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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24
Lunenburg.

There is no one thing we have to
contend with so hard to manage as
the Tramp nuisance. One day last
week we had seven prowling abou:
town, breaking into Mr.. Thompson's
house and stealing all they could car
ry off. At night four of them called
upon the overscer of the poor to be
kept over night and when told they
would be accommodated as tramps,
they said that was just what they
wanted, as they should have good
quarters and nothing to do. The
overseer hesitated some about putting
them up, as they were young able
bodied men, capable of doing good
days work. Bat finally they were
sent to our TRAMP Hotel, for the
night. One of them told the land.
lord that If the overseer had not found
them place to stay, they would have
killed him. They said they were go
ing to travel till winter and then cut
up some rusty so as to get into some
Jail for the winter.
The undersigned hereby notifies
any person foroln buying the follow
ing notes, viz One note for about
S27 30 and Interest, signed by L. A
Nichols; and one for about $50 OF
and interest, with Endorsements on it
signed by Joshua Silsbry. The above
notes with pocket book, portmonnic
jewelry, over coat, and suit of clothes
were taken from my house by tramp'
on Tuesday, Nov. ID, 1877.
ALVIN THOMPSON, I'd.
Lunenburg, Nov. 10, 1877.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24
Churches.

CoSCRFG kTIONAL.--Rev J. G.willis.
Prraching both forenoon aud AFTERNOON.
NIT ODlST. Rev. W. q. Robinson, Pleact
ing both forenoon and afternoon
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County Officers :

CLERK. c. E. Benton; JUDGES, Porter Hin.
man and Isaac K. Houston; SHERIFF, J. A.
Mansur; JUDGE OF PROBATE, VIM. Ii. HnrtS-
horn; REGISTER OF PROBATE, G, E. Benton
TREASURER, Richard Small: STATES An OR
NEY, Geo. w. Hartshorn; HIGH BAILLFF, g.
/. Ramsey; COURT AUDITOR, Il. &. Chase.
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Lunenburg, Nov. 10, 1877.
East Haven,

AS Jerome Hudson and Harlie
Smith were out in the woods east of
the Moose river a cunning, they en-
countercd and shot very large Bear.
they will get 5 or 6 gallons of oil,
which will make them, with the price
they get for the hide and bounty, alb
out $50 90. 1t makes them good
cunning trip.
Potatos are so cents per bushel.
An in;h of snow fell here on Mon
day last.
Arnold Ball is about to close up
peddling for the season.
{. E. Morgan has moved in his new
house.
Kitridge Hudson has built n new
sugar house this fall he also has i'm
proved his buildings by new shingl-
ing
The sabbath school scholars are
preparing for concert some tine
next week.
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nNl.Y LOOK co mixed visiting cards WITH
y , name neatly printed with an ofmAmentt
Snt, sent Post Pain for 25cts. Also "a ID tn
above cards Tor iOcts
Z, l.. REED, Rlchfarl vt.
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PAYlEa Business a n.ane g. Z, a4..,

1 men it,,d women, cauVilssing for he ron.
nii,r family paper TIE CONTRIBUTOR, IL
columns, IL departments, religious and secu.
lhr. Rev. DIS Earle, Il bbOu Lincoln aud uth.
or noted authors amt preGchcrs write Tor il
Only 81 lUa year. Takes everywhere. Bus.
ness has revived, GRIPS are mn cnsu, ana ow
Is The time toragents. "BELsllAzZARis FRAtT,
u ING steel Pate o. X 2l) engraved expressly
Tor The Contributor given 10 every suOscrl.
bors Extraordinary inlnecnle lis 70 IL ents
Address. j. ii. EARt.E, BOSTON, Mass
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Victory.

Chas. Damon raised at the rate of
1900 bushels Of .Mangul Wurtzels to
the acre. He measured one rod of
ground and got sixteen bushels froG
it. He boils them and feeds them to
the hogs as people do potatoes for one
use of them.
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SPECIAL FEATURES.
III February we shall commence the publ.
cation OF an orISlrai story,
"lioW WE SAVED Tile OLD FAM,
AND
How IT BECAME A NEiY FARM.9

This New England Story has been written
for our Columns by the "IburG Farmer"
whose contribution To to our columns Will he
continued during the year. ihu story viii
scarcely lail to prove Interesting o All read
ers WHO take an intCcsL in tho science OF the
soil,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24

