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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

Mrs. George A. Hub. ard of this
town was the recipient of the finest
Christmas present We bavc heard Of.
Mr.. Eel Woods, resident of this
town, has heretofore been the owner
of the farm upon which Mr.. Hubbard
resided, Mrs. Hubbard being his,
(Wooda) granddaughter. Last Sat
urlay, Mr.. Woods came down to the
Town Clerks office, and made out a
deed Of the farm, running to Mrs.
Hubbard, aud hung it on the Christ
mas tree at the Methodist church.
t We farm is valued at $500. Mrs.
Il. has our congratulations AID thg
congratulations Of all her friends in
b ing the fortunate recipient of such
4 valuable and useful u gift. And
while we are spending our breath in
idle congratulations to the receiver
let us not forget the deserved and wei
merted eulogies due to the generous
bencfactor who rendered the gift
And may we &c able to say, in tht
language Of the good book, ct /,
better TO give than receive"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
3. G. & M. r. r. Time
Table.
Members of the Essex County Bar re-
siding in the County,:

Geo. N Dale. ID. s. stolrs and z. n. Mansur.
Island Pond; Geo. W Haushorn, Canaan
q. +. Benton, Guildhall; Harvey 4 Gleason
aud A. +. Nichols, West Concord.
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Churches.

CoNGREG ATIONAL,. Rev. j. G. willis.
Preaching both forenoon and afternoon.
METHODIST, --.Rov. W. c. Robinson, Preach
ing both forenoon and afternoon.
GuiIdhall Lyceum.
Every Friday evening at 7P. VI.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29


The christmas tree at the NJ. f.
Church was a decided success. The
exercises were very fine and appropr..
ate in every particular. The tree
was large and well filed with nice
presents. The song entitled, MY
Grandlather's c,ock.' was splendidly
sung by Mr.. and Mrs. Beede, Miss
Emma Grow and c. Il. Benton. The
singing by the children was excellent.
As santa claus was ind;sposed, he
sent his wife to attend to thing, which
she did in very becoming and
delicate manner.
At the meeting of the Connection
river Grange, of this town, held last
Wednesday evening the following OIL
GERS were elected for the ensuing yelr;
Master, p. r Follansby; Oyerseer,
5. c. Poole; Lecturer, Mrs. Isaac
Cummings; Steward, Calvin Hub
bard; Assistant Steward, J. d. Cum
mings; Chaplain, A. w. Grew;
Treasurer, l.. f. Moore; Secretary,
Geo. A. Hubbard; Gate Keeper, A
&. Rosehrooks Ceres. Miss Anna L.
Cummings; Pomona, Plaza Folans-
by; Flora, Emma Grow; Stewardess
Clara NJ. Hartshorn.
M. Editor:-Seeing the article in
your last issue, in Iegard TO the Ben
ton-Boyce affair, | wish to call your
readers attention to a cause OF your
account, Which, evidently, you were
misinIormed, being an eye witness.
Commencing at the 10Th line, with
The word "upon,' - it should have read
thus: Upon which Mr.. Boyce says,
you do know something about it.
Mr.. Benton, apparently Indignant
replies, "if you think that you can eit
there and tell me l lie, yo: go out
doors and | will show you that you
cannot do so with impunity." Mr.
Boyce instantly replies, Il will &c
out with you" The baia: ce of the
article was virtually as it occurred.
S.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Ayers Cathartic Pills,



