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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-02
ABINGDON FAIR.
A SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION.
Money Made and tho Debt Paid

Money Made and tho Debt Paid.
The weather bureau favored Abing-
don last week. Wednesday was a de-
lightful day, and very good crowd
passed the turn-style some 600 hav-
ing paid the reduced fee of 25c.-
These, with the entrance fees, caused
the receipts of the day to approximate
$500 sum sufficient to pay of the
premium list. The remaining two
days can be applied to the debt upon
the grounds.
The display in the building was
light, but the articles were exception
ably good. Some specimens of paint
ing, both in oil and water colors, by
Miss e. e. Faulkner, attracted much
attention. OF these, the nearest ma
ture, and therefore the best, was q
maple sprig in water colors.
Specimens of Tobacco, both smok-
ing and chewing, by j. c. Greenway
d Co., were worthy of note and pre-
MUM anywhere in America.
The stock department was lightly
represented, but some of it was very
fine. Mr.. Palmer had some of his re-
n0wned cattle on the track. OF
course 1t was marked by all the excel
lence which his thoroughbreds have
heretofore been distinguished for.
There was dash or two around the
track between Rosa Meadows and
Wade Hampton, owned by Colonel
Francis Preston, in which the latter
was successful.
The tournament filed huge gap
between the other scenes, and devel-
sped some fine riding. Mr.. George
Fields took nine Rings, and was
awarded the crown. Messrs. Daniel
Campbell and Joseph E. Johnson
took respectively eight and seven
rings, and were awarded first and
second honors.
THURSDAY.
The ladies department. was more
fully represented. The agricultural
Department had some admirable spec
linens of potatoes aud green apples,
but there Yves scarcely anything more.
Mr.. VIM. b. Kelly and Mr.. Jas. Hagy
had numerous specimens of apples
that were wondrous for size and re-
markable forbeauty.
In the speed ring there was a pretty
dash Of half a mile between Ned
owned by Danl Coots and Fleet Foot,
owned by N. w. Bryant, in which
Fleet Foot was winner by half a
length. The crowd was quite large.
A string band furnished the music.
Tho trotting race of the day was be-
tween the noted Billy King of d. G.
Cummings, Slidell owned by Jos. A.
Caldwell of Bristol, aud Mr.. Snod-
grass hey mare. Slidell took the
lead and held it for three fourths of n
mile, when she wGs passed by King
who came out ahead.
During the pause between heats King
became frightened at the crack of n
whip at dog by an officer of the day
and lac became almost unmanageable
breaking the sulky and hurting him
selL by kicking the axle.
Dan'l II. Adkin resolutely caught
The horse and at great peral finally
quieted him, an act for which he was
presented a silver cup by the associa.
Hon' Slidell made the next two heats
and won the race.
FRIDAY
gave the usual closing amusements.-
The crowd was again quite large. The
mile race was between Hampton,
esubblSfieId, Rosa Meadows and Dr.
Alex Findlay's Zetelle. Won by
Hampton. Zetelle, 1t seems, was in
no condition TO do himself justice,
having beer worked hard recently,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-02

The "Baby's Best Friend" IL DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup, since it maintains
the Baby's health by keeping it free
from Collie, Diarrhoea, etc. Price %
cents per bottle.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-02

and having undergone very little pre-
paration.
The trot was won by Slidell over
Snodgrass' mare amid the widest ex-
element, passing ahead almost under
the string by a most wonderful and
surprising effort when within a few
feet of the wire.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-10-02
The Flames Happily Stayed in
Time to Save the Records and
One-EialG the Collection.

The late Presidential contest engen-
dered much bad blood" which cool
ness and judgement will correct, The
"bad hlo0dn induced 10y persistent VII
Olaton OF Natures great but simple
laws requires not only GOODNESS and
judgement, but obedience to hygienic
measures and the proper use OF DR..
Bulls Blood Mixture to insure its pu'
rifcaion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
Fashion Notes.