A. NJ. Carpenter bought barrel Of
kerosene oil at West Concord, brought
it to CRANKY, and sold it out in five
gallon lots for twenty-five cents per
uallon. Cheaper than daylight.
William Nourse of Danville, owns
piece of land here and was up a
while ago and gathered his apples and
piled ard covered them; among them
he selected few bushels and put into
bags On coming after them the APP
pies in the bags, bags and all were
gone. We are sorry to say that this
petty stealing is getting altogether
too common, and there ought to he
some public examples made of the
perpetrators. Cents make dollars
and it is small crimes that lead to
large ones. We have not dram
drinker in town, and are sorry to be-
come infested with contemplate
sneak theifs.
Woodsmen report game of all kinds
as very scarce. Patridges which were
plenty here in July and August, are
few and far between. Where they
have gone to, is a problem hard to be
solved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24

The Editors of The Journal will rs in the
past. embrace tho discussion OF topics OF pre-.
tlcal interest. r.r
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letters frCm AhroaG:
Walls from Wasl;ir

MIR. EDWARD KING, will continue his scr.
les OF letters from abroad. llc1N i'll ruprtseut
the journal intnc Paris exhibition IN 1873.
ITniE. fror.A NVn.l.fnrtn.. !.
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EditnrinlS !:

BW leigh : letter, which arg admitted TO be
neNsy and INTEREST," g, VIII appear,
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B. c.. & M. r. r. Time
Table.
Members of the Essex County Bar re-
siding in the County:

Geo. N. Dale, D. S. Storrs and z. NJ. Manaur,
island Pond; Geo. W. Hastshorn, Canaan
q. E. Benton, Guildhall; Harvey r Gleason
and A. T. Nichols, West Concord.
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Rurleigh'S INtfpI.S |,

Washington.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
How to Make Bacon,

Kill thrifty hogs, those of Medium
size being the best for family use. The
pieces should be neatly cnt and trim
med, and all blood clots and bruised
parts removed; salt on floor or in
box. but do not place the pieces moro
than three or four deep Common salt,
packed we'll over the sides and should
crs, will be all that is necessary, but
for the hams some make pickle. This
is more trouble than the following,
which, we prefer: Sprinkle pinch of
pulverized saltpetre over the lean
part of the ham, then rub in table,
spoonful of common molasses (sugar
Will do; place i'll the sailing box, the
feshy side up; pack salt we'll over the
feshy part half to an inch deep. II
there is no hard freezing weather the
meat will take q sufficiency of salt In
five or six weeks. Then take up and
hang in the smoking loft, which should
be tight enough to hold the smoke;
slow fires, made with green chips of
hickory, should be kept under the meat
until cured to the taste. Some prefer
more and others less smoking. II
cured in this way and kept in summer
in a cool, dark place, there will be no
danger of its getting rancid. The hams
should be canvassed to keep out the
Hv
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
A Little Every Day.

The longest life is made up of simple
days-few or many but the days grow
into years, and give the measure of our
lives at the last.
The life is at the last what the days
have been. Let the children, therefore,
look after the days-one day at time,
and put into each one something that
will last-something worth doing,
something worth remembering, some
thing worth initiating by those who
follow us.
l. Every day little knowledge. One
fact in day. How small thing is
one fact Only one! Ten years pass
bv. Three thousand, six hundred and
fifty facts are not a small thing.
O. Every day little self>denial. The
thing that is difficult to do to-day will
be an easy thing to do three hundred
and sixty five days hence, If each day
it shall have been repeated. What
power of self>mastery shall he enjoy
who, looking to God for His grace,
seeks every day to practice the grace he
prays for
3. Every day little hopelessness'
We live for the good of others. if oul
living be in any sense true living. Ii
is not in the great deeds of philanthro-
py that the only blessing is found. In
"Little deeds of kindness,
repeated every day, we find true happi'
ness. At home, at school, IN the street.
in the neighbor's house, on the play
ground-we shall find opportunity ev-
cry day for usefulness.
4. Every day little look into the
Bible. One chapter day. What a
treasure of Bible knowledge one may
acquire in ten years. Every day verse
committed to memory. What . volume
in the mind, at the end of twenty-five
wears, ...
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
How TO be Independent.