For iic relief rri
mn cure OF nll lsEenE~
. meats On tec strs.-
- Sch, liver, and bow.
lE- Gle. They are uE3
YIN fp7-eif al4 "a
Co. excellent uurFatiFe.
Being purely Vesf-
e. taiie, tley contain
l1mereurF OF HlIuo-
ts raf whatever. = f1ich
w -i s.r.eus sirsne grd
-. suffering ie TrerEes-
el bT their lllgv
use: and every family should have them on h7uf
FOR their protection ana Ie.ie, when. reqnirei.
Long experience has UroTel iheW % ho tie sGf-
est, surest, and best OBJ all tit PIGS WiLl which
the market aboHnds. By their cccaslanel use,
the blood Is puraed. the corupiIans Of tie sye-
tenn expelled, distractions removed, and The
whole machinery Of lie Tc tofci % is healmv
activity. Internal oEgaGs wis ses12le
and sd ggish are clean 81 hy ~ { t..l- ald
a.muisted INTO Actiaf. iEu1 lH'' .eut tiseceq
ID changed iatO hoalfs fhfv1iEe 0f Wl'ch eleaee,
when rsckQnel on lie vast m1ll. iac-s 10 enjoy
10, can hardly PC computed. Their 1915 coating
makes them pleasant 60 tasc,Fnd o. 4fres their
virtues uHimpJrgd Tor any lenr-a az ale, 20
that thcT are ever irCsn, nll lI-..-tlF fcii.1le
Although searching, thoF axe u.ld. ard cncgaf
occupation.
each box, how @ use theri as 2 Family lhysl5,
and for The following com1.ain.-, walsh theas
Pulls rapidly curc;--
For HsyspPraig or Tnt7'restio1s, E.-1-l go
1sess. Esssrsruor and Er9rs OF 8 T5TsegstE. hey
should be taken moderately 60 stimulate -re 4tom
gch, and restore It's healthy tone and 5c-lo1.
FOR E45Ycr Compliance rnd be various sTr7~-
toms, Bilious Eaeagachc, Hlck Head
ache. sTauadice or Green bicA'frgH, Eit.
sous Collie aud Hi3iouE Hercrs, taey should
be iudciously taken for each case, 70 correct the
diseased action Crremoye tle obsAuCacns which
cause il.
For E9yaeutnvy or 7iarrEocS, but orc
Mid dose is generally T11Ttrcu.
, For EehoumatisEss, Sort, Gravel, Pal
niaation of the EE cHrs, Fajn IN she
Side, BACK and EoiDas they should re contn.
uOUsy taken, as required, 20 change the diseased
action OF the SYSTEM. W l-h sutA change tAoaa
complaints disappear.
Fer RarO7sav and ESroDsiC@l &gvci5Esfc-S,
thev should he taken in large Il ircGU1ns doses
70 produce the effect of drSsa p N.fEe.
For 6upWreasi0rs. large dose should be
taken, Us il produces the desired eAccs BIZ SYM
pathy. =
AS Dinner Pin, take one or two EiiIs to
promote digestion and relieve The stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach ana
bowels restores the appetite, and inViGorates tqe
no serious arrangement exists. One who feels
tolerably well, often finds that 4 dose OF these
Pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their
cleansing and renoyating e1ect en- The digestive
apparatus.
PREPARED BY
DR.. j. C. AVER & co., Practical Chemists
LOWELL, MSS, z. s. K.
FUR SALE BX ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
The Essex County Herald.
". -. BURNHTW, P"bii'her.
To Correspondents.

Write only on one side of the paper.
All articles intended for publication MUST
be accompanied W ith the name ofthe writer.
not necessarily for publication, but as guar
antee of good faith.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Island P0nd.

Island P0nd.
Mr.. 4. PerciYal has put in & livery
and fe d stable at the board NC house
of Jane White on Cross Street.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Abont Jo'v'.
GUILDUALL

WANrED.---Sor-e good dry wood on
subscription.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29
Ay er's
Cherry PICTORIAL,
For Diseases OF tho Threat and rn,nrp,
ouch as Coughs, Colds, VhooplnE-
Cough, ]lrCuchltis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

Among the g-e~
discoveries Of moderr
! science, few are of
,more real v0luo tc
mankind than this ec.
: fectllal remedy for al
. diseases Of the Throat
and Lungs. 4 vaJ
trial Of its virtues
throughout this on9
other countries, la,
showu that i! doei
surely and efectualiy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

1t is said there is not q ton OF hay
at the present time to be bought il
town.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

The annual Temperance meeting
will be POSTPONED until the seccnJ
Tuesday in January 1878.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-29

thc relief rri
orrc OF nil deEsnr@
meats On uc st-.s.-
ch, liver. and bow.
Cls Iterarca uE3
fn7ierf, al4 "a
cIe client purggaFe.
Being purely vese-
t1he they contain
u1rH ercurF OF nuQ-
rgivh rtev6r.EflIch
E,r.eus sieEne ard
suffering Vrere
.H
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
HARD PAN.