Peacock satin for dresses is mixed of
striped velvet.
Bronze and olive are the colors for
travelling chips.
Short skirts are being made of tur-
quoise flannel.
Black cashmere sacks are trimmed
with bronze passementerie and fringe.
The favorite trimming for dark dresses
is clair de luae, jet embroideries and
bands.
Many of the fall costumes are made
en- chale, or square, to be worn over
chemisettes.
For afternoons square-toed shoes are
worn, with navy blue stockings clocked
with light -blue-silk.
Paletots made of coachman's cloth,
plush, and all kinds of rough fabrics,
will be worn this fall.
Wedding invitations are printed in
the same style, on square card sheets,
folded once in square envelope. They
can be in graduated sizes to suit all
fancies. No monograms are used on
wedding envelopes-occasionally crest
OF coat-of-arms. The colors are white
or pale cream shades. For dinners, re-
ceptions, ETC., invitations are printed on
large square cards or unglazed note-pa-
per. The envelopes containing these
invitations should always be inclosed in
larger ones, whether sent by post OF
by hand.
The day for tinted and elaborately
engraved cards and stationary has pass.
ed. The late styles are plain, printed
in English script. Visiting cards are
more oblong than square. They comein
four graduated sizes. The largest is in.
scribed with "Mr. and Mrs. Blank, the
second size is simply "Mrs. Blank,
the third for the eldest unmarried
daughter, who employsth prefix" Miss,
emitting the Christian name after hel
first season in society. The third anG
smallest is intended for gentlemen, will
the prefix "Mr." and the name of theil
club or residence in one corner. They
are all in oblong shape.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
The Society of Amana.

An obscure communistic society,
called Amana, occupies tract of fertile
land near Iowa City, and has 1,624 men,
bers. There are seven villages, and III
each q clearinghouse sufficient to ac-
commodate the population of the vii
lage To these all the people go to get
their meals, the hour for which is given
by bell from central tower. There
are also laundries, where all washing
and il oning are done so that no house
keeping really is done in the families,
which leaves the members to other de-
partments of labor, and every member
Of the society has something to do.
Once in every year the executive officers
make an annuity apportionment to each
family or single individual, which is to
befor use for that year for personal ex-
penses. There is in every village a.
store, in which all kinds of goods are
kept, and which are delivered to MEM
bers of the society without profit
record of each persons purchases is
kept, and at the end of the year the
amount is deducted from the annuity, so
that very little money is used. If
member withdraws from the society,
what he put in is returned, without in
terest or increase. If member dies,
and is the head of family. his share or
interest in the society is divided among
his legal heirs, and placed to their credit
on the books Of the society. There are
three physicians, whose duty it is to
visit the sick. Their medicines and
teams are supplied by the society. So,
also, schools are maintained.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
Words Of Wisdom.

Mems muscles move better when
their souls are making merry music.
Genius is the morning dew that keeps
the world from perishing in drouth.
To sneer and denounce is q very easy
way of assuming great deal of wisdom,
and concealing a great deal of ignorance.
Live for to-day, tomorrow is dream,
We may not see its bright fulfilling;
But now, while dutys earnest voices call,
We will, with courage strong and willing,
Live for to-day.
None are too wise to be mistaken, but
few are so wisely just as to acknowledge
and correct their mistakes and espec-
tally the mistakes of prejudice.
There never did, and there never will,
exist anything permanently noble and ex-
cellent in the character which is strang-
er to the exercise of resolute self-denial.
The truest help we can render to an
afflicted man, is not to take his burden
from him, but to call out his best
strength, that he may be able to bear
the burden.
There are two sorts of enemies insepa-
ldblO llOln dlLlObU ttll DlCu, DuU Ill
together from men of great fortunes
the fatterer and the liar One strikes
before the other behind-both in
sensibly, both dangerously.
Do little helpful things and speak
helpful words whenever you can. They
are better than pearls or diamonds to
strew along the roadside of life. They
will yield far more valuable harvest,
as you will find after many days.
Faith may sometimes exceed reason,
but not oppose it and belief may be often
above sense, though not against it, Be-
ware, then, not only of an implicit
faith, but of being too closely tied up
to reason where faith is required.
Do little helpful things and speak
helpful words whenever you can. They
are better than pearls or diamonds to
strew along the roadside of life. They
will yield far more valuable harvest,
as you will find after many days.
Poets know, and statesmen ought tc
know, it is by sentiment when vel
directed-as by sorrow when well used
great nations live. When sentiment
dies out, and mere proeaic calculation OF
loss and profit takes it's place, the1
comes Byzantine epoch, q Chinese
epoch, a deceptitude and slow decay.
Children must have love inside the
house and fresh air, and good play anG
some good companionship outside
otherwise young life runs the creates
danger in the world of whitening o.
growing stunted, or at best, prematurely
! old and turned inward on itself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
Bancroft. the Historian.

