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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
Fertilizing Influence Of Snow.

Snow is often called the "poor mans
manure;" and if it is true that it has any
manural value, the farmers prospects for
the next season are certainly fattering.
The body of snow upon the ground in
all the Northern and Middle States is
very great, and millions of acres of land
are covered by it as with a blanket of the
whitest wool. 1t is probable that sell
dom, perhaps never, has so wide an area
of our country been covered as during
the month of January, 1877. The ques-
tion whether snow is capable of affording
to lands any of the elements of fertility
is one often asked; and in reply, the
Boston Journal Of Chemistry says that
it probably is. The atmosphere holds
ammonia and some other heterogeneous
products, which are without doubt
brought to the soil by snowfakes as well
as by rain drops.
Experiments both here and abroad
would seem to prove the truth of this
conclusion.
Rains are not only valuable for the
moisture which they supply, but for
what they bring to us from the atmos-
phere. During thunder storm nitric
acid is produced in considerable quanti-
ties; and dissolved in the rain drops to a
high degree of attenuation, its effects
upon soils are highly salutary, as the
nitrogen perpeates the entire soil.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
Wants His Interest Also,

The Allentown penn. Bulletin says :
Twenty years ago a man living in this
city lost wallet containing $50, and a
lady living in CatHsauqua had the for
tune to find the money, but lacked the
honesty to retrrn it to the owner, though
she knew who he was. Years passed on,
the husJand of the covetous lady pros
pered 'srd grew rich, the man who lost
the pocketbook with the money got
Po Jrer and poor, till the other day the
/ 'Ady found him in this city in actual
want Her conscience pricked her sore,
and going home she got $50, and took
= to the mans family. The family was
very grateful, but the man, as soon as
he found out who it was that had kept
his money so long, immediately insti'
tuted suit to recover interest, We pre-
sumo the claim for interest will be set
tied before the matter goes out hf TIE
hands Of the alderman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
Items of Interest.

The japanese are manufacturing wa
ter-proof boots of paper.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
bill making it misdemeanor to pay for
lobbying.
There are 991 lighthouse keepers en-
ployed by the United States, at a cost of
1894, 600 per annum.
The public wishes to be managed like
a woman-one must say nothing to it
but what it likes to hear.
The Hub is showing tie beneficial
effects of its civilization by shipping
baked beans to Philadelphia.
"We're in pickle now," said a man
in a crowd. GA regular jam" said an
other. "Heaven preserve us, )" said an
old lady.
There is an imperial law in Japan
against using kerosene oil to hurry up
the fire. The law was not made to save
life, but to save oil.
An English critic says that the habit
of dressing children for fancy ball and
concert exhibitions induces in the chill
dren foolish conceit and an immoral
tone of ideas.
No man should be too sure in speaking
of the advent of spring. He may wake
up some morning and find that his win
ter clothes have all been made over for
the boys.
The San Francisco common council has
has passed a special bill permitting
certain Chinaman to carry pistol three
months because his life is threatened by
persons against whom he has testified.
"Piety," remarked an Arkansas
preacher to his congregation the other
day, "does not consist in noise. The
Lord can see you give to the needy just
as easily as he can hear you pray the
roof of"
Scene-Recitation room in natural his
torv Instructor 4" Mr.. X, have you
ever put your head down ON ones breast
and listened to the heart beats as Hux-
ley describes them?" Mr.. X (blushing-
ly): eyes, sir"
/ A New York lecturer on health 1ldl-
cules the Grahamite system. He recon-
mends less starch and more mastication,
less tea and more milk. He said bran
bread had killed nearly all of his family,
and rendered twenty-five years OF his
own life miserable before he discardedit.
1t is reported that a certain old geolo-
gist who was a bachelor, boasted that
every rock was as familiar to him as A
BIC. A lady who heard him, said that
she knew Of rock which he did not
know. "Name it, madam, said the
angry Celebs, and the lady replied cit
is rock the cradle, sir.
Good Deacon B. having, as some of
his friends thought, shown too little in
terest i'll the public affairs of the day,
was charged by a brother with being
"on the fence" eyes, am on the
fence" was the reply. "and there Dro-
pose to remain as long as it's SO con-
founded muddy on both sides.
A party of robbers boarded a locomo-
tive at Long Point, Ind, killed the engl-
neer, set the engine i'll motion, and drew
an Adams express car away to con-
venient place for rifing. This was in
1875. A few days ago five men and
woman were arrested as the robbers. The
woman is Jennie Osgood, and it is said
that she not only planned the crime, but
was a leader in it's commits sion. She
wore mems clothes and false moustache,
and was one of the two who killed the
engineer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
Sans Bargain.

General R., as he was called, had
q son named Sam who was considered,
by those who knew him best, rather
stupid; but that he had distinguished
himself once and proved that he was
good at trade there is no denying.
Sam owned dog that was a constant
source of annoyance to the old gent, who
hated dogs in general, and Sans IN par
tic,1lar.
The general never tried to conceal his
dislike, but on the contrary, showed 1t IN
various ways; such as throwing hot
water on his defenseless back, trying on
several occasions to drown him, and III
many ways showing him that he was not
his friend.
The dog revenged this by giving mid
night serenades under his window, chas-
ing his hens, killing his young ducks,
and by stealing more rations than two
dogs could possibly eat.
He had offered every inducement to
Sam to sell his dog, give him away, Kill
him, or get rid of him in some way; but
Sam loved his "dog" and the dog loved
him, and Sam vowed they should not be
parted consequently the old gentleman
was surprised, IN coming home to dln-
ner one day, to hear Sam exclaim;
"Father, I've sold my dog
"Sold your dog?" said the general.
"Wel / am glad you were sensible
enough to sell him. A dog is nuisance
any way. l will make you present by
and-bye, SAM"
eyes, sir, I got sixteen dollars for
him."
"What |" exclaimed the general. .
"I got sixteen dollars for him, d" said
SAM.
You don't mean to say you got six
teen dollars for your dog, do youf"
"Well, yes" replied Sam, Il got four
pups worth four dollars apiece !!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
A Remarkable Man.

The British House of Commons has a
very remarkable member in the person
of Mr.. Kavanagh, country gentleman,
of ancient family and great estate IN Ire
land. Although born without legs or
arms, he rides, drives, and does all, and
indeed more than all, that most men do,
and his dexterity is such as to lead to the
conclusion that nature must have given
him at the shoulder joint something
which answers the purpose of hand.
In 1765 there was living in Somerset
shire, England, farmer scarcely less
remarkable He was born without arms
or shoulders, but endowed with such ex-
traordinary strength and dexterity that
he could, by some contrivance, do almost
the same as other men. His teeth were
so amazingly strong that he could hIt
ten peclxs of beans with them, and with
his feet could throw a sledge hammer
further than other men could with their
arms, He married, rs has also N.Y.
Kavanagh,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
Onr NeM Minister,a Mife,s Bonnet.

Well, Sophronia Ann, I'm glad you've
come. A great many things has hap
pened since you were here in house
cleanin' time. You know then hadn't
been near the Methodist church for nigh
on to a month; an al Clarence Center
was a-laughin', an q making fun of our
new minister's wife. How dreadful they
did talk bout that blue velvet bonnet of
heln At last the women in the church
couldn't stand it no longer; so they went
to Miss Brown, an they told her that
people thought she were injurin' an
a-keepin' back the Lords work, by a.
wearin' sich wicked, worldly bonnet.
An then says Miss Brown: 4" Ladies, 