The Blu to be introduced for Returning
to Specie Payment.
The following is the full text of the
bill to aid in the resumption of specie
payments, reported by Senator Sherman,
from the committee on finance, and
placed on the calendar for consideration !:
Be it enacted, ETC., That the secretary
of the treasury be, and he is hereby
authorized to issue, in a sum or sums
not exceeding, in aggregate, $lO0, OOO,-
900, in the redemption of an equal
amount of United States notes, under
the authority of the acts of February Is,
1852, July IL, 1882, and March 80, 1868,
coupon or registered bonds of the same
description and character as those
authorized by the acts of July IA, 1870,
and January 20, 1871, redeemable in coin
of the present standard of value, at the
pleasure ofthe United States, after thirty
years from the date Of their issue, and
bearing interest payable quarterly in
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
The OLD BACHELoR's LATTE END.

Let us glance at the latter scenes
Even he has his day. When people find
that he will not marry, and that he is
getting on in years, they gradually 'drop
him." He ceases to be asked to parties,
and naughty beauties turn up thier
noses when he duplicates for their favor
He may not lose caste at the same time
that the bloom of youth is robbed from
him, but when he begins to enter upon
the regions of the sere and yellow leaf his
fatterers drop away. He sees younger
rivals upon his heels, and has to make
room for them. The old ties that rem
dered life dear to him snap, one by one,
and none form to take their place. Not
being engaged in any work of usefulness,
he has to fly to his club for companion
ship, and he has no difficulty in discover
ing that the friends" whom he makes
there do not care a straw about him.
People feel that he is, in some respects,
social failure, and they feel, further,
that it is his own fault. They laugh at
him because he is vain and selfish and
continues to banker after admiration :;
they hold his little foibles up to ridicule;
they use him when it suits them, and
forsake him when it suits them. Per
haps there is no man more hopelessly
alone in the world than the gallant bach
elor who has outlived the pleasures of
youth and turned ftty.-Home journal.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

those who still hesitate in the north
though they greatly prefer our elm,
In every instance, without an e,,
ton, in which northern people haye.,
south and gone back, the expression
been: AZ am perfectly well pI.,
with the climate, but I miss 30 n,
other things that / can not consent /,
without"
They do not stop to consider that a
would become dissatisfied from the .,
cause, let them 60 among stranger
any country. Those who settle a.
here, to stay, and go to work to
build up the institutions they love
most invariably are oontented and y
fled.
Let those who come south, and ,
are strenuous upon the matter of sOcy
come as much as possible in large M
bers, or settle in those sections WI
northern people are locating. I'M
are q number of such settlements stan
Southern Industries.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

such coin at the rate of four per cent.
ner annum. Such bonds shall be IN ad-
dition to the loan authorized by the acts
of july ID, 1870, and January 70, 1877.
Sec. 2. That during any one year there
shall not be issued of said bonds or re-
deemed of said notes more than $50, 00O,-
600, nor more than S4,000,000 during
any one month, and when said treasury
notes shall have beenfso redeemed they
shall not again be reissued, but shall be
cancelled and destroyed. No commits
sion in any form shall be paid for the ex-
change of bonds issued under the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec. d. That the secretary OF the treas
ury is hereby authorized to issue in ex-
change for legal tender notes of the
United States silver coin to an amount
which, including the amount heretofore
authorized to be Used by the act of
April II, 1876, chapter SO, and by the
Joint resolution of July %, 1876, No. II,
shall not exceed SS0,O00,000, and the
legal tender notes so received shall be
cancelled and destroyed, and be held to
be portion of the sinking fund provi-
ded by the existing law, the interest to
be computed thereon as in the case Of
the bonds redeemed.
Sec. 4. That all necessary expense of
engraving, printing, preparing and
issuing bonds, and of redeeming and can
ceiling United States notes, as provided
in this act, shall be paid out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated but the whole amount thereof
shall not exceed one-fourth of one per
cent. of the amount of bonds issued.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

wives for complete setsof tableware such
AZ for dinner services of two or three
hundred pieces, each piece the counter
part of the rest, makes them to lose In
this Joy of completeness the still sweeter
pleasure of variety. A happier idea to
serve each course on different style and
pattern of ware. There is an advantage
in this to ladies of modest means, who
can thus fill their china-closets in in
stalments, while a fine china dinner ser
vice costs from two hundred dollars up
wards. 1t may be quietly limited as well
that the change from fish to fowl may
even pluck up drowning conversation by
its locks, just as we often see people COM
pairing their painted desert plates. 30
many beautiful pieces are now offered
that it is an easy matter to satisfy the
taste.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
INTELLIGENT LABOR.