George Bancroft has the reputation of
being one of the most thoroughly edu-
Gated of living Americans. When he
was student at Gottingen, he learned
the Oriental languages from Eichborn,
ancient history from Planck and Heeren,
natural history from Blumenbach, and
Greek and Roman antiquities from
Diszen. He afterwards heard the lee
lures of Wolf, the famous Homerist,
Hegel and Schleiermacher, He has been
intimate with Humboldt, Varnhagen Won
Ense, Cousin, Schlossel, Goethe, Benja-
min Constant, Manzoni, Chevalier Bun
sen, Niebuhr, and host of cad celebri-
ties. One Of the things of his youth was
small volume of poems, enthusiast
cally describing the scenery of Switzer-
land and the ruins of Rome. He pub
lished the first volume of his History
of the United States forty. three years
ago, and the work is yet unfinished. He
is still at work on it, and hopes to live
to complete it, and he probably will, as
he is of robust constitution and in ex-
cellent health, and was seventy-seven on
October 3. Those who know him regard
him as one of the youngest old men OF
their acquaintance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
A Moth ExterminatOr Wanted.

Miss Grundy has returned 10 WASH
ington and says: "The residence of
ex-senator Stewart, of Nevada, generally
known as Castle Stewart, has been
rented, / hear, for $4,000 for the
session. This is a startling reduction,
as the price per annum was fixed at $18,-
900 heretofore. It was reduced proba-
bly, because the superb furniture, cur
tains and carpets have all been ruined
by moths during the two years it has
been without tenant. The upholstery
was very costly and elegant. The richly
embroidered satin which covered the
chairs, sofas, etc., in the parlors, as well
as the Gobelin tapestry curtains, was
purchased at the last Paris exposition,
and brought here to be made up. do
not think moth ever cut silk or satin,
but all the materials containing wool in
the house, including the Gobelin tapes
try, which draped many of the windows
of the parlor floor, have been seriously,
if no irreparably, injured. Ex-senator
Stewart, has occasionally lived there
since his family went to California, but
ouly as lodger, and the rooms have not
been opened and aired properly, other
wise the moths might have been sub
dued, though they are always more
difficult to exterminate here than in any
other place with which am acquainted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
Greatness in q Howell.

A war correspondent says: Gorny
Studen is wretehed village of few
hundred inhabitants. the Turkish quar-
ter being on one hill and the Bulgarian
on the opposite height. The former is
deserted by its proprietors and the
houses have been unroofed by soldiers
to get at the wooden rafters, fuel being
scarce in northern Bulgaria. The only
building remaining in this part of the
village is occupied by the emperor Of all
the Russias. 1t is built of unburnt clay
bricks, and its low roof covered with
rough tiles. Here in this hovel the auto
crat passes his days and nights, anxiously
awaiting news from his various armies in
the field. There is no pomp surround
ing this humble imperial residence; two
Circassians on the guard with drawn sa.
bers were, when I first saw it, all that
stood between the czar and the outside
world. A short distance from the house
is II large tent, where the emperor dimes
at six with his staff and invited guests.
On the opposite side of the little street
on road ID the tent Of Gen, Ignatieffi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
THE DOWNWARD ROAD.