The Southern Farmer says 1t is an
easy matter for q Southerner to he en-
tirely independent. The key to the
secret lies in two plain propositions:
Make your own fertilizers by resting.
cropping, grassing. and manuring your
lands. Thus you become independent
of guiana merchants. Raise yonr own
provisions. Thus you become inde>
pendent of your provision merchants.
Your cheapest and safest line of trans
portation runs from your own gelds and
hog pens to your own barns and meat
house With no debts for your sup
plies, you will need no accommodation
credits at two per cent. month. Thus
you become independent OF brokers.
cotton factors and lien merchants. You
can then sell yonr cotton at your own
time, to your own chosen buyers, and
will get your own money. None Of
these things can farmer do who plants
on credit. and borrows money TO buy
his provisions.
II you wish to become powerful rs
well as independent you have your
Sampson locks in fine words: snake
cotton your surplus crop"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
farm dofes.
Hill, on Home Supplies.

In speech recently delivered in
Georgia, Hon. b. H. Hill, of that State,
took the grounds that it was really
cheaper for Southern people to raise
their own provisions than it would be to
have them brought from the West and
laid down at the nearest depot free OF
charge. In the first place, he argued,
if we raise i've millions of bales of cot
ton we will get no more money for them
than we woald get for one-half that
number. Then, out OF the same
amount realized, you pay for raising
the five millions just double cost of
production. Half the labor and sup
plies employed in raising tile FIVE mil
lion bales of cotton could be employed
in raising supplies without reducing
the value of the cotton crop one dollar.
But hall this labor would raise more
than you needed for supplies. Yon
could employ much of il, also, in en-.
riching your lands, and improving yonr
property in many ways. Then you
would come to the end of the year with
your cribs full of coru, your smoke
houses full of meat, your family fall Of
smiles, yourselves full of Independence,
and your pockets full of money for in
vestment. And how would you invest
it ? In cotton factories or the waterfalls
which God has sent all through your
country TO run spindles. This would
make you Independent Of Old and New
England both. Then, also, you would
make your own implements of hns-
bandry, which would make you inde>
pendent of Pennsylvania foundries and
Massachusetts workshops.
In word, every improvement would
be built up in your own country, and
all the profits of those improvements
would go into your own pockets.
Go on as you are now going, making
cotton your chief crop, aud slavery is
the doom of your children and your
children's children forever A people
who depend on other people for food
and raiment, are and must be slaves.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
sa1ierelIaW.
San Diego to Galveston.


Does any one doubt that the project
ed railroad from the Gulf to the Pacific
is destined to yield magnificent re-
tnrn? Let him study the figure which
we have already published. showing the
enormous profits of the Union and Pa
cifc roads, aud far less favorably To-
Gated route. Let him bear III mind
that the Texas and Pacific saves foul
hundred miles in distance between New
York and the Pacific ocean, and will
connect the waters of that ocean with
the Gulf of Mexico, by line of only
fourteen hundred and eighty miles
from San Diego to Galveston), and
ask himself whether it must not receive
vast freight business from the mo-
ment of its completion.
1t is not only certain that the Union
Pacific will ultimately reimburse the
Government for every cent of its sub
sidy, interest and principal, but long
, before that time it will have poured in
to the pockets of its owners Pactolean
stream of golden dividends.
The Texas Pacific needs only the gen.
Gus support Of Congess to demonstrate
that the almost incredible statistics
which we have printed in regard to the
Union Pacific will be surpassed by this
new line when constructed.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
Lie, Never.