The great mistake of the labor system
in the past has been that muscle has been
the chief requisite sought otter in the Sc
lection of help upon the farm, both north
and south.
Experiments that are continually be-
ing tried in the south prove conclusively
that an intelligent laborer, possessing the
same amount Of good health, muscle, en-
durance and willingness as an ignorant
one, is worth twice or three times as
much to his employer as the latter one.
The south is fast learning this lesson.
Still this country is crowded with this
class of ignorant labor, which stands di-
rectly in the way of the introduction of
a better labor system. This state of
things, too, makes it difficult for the
honest, willing and hard working poor
man OF the north to get start in the
south.
If he comes here without the means of
purchasing fifty to one hundred acres of
land that can be had for from SO to sl5
per acre, according to the location and
excellence-often mostly on time-he
will find it severe struggle to get
started and become self-sustaining; but
If he has only few hundred dollars he
can get good start, and Can utilize all
the labor he desires, and become indie
pendent, if he has the brains and intell-
gence to direct this labor.
The south, too, is looking at honest la-
Dor in different light from what she
formerly did. There are thousands who
never before the war, put their own
hands to farm and mechanical labor that
are now among our best farmers and ar.
tizans, and are not ashamed of their ave.
cations
We should do all in our power to draw
among US intelligent and skilled laborers
In this genial climate, where outdoor
work goes On uninterruptedly the wear
around, this class will soon become
wealthy, and they are ever ready to help
build up institutions as viii attract
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
Leachy Soils.

In an agricultural talk to farmers,
Prof. johnson said: "The presence of
an abundance of stable manure in such a
soil enables it to hold much greater
proportion of the rain that falls upon it;
less rain runs off into streams; there is
less teaching of plant food; at the same
time there is more plant drink. This
point can only be appreciated when we
know that the evaporation of water
through the leaves of crops amounts TO
five million pounds per acre every season,
and must 60 on whether there is rain to
supply it or not"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22
An u,,leIerfe Matinee.

Au Omelette Matinee.
An "omelette matinee" says the New
York Herald, was the great attraction at
the cooking school at No st. Mark $
place, recently. The matinee was at
tended by about fifteen or eighteen wo-
men, evidently belonging to the most in
telligent class of New York matrons and
housekeepers. While the fashionable
ladies were promenading on Broadway in
the Joyous sunshine these conscientious
wives were glad to bear the confinement
of kitchen in order to improve their
husbands dinners. The bill Of fare con-
sisted Of meek turtle soup, boiled bass, a
la maitre d'hotel, with potatoes, roast
quail stuffed, and omelettes Cham oyster,
Parmesan cheese, mushrooms, tinc herbs
and preserves). Very often there were
colloquial interruption. One OF the
auditors, for instsnce, desired to know
whether a small or large Calls head
made the best mock turtle soup, to which
the cook curtiy replied, "small are de
best"
Then the question came up whether
sherry or Madeira was best for mock
turtle, and Miss Corson sagely decided 1t
in favor OF the sherry. "The Madeira
you buy is only sherry, after all " said
she, who evidently knows the tricks of
the grocers "It's only sherry with a
Madeira-like favoring in it. It's almost
impossible to procure genuine Madeira
now"
"They say there is nome another
woman chimed in.
There was only one man present at the
lesson, and there was quite atitter as his
deep sonorous voice broke in upon the
female sgueaking with the portentious
query, "What onion do you prefer, Miss
Corson ?"
"The red onion" she replied really,
and an expression ofglad relief stole over
his troubled face. He was evidently
"going for" the red onion henceforth.
The greatest interest centred in the six
kinds of omelettes made by the cook
under Miss Carson's supervision. AS
they came out delicate, dark golden
color, the spectators cried "Oh,"
smacked their lips and presently tasted
them again and again until they slowly
but surely disappeared. Soyer, the great
French cook, was right when he asked,
"Who is there who can make perfect
omelette?' Our New York society
women may well perfect themselves in
the art Of making omelettes when they
have before them the bright example Of
the beautiful duchess of Marlborough,
wko frequently boosted that she made
omelettes better than any woman in
England, and that she had 80 spoiled the
great duke that he could not eat ON
elettes made by hands other than hers.
"BEARDING OYSTERS.
Miss Corson's omelette opera was in
troduced by an oyster overture, when
one of the attentive pupilsasked whether
she bearded" oysters. Miss Corson,
who, like many others of her sex, has no
objection to boards, declared that the
process of boarding" ysters(cutting off
their dark hirsutefringe) was peculiar to
England, and she did not seem to be
willing to introduce this antibeard prac-
tice into this country.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

