room was a table where the royal
family took their seats while, around il
were many other tables, arranged as al
French restaurant, the most distin.
guished guests being near enough tc
hold conversation with the royal family
The walters were Cinnamon, wearing
their native costume, whom the king
told me he had imported to take charge
of his gardens, but the project not hav
ing succeeded, he had turned them t.
other account.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Marrying His grandmother.

The Nelson Ky.) Record says This
is the age of progress. James Parton,
the biographer, married his step
daughter; John Downs, of Nelson
county, married his step-mother. but it
was reserved for Dode Chesher, of Wal
toms Lick, Washington county, to out
strip them all in a matrimonial feat.
Last week he married his grandmother.
Dode Chesher is twenty-five years OF
age, a son of Rev. j. M. Chesher, the
well-known Baptist preacher, and grand
son of William Chesher. Some years
since the latter died, leaving buxom
widow Of forty-five summers, and now
his grandson has done what probably no
man ever did before-malry his step
grandmother. .t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
MAYS HOME.

May Linton sweet May Linton p he
murmured, as he went home from his
business. @"
q Homel Itwas only dingy boarding
house, ruled over by dwarfed and
wizened landlady, in a purple worsted
shawl. But May dwelt there-sweet
May, with her girlish grace and ready
laugh, and her braids twisted round
high comb on the top of her little head.
She met him in the hall.
Sim so glad to get home |" he said.
Her face flushed a little, and her eyes
grew more full of light 1t was SO easy
to see why he was glad.
81 only came in myself a moment
since" she returned, and stopped, en-
barrassed at having answered his mean
ing rather than his words.
But young men are less observing of
these little inner shades than young girls,
for they are not required to guard the
expression of their feelings, and Harry
Bender was too happy to notice, or, if he
did, it sounded quite right.
They were drifting toward that hour
when some word or look would prove the
open sesame, to their untried hearts,
and then there would be silence full of
speech, into which kiss would come
of its own accord, to be remembered
ever after as the awakening from vague,
sweet dream, into the sweetest reality on
earth.
1t all happened just SO; and then there
were a few happy weeks of extra work,
and much planning Of days in store.
One morning, with light hearts, and the
unspoken conviction that not even a
. moral earthquake could unsettle their
weIl-secured happiness, Hsrry Bender
and sweet May Linton, accompanied by
Mays Aunt Dodo, went to church, and
were married with the same ceremony
which the strange minister used for the
uniting of couples whom God or Nam;
mon had joined together.
There was precious little Mammon in
this case. Nobody took any bridal tour.
They never thought of the little expe,
dent practiced by the steady young
business man, who, seeing that his bride
had set her heart on conforming to the
custom, sent her off alone for two OF
three days, while he worked in the office
as usual.
The wizened landlady had hurt theil
feelings by raising the rent of the room
prospectively.
"a family is a great disadvantage,
she had said. a4ea
But Harry and May thought famil,
was just the incest thing. in the world
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Miltiades Peterkin Paul, is Guilty of
Picking and Stealing"

Little Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
Going down to the post-ofice one day in fall.
AS he loitered along the road, CHANGED to espy
tree thick with fruit in an orchard close by.
soho !" he cried gleefully. "Fee !-Fol-Fil
Fuml .-
Those are nice looking russets-%I guess III
have some. '.-
can't stand by and see good fruit hang there
and rot. e.... .l.a
really can't do it.indeed cannot!'
So little Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
Having looked all around, lest perchance Uncle
Sol s-s
Chat was what people called MIR. solomon sly,
Whose orchard it was) should be watching
close by, as
He got over the wall and climbed into the
tree
ooh, there never was such smart climber as
he'd ',.i
And presently found himself high in the tree
top,
With more apples about him than ten men
could eat up.
Then he braced himself firmly and tasted
few;
And finding them quite to his taste, The set to,
Devouring one after another until
In very short time he had eaten his fill. 81
And he breathed most heart-rending sigh as
he ceased y,.-t
."Ah they say that enough is as good as a
FEAST"
Murmured little Miltiades Peterkin Paul
tBut I can't eat enough, I'm SO dreadfully
small.
"I'm determined, however, won't leave them
ALL"
Continued Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
81 have several big pockets, I'll just fill them
1t won't do any harm to lay in few,"
Which was TO sooner thought of, be sure, than
twas done.
He stuffed all his pockets quite full, every one.
Then he cautiously turned him about on the
limb,
To crawl back-when frightful thing hap
pened to him.
Alas, poor Miltiades Peterkin Paul
There came great crash-then he felt himself
fear
That Lis life and adventures had ended right
here,
But that lucky for him his gray corduroy
jacket
(Which was quite new and stout) was so big in
thn hack IL
Caught him fast on the end of limb and 10 !!
there
Young Miltades helplessly hung in mid air.
Then little Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
Almost frightened 10 death, began straightway
to bawl
At the top of his voice "Oh, dear Help !!
Oo-oo-oo!
Aud hi cries, being heard in the neighboring
lot,
Quickly brought Mr. Solomon Sly to the spot
Who, perceiving our hero, said grimly "Ho !!
What's the meaning of all this, I'd just like to
know?
That's queer sort of fruit for my trees to be
bearing!
What is that that you say? Help you ?
Humph? Well, now, really,
should say you'd been helping yourself pretty
freely.
I am sorry can't stop to lend my assistance
But the fact is e'er night must travel some
distance.
Just have patience, and maybe you'll get ripe
and fall
My dear young Miltiades Peterkin Paul.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
TennysOn on Grant.