Not long ago, on an English steamer,
four days out from Liverpool, small
boy was found hid away behind the
cargo. He had neither father nor moth
er, brother nor sister, friend nor protec'
tor among either passengers or crew.
Who was he? Where did he come
from? Where going? Only nire years
old; the poor little stranger, with rag
ged clothes but beautiful face, full OF
innocence and trnth OF course he
was carried before the first mate.
How came you to steal passage on
board this ship?' asked the mate
sharply.
"My stepfather put me in, answered
the boy; che said he could not afford to
keep me Or pay my. passage t. Halifax
where my aunt lives. 1 want TO go tc
my aunt.
The mate did not believe the story
j fle mud ofteA been deceived " sto va
ways. Almost every ship finds, one OIL
two days out at sea, men or boys con
cealed among the cargo, who try to gel
passage across the water without pay
ing for it. And this is often trouble
some and expensive. The mate sus
pected some of the sailors had hand
in the boys escape, and treated hin
pretty roughly. Day after day he was
questioned about his coming, and it was
always the same story-nothing less
nothing more. At last the mate got
out of patience, as mates will, and selz
ing him by the collar told him unless
he confessed the truth, IN ten minutes,
he wonld hang Kim on the yard arm
frightful threat indeed.
Poor child, with not friend to stand
bv him Around him were passengers
and sailors of the mid>day watch, and
before him the stern first officer, with
his watch in hand, counting the tick,
tick, tick of the minutes as they swiftly
went. There he stood, pale and Sor-
rowful his head erect, and tears III his
eyes; but afraid ?-no, not bit
Eight minutes were already gone.
"Onlv two minutes more to live,
cried the mate. "Speak the truth and
save your life, boy"
May I pray asked the child,
looking mp in the hard mans face.
The officer nodded his head, but said
nothing. The brave boy knelt down on
deck, and, with hands clasped and eyes
raised to heaven, repeated the Lord s
prayer, and then prayed the dear Lord
Jesus to take him home to heaven. He
could die but lie-never All eyes
were turned toward him, and sobs broke
from stern hearts.
The mate could hold out no longer.
He sprang to tho boy, told him he be-
lieved his story, every word of it. A
nobler sight never took place on ship S
deck than thisZa poors unfriended
child, willing to face death for truth s
sake.
He could die; but lie-never ! God
bless him And the rest of the voyage
you may we'll think he had friends
enongh. Nobody owned him before;
everybody was now ready to DO him a
kindness. And everybody who reads
this will be strengthened to do right,
come what will, By the noble conduct of
this dear child.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
Good Hints.

In his hints on autumn work the edi-
tor the Philadelphia Gdrdner's Month.
~ says with reference to forest leaves,
that they must be gathered up as soon
as fallen. They are excellent to mix
with hot bed material, and where prac-
ticable should be saved for this pur-
pose. They do not heat so rapidly as
stable manure, and in this has an ad-
vantage as tempering its violence, max
ing it last longer, and maintaining
more regular heat They are excellent
material to put round cold frames TO
protect half hardy plants. A board is
put up the height of the frame boards,
and about foot or more from them,
and leaves filled in between. If the
plants are somewhat tender, the bottom
of the frames may be filed in few
feet with the leaves. Much heat is
thrown off during the decomposition Of
the leaves, which, though not enough
to keep out severe frost. yet modifies
somewhat the temperature. These
leaves, after they have been two or
three years deoaying, make admirable
stuff for potting and flowers in general.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
Iiterary.
lDo You Think il a Sin.

Do you think it ain in the cleaning
To sit meath neat fitting dress,
With the daintiest of maidens within it,
And lily-white fingers TO press.
Or softly to lift stray ringlet,
That floats Ger bosom of snow,
Or to peep into eyes that are glancing
From dark -fringed eyelids below?
Or to see just beyond where 'he's sitting
A something you ought to repair
And pass your arms around her and fx 1t,
And then to forget your arm is there;
Or, just in fit ofabstrac ion,
To tell her there's something You miss,
And while she is helping you find it,
To steal from the mouth sweet kiss?
And as she's reprevins you mildly,
You draw in your arm rather tight,
And tell her you're sorry yon did it.
If she does not think it quite right;
And then in your penitent moment,
You say that 10 you it is plain
You ought, as n matter of honor,
To give the kiss back again.
Yet how to do so is puzzle,
For in viewing the matter all DER,
If give back the kiss | have stolen,
She might say I'd taken one more,
Oh, I'm sadly perplexed and confoudcd.
| want to be just and polite;
Don't you think that 'twere better to coax
her
To giveto me kissing the right?
I'm afraid I've committed blundcr,
And acted somewhat like Ounce;
! think | must get up my courage,
And ask her to wed me at once
pve done it--and she has consented
What fortunate man have been!
And now you may keep your opinion
don't think I've committed sin. y
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
Ar Auburn, Indiana, the other day q

Ar Auburn, Indiana, the other day a
Young man named Squires picked up a
loaded gun and playfully pointed at Mr..
and Mrs. Ault, play saying, "your
money or your life. The gun went off,
playfully of course, killed the lady and
badly wounded the husband. The jury
acquitted Squires MS he did the whole
thing in play. If such idiots were p ay-
fully sent to the state prison for life
the world would be better off. Until this
can be done any man who points gun
or revolver at another should be imme-
diately knocked down with chair,
club, poker or other weapon that may
be handiest. 1T is no excuse to say that
the gun is not loaded, that only aggra-
votes the case; the more unloaded the
pistol is, the surer does death follow
its index finger.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
The Needle Found.