Twenty-Five hundred and ninety-one
arrels of -four were shipped from Rich
mond, Virginia, to Brazil recently.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

1t is better to be q button on the
sealskin sack OF the girl you love, than it
is to be ~, 500 diamond pin dazzling on
an old buffers shirt front.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-03-22

ANU very Will, anu CoNCi Wltu VIC gravy.
MACARoNI.-Take half a pound of
macaroni and stew in sauc 4pan of boil
ing water slightly salted, until soft and
tender. When drained, put layer in a
baking-dish, and CRATE over it a layer of
cheese, adding bits of butter. Put layer
upon layer until the dish is filled, finish
ing with layer of cheese and half cup
ofmilk. Bake covered half an hour,
then brown and serve in same dish.
OoLD SLAw.--Cut cabbage into thin
shreds for the dressing, take one cup OF
vinegar, one tablespoonful Of butter, on
of sugar, some Of pepper and salt and let
them come to the boil; add two table
spoonfuls of sour cream before serving.
BRp's-NEsT PUDDaHa.--Soak tea
enpful Of tapioca in 1ehsee cnpfus of
lukewarm water for FIVE or six hours,
stirring occasionally. Peel six apples,
cutting them in quarters and arranging
them in the bottom of the dish, or the
apples may be chopped fine; empty in
the dissolved tapioca with q teaspoon
Of salt; bake one hour and eat warm
with cream. Ifthe apples are notswcet,
serve with sugar or withhard sauce.
lInsTREse OF HERsEI.P, THOUGH THE
CHINA FALL.
The desire which Possosses many house.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-03-28
CURIOUS TURKISH CUSTOM.

| One of the Turkish practices a Spring.
| tide is very curious. The hour and mil
ute and second at which the sun eros S es
| the equator are strictly calculated, and
this instant has to be observed in q
special manner. All the persons of a
household must be ready to partake at
| the given moment of a compound which
is supposed to insure them health for
the next twelve months. The medicine,
or charm, or whatever it may be, is
brought into the houses with some cere-
mony; it is in small round glasses, some
thing like finger glasses with a cover,
that are tied up IN green gauze, sealed
and labeled with u huge heart-shaped
label be ring directions i'll gilt letters as
to the precise instant at which the seal
should be broken and those standing by
should dip their spoons in and eat to the
health of body and mind. The prepara-
tion looks remarkably like small garnet
beads sticking together in uneven
blocks, and has u dark crystalized ap-
pearance. l was told that one ingre-
dent was the flower of the aloes That
blooms but once IN ahuudred years, and
that the name of the compound iuNeO-
rOOze-ce-ah. Watches had been set with
Inc greatest eXactitude over nighr, and
were placed with the jar and spoons on
little trays in every room, and one was
brought III mine also, where few visi-
tors congregated to partake with me.
The taste, If l remember rightly, was
sweet but slightly acriI, and each per-
son took but very small portion, all
dipping together exactly at ga. 36min.
10sec., A. M, Frank time, or 2h. 36min.
10sec., (TurkiSh time,) OF March the
2ist, 1S72.-[ [Cornhill Magazine.