1t was flushed, angry face that looked
up, and harsh tones that said:
81 don't care what people say, father
suppose am old enough to Judge for
myself. "
" It's no bad thing, Gavin, to mind
what ither folks say about you. When
you really get to Il don't care,' you
are in bad way. [ hope for all you
have said you dinna mean word O. it."
CT just mean it all. / don't care. I
am going to say what like and do what
like in the future"
"Then it's name o my money I'll
give you the day, Gavin. II don't
care is the road you are for taking, the
sooner you come to the end O. youl
tether the better for you. But you'll
cool. Doubtless you'll cool, an come tc
yourself, lad"
And old Bailie Irwin took ont his ban
danna, and threw it over his face.
"Don't go to sleep, father, till yor
answer me q question OF two. Do yor
mean me to stay In Forbes Office mucl
longer?"
You were entered there for thret
years you ken weel if your time is ou
or no.
"But, father, he is such bigoted
narrow, strict old fogy, and"
you've been lang finding it out
Gavin. Tn thinking you may stand i
for a few months longer. Stick Il
your 'greement, lad. like an honest fel
low."
"But, father, have got my eye
opened lately, an"
"Hech wha's opened them? You
Grief lassie, eh?"
"Father, Jessie Grief is an angel"
81 wish she was. It's no an il
wish, that, Gavin, for any lassie; bu
I'm thinking she's far ava from it yet.
Gavin Irwin had been two years i
Duncan Forbes house and office, an
not felt his strict rules and old-fashione
ways particularly unbearable.
But few weeks ago pretty villa be
longing to the barony Of Crieff had bee
occupied as summer residence by th
gay Miss Crieff and her aunt, and Mis-
Jessie has chosen TO enliven the NOR
etony Of her retirement by paying grsG
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
An Heroic Old Soldier.

There was private soldier named
Gardieff who won fame and death in an
heroic manner, writes war correspon-
dent in an account of recent engage
ment in the Eastern war. He was an
old soldier, but had, not long ago, fallen
into disgrace. He had received severe
punishment for disorderly conduct, and
ON being permitted to resume his place
in the ranks, the commander of his
squadron had said to him: Gsrdieff,
you had better get yourself killed, or do
something now that will make us forget
your past folGes. The brave fellow was
seen to dash wildly into the fight; slash
ing right and left, he killed with his own
hand four of the Turks within five min
utes, when he was surrounded and liter
ally hewn and hacked to pieces. 1t was
the intention of his regiment to give the
body ceremonial burial on the follow
ing day, but the battle prevented this
from being carried out, and brave Gar
def was committed to the earth among
the ordinary dead,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
NO. 40.
Items Of Interest.
Good hiding places-School houses.
A boarding-house-a carpenters shop

Good hiding places-School houses.
A boarding-house-a carpenters shop.
England paid about $40, 900 tax on
playing cards last year. fl.
What is the difference between poor
gun and a borrowed masquerade cos
tune? One is fred and doesn't hit, and
the other is hired and doesn't fit.
cam 1 not little pale ?" inquired
lady, who was short and corpulent, OF
crusty old bachelor. "You look more
like big tub, was the blunt reply.
Pithole had when the oil fever
was at its height postal delivery rank
ing third in Pennsylvania. At the last
election the town polled six votes, and
it is about to give up its charter.
OF forty three verieties of apples test
ed by NJ. A. Truelle, of the Chemical
Society of Paris, the red American rem
net was found to contain the largest
amount of sugar.
The finest crop of raisins ever pro-
duced in California is promised this fall.
The grapes are not growing so large as
in previous years, owing to dryness, but
their quality is better.
A young man woke up the other night
and saw ghost in his room. Selling
his six-shooter he approached it, and
found it was his collar, which happened
to be standing on the floor.
A cannon ball is worshipped as a god
in Banavar. Until two years ago the
people worshipped the cannon itself !;
but, the English government, taking
possession of the weapon, the ball was
extracted and placed in a shrine.
If the Russians would only say that
they were whipped when they are
whipped, and the Turks would acknowl-
edge defeat when defeated, one could
have more patience in putting the tape
line on the long names of generals.
President Clark, of the Massachusetts
State Agricultural College, who recently
returned from Japan says: "The Japa-
nese are people able and willing to do
right. never saw quarrel in Japan,
and never saw nor heard of Japanese
student in America or Japan accused
of immortality"
A new counterfeit fifty dollar United
States note has Just been discovered,
and the following description has been
given Series of 1874. No. E352000;
female head, coarse work on hair and
crown poor the word "Union " very
indistinct: the lathe work in the upper
right hand corner is very poor; lathe
work in center and back is good; the
shading below the words "United
States - is scratchy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06