Grant
Hippety hoppety, toodledy DUN!
Nobody knew he was going to come;
Ringing the rounds Of a rangeless fame,
Now we are gladfully glad that he came;
And when he flies to his Western home,
We will be happy to think he had kome;
winging his way to that Westerly cline,
May he be happy to think that he kline;
He may be sure thereI be plenty of room,
Waiting for him the next time he may COON
Fact ~ - iHfr
The above is all we are permitted
to publish of an unpublished poem by
Mr.. Tennyson on the occasion of Gen.
Grants recent visit to England. We
only present this exquisite stanza to our
readers for the purpose of allaying the
fears of those who thought the Laureate
was going to neglect our ex-President.-
Burlington Hae0keye. az. .-..f..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01

HER VIEws.-A spiteful woman, who
was suspected of not making her hus-
band supremely happy, asked an elderly
spinster to express her views of single
and married blessedness )" whereupon
the latter wrote
"Letno repugnance to single state
Lead to a union with aworthless mate, fa
Although It's true you Il find many fool
Would make old maids the butt of ridicule.
A single lady, though advanced in life
Is more happy than an Unmatched wife, Is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
A Little Mixed,

A newspaper correspondent strolling
among the dancers at ball at one of the
Virginia mountain watering places, heard
the following amusing bits of CONVEX
sation Delightful affair; Mr.. Smith,
have you seen the 81" snake killed
on the mountain this afternoon measured
thirteen feet and "--"h does look
splendid he always did in uniform !;
they say -" the poor man had two
COWS killed on the railroad track yester-
day by" Speaker Hanger, you
know he presided at the convention
last week and -" breaks hearts right
and left; it's her first season out and
that black moustached - nurse took
the children out this morning and found
them y ga charming tarletan over
skirt, but such hustle big enough
to -" mine coal near here, don't
they, for the Richmond gasworks? I
wonder -" who is that tall girl; the
blonde one 1 mean with her hair in "
-" butter is very good here. Col.
Peyton always particular about the
quality of his -" cot-bed out on the
lawn tonight the house is full and he
was obliged to -" allow me the
pleasure of the next dance -"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Trade Unions.

The number of trade organizations in
the United States are comparatively few
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, who figure so prominently in
the present great railroad revolt, was
organized in 1868, and has membership
of about IA, 900, and nearly 200 branches.
Candidates for admission to the Brother
hood must be white men, not less than
twenty-one years old, able to read and
write, of temperate habits and good
moral character, and with at least one
years experience as an engineer. The
following is list of the societies with
branches in different States:
IA ,is,sS si,@l- Branches. s'" D. p
International Typographical
Union. 1852 175 1880
Machinists and Blacksmiths 1859 164 5000
Iron Molders' Association. 1859 152 $500
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers .,.,... 1868 1872 $4,000
Journeymen Tailors National
Trade Union. 49,. 1865 40 $500
Coopers' International Union.1S70 6S 5000
Cigar Makers Union. 80. 1871 103 5000
Miners National Union. -. 1873 BAT 35,315
United Sons of Vulcan 80. 1874 -. 1000
The Miners Union comprises organi-
cations which existed for years in differ
ent States-Pennsylvania, Ohio, illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri,
Kansas, Tennessee and West Virginia.
The society of the United Sons of Vul-
can comprises iron puddlers and other
workers in metals. The local unions are
called "forges." In addition to the
above, there are the Bricklayers' National
Union, the United Order of American
Plasterers, the House Painters Union,
the hat Finishers' Association, the
Knights of st. Crispin (shoemakers),
the Order of Morocco Dressers, the
Journeymen Horseshoers' Union, the
Society of Locomotive Firemen, and the
Mule Spinners of Cotton Factories.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01

&c DEAR OLD ANGEL, Nothing par
ticular is happening except perfect hap
'piness. We are living in anasty little
piggy room, twelve by twelve, which
May keeps as nice, or nicer, than can be
expected; and we don't often condescend
to pay attention to the Soutside bar
barians. h " afka
" May is the prettiest picture at this
moment. She has got Miss Bender in
the bath-tub, and Baby is splatting the
water all over everything, while May has
gone off into gale. I must go and keep
things from falling, for when May laughs
she gets SO weak. Her laughing so
much, sensibly depreciates her market
value as wife and mother, OF course. :
, "My salary is riz twenty dollars a
month, and / am saving to buy-well,
never mind what; you shall come and
see us when it is bought.
"Your NOT infelicitous
- -'t'. O.. sSHARRY BENDER.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01

and after their wrath had, died down,
tried to pity the landlady for not seeing
the matter from their standpoint.
At last the family was born. 1t was a
very small one, and Harry addressed it
as cOuLeaw de rose.
Three or four months later they moved,
for May declared she would not live
"where darling baby is considered a
nuisance" .i-G ao
Harry wrote to Aunt Dodo about this
time, and May put in a postscript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-01
Two BRIEF EPIsTLEs. The following
brief epistles lately passed between Dos
ton and Mount Desert:
SHE TO HIM.

MOUNT DESERT, July -, 1877.
Dear John: Lots Of pretty girls here. Do
come down. r-e. SALLY.
HE TO HER,
BosToN, July -, 1877.
Dear Sally: Lots Of pretty girls here, too.
Can't get away from business JOHN.
Sally care back to Boston the nAxt
day. fte :"