"Cleopatra's Needle" during oil the
thirty-fou hundred years since it
was hewn out of the granite--beds OF
Syene, never encountered such re-
markable adventure as now. Taken
down from it's second place at Alexan-
dria-cradled in new cylindrical vessel
designed especially for it-foated past
the Pillars of Hercules, and far out on
the "1nknown seas adrift in
fearful storm, and left rs compassless
vessel of the Pharoahs, to be borne
whittier the great ocean currents might
carry it--then found again and safely
drawn, let us hope, to its own home,-
is there anything more strange and pic
turesque in the history of any human
monument :? The faith of Mr.. Dixon,
the contractor, in defiance of the dec
laration of captain who appears to
have been both timid and wanting in
! ssiultsina.-.-- since, II Tie gale overlook
him On approaching Cape Finisterre,
why did he not put into the port of
igo?-has been siugularly justified
Within few hours after he declared
his belief that the floating obelisk was
not lost, came the news that it had
been verify found. We have n special
reason for rejoicing, since it's loss might
have jeopardized the securing of its
fellow for.our own city. And if the great,
heavily-freighted craft had continued
to drift on the open ocean, as dangerous
to vessels in the night as any rock or
reef, it would have become new fiyipg
Dutchman-a mysterious terror of the
sea. 1t will reach England, enriched
for all time by Il fresh association, as
marvellous as it was unexpected.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29


led he present life; for Herbert hated
the so called leaders of society; gay but
terflies of fashion. But before to-day
he could not believe that Sibyl was
given up body and soul to frivolous
gayety. She was spoiled, petted
child, but he thought that the heart in
her bosom beat warm aud true.
One. two, three weeks passed away,
and il Herbert Talfourd had turned to
ice, Sibyl thought he could not be cold
er. He never interfered with, never
advised her now. Perhaps it was this
letting her severely alone made Sibyl
forget sac detested him.
| Now this non-interference might ac-
count for Sibyl no longer detesting Mr..
Talfourd, but why it should keep him
continually in the Young lndy's mind
we carhot say. Sibyl was not mos
ment alsge with her thoughts, and very
laften when she was not alone Will. tiieu,
they were on Herbert Talfourd.
"What can have come over me. am
not myself" Sibyl would say i'll her
own mind, as she wandered through
the house like a restless spirit. But
one day while sitting thinking of Her
bert Talfourd she burst into tears, and
with woman's Inconsistency, wonder
ed If he wassever going to take any in>
terest in her, and in her tears she NUT
| tered -
Il do some little good secretly that
he knows nothing of; but he spoke the
/ truth-openly set bad example. Oh,
shall | ever meet another man rs good
as he?"
And after this food of tears Sibyl
was very confident that she no longer
detested Herbert Talfourd. ts.t
"He is dying. Miss, dying FAST" said
Mrs. Atwood, as Sibyl stood beside the
bedside Of the sick man. "But God has
been very good to him, Miss. He has
sent him another friend to day Mr.
Herbert Talfourd, whom we knew in
our better days, and, OH, Miss Renmere,
he has already promised my husband TO
provitlefor me and my children I told
Mr.. Talfourd that you had promised to
do that; but you have always done so
much for us, Miss Renmere, that / am
glad somebody has come to your re-
lief" .t.N
Sibyl's heart gave great bound.
She never could humble herself to
Herbert to tell him that she had always
gone among the poor and needy and
helped them; bat now he knew that she
was not given, heart, Eand soul, to dress,
fashion and gayety, and-she was glad.
Miss Renmere, my best friend"
said the dying man, opening his eyes,
you may never see me alive. Will you
say prayer, for me. for he will surely
hear al angels voice"
Sibyl, with tears in her eyes, knelt
beside the bed and prayed aloud.
While Sibyl's voice filed the room
the door opened and q man entered. In
an instant he took in the scene before
him; then, going over TO the bedside,
he dropped on his knees beside Sibyl,
bent his face to the coverlet, and wept
from the fullness of his heart.
When .Sibyl finished her beautiful
prayer, she simply turned and laid her
hand on the mans head saying
Herbert, God bless you!'
Aud kneeling there, with Sibyl's
hand upon his head, Herbert knew that
his love was not in vain-that he
would never again hear how she detest
ed him.