This is how the fee system worked
with the college youths who acted as
walters at the summer resorts. One of
them writes "Our wages are only $15
q month, besides board and washing,
and SO we can regularly earn but $28 q
season. On the other hand, if we re-
ceive perquisites, we make in all from
$50 to 800, or even $3.50. My own
daily record of fees shows that I received
$13 between July and August 13, in
amounts varying between twenty-five
cents and $2 day. Some guests who
have remained month leave their
waiter from $40 to $40; or, if they have
become interested in his history, per-
haps they leave rs much as $40 as q
souvenir"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
GUMDHALL, VT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER g. 1871

and this was to be the portion of your
second state, Gavin"
"And Lucy, father ?"
"Lucy gave herself to you, and I'm
well enough content. l am proud of the
way you kept your bargain, and every
body has the good word for you now,
Gavin"
"And 1 am glad enough of their good
word and kind greetings, father. I'll do
all a man may do to deserve BOTH"
"That's right, Gavin Irwin If a
man doesn't care for the respect of his
fellow-creatures he will very soon lose
respect for himself, and when self-re-
spect is once gone Satan has good lien
on everything else.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
At recent sale of short-horned COW

At recent sale of short-horned cows
in England a beast named "Fifth
Duchess of Hillhurst" " was sold amid
great applause for $22, 800. She is said
TO be the highest price COW in England,
and is described as "charming crea-
ture." The largest sum ever paid for a
COW is believed to be $26, 750 for the
duchess of Geneva" which was sold
Mt New York Mills, in New York, two or
three years ago. Twenty-Five thousand
five hundred dollars is the next highest
sum,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06
The Rime Of the Stove Man.

He sHedketh 1t is the man of Summer street,
along The street Most woe-begone to see
And he dodgeth the friends
whom he may meet
Who loudly laugh at he,
And tryeth For under his arm he bears
p 10 hide his pipe
stoUepipe 'n- That eke belongs to the stove,
der has coat, And the elbow he grasps in his
grimy gripe;
To the pipe it must be rove.
Bathe ray Loud laugh his friends, "Ha,
.fdrerS'behold- ha, no, ho ~
ing, laugh him And exc they cry, "I say ~
to scorn. "Withhold thy chaff !" the
victim CRIED
Eftsoons their chaff held they
The bright The house was clean, the sun
daton Of Ae was bright,
dismal day. Cheerily dawned the day,
"Bring up the stove" the good
wife cried,
s'Ill brook me no delay
He reluc- In wild unrest 1 beat my
tatly ydnseoers breast,
to his Wife'S But could not but choose but
appeal. do;
The rusty stove from the shed
brought,
The pipe and the elbow, too.
llanlike, he " The SCOT was here, the SCOT
pUUeth the was there,
The SCOT was all around,
roo M in a And flakes of rust on the carpet
mess. stood
Like hoar frost on the ground
The trouble "Down dropped the pipe, the
begins. elbow fell,
The good wife scolded free,
And the misft joints they
wrought SPELL
That raised old Cain with me.
H6 UrdnJ- About, about, aud in and
Leth 1rih the out,
pipe, ,andcusS- The joints l showed and cram
eth right n,er- med
rifle. With many wall and many a
shout,
And much unseemly Language.
The pipe 81 pounded them in, pried
hOLdeth its otcn them out.
And hear, oh man and brother
Both ends of every joint OF
pipe
Were bigger than the other.
Andraiseh " They rasped my knuckles to
lamps aHOUer the bone,
its adversary. They pinched my grimmy
skin,
They bled and blistered all they
touched,
But could not drive them in.
The gooG "'Go way, 60 way, you awk-
g5eprouoketh ward man.
him to utter The good wife sp41e TO me,
desperation. l dropped the elbow joint and
ran,
As mad as mad could be.
And tachleHt "Brt 1 turned and watched
the ginypipe with silent gaze
1Uith co BJi- For wrath had ma le mc dumb,
de,,ce. And saw the wife of my bosom
raise
Blood blisters on her thumb
But gets 81 saw her sink on the sooty
bddy teF and floor
sqtedIeh. In agony and pain.
1 heard her wall, oh, neve
more,
Will I marry man again.
The man Fright quick 1 seized tn
hies him todn manged pipe,
orthodox StoUe And the elbow, battered free;
mans And l seek the man who maketl
stoves
To fix my stove for me.
And s,oear- "Oh never again while life ma
eth off, last,
Will be found so greer,
However may howl the wint
blast,
To fool with stove, ween."
darlington Hd,oh-Ey,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06

lie ,Urdn1-
Bth arih the
pipe, and dcusS-
eth right n,er'-
rifle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-06

He reIu c.
{ dnHy dns'oers
TO his toite'S
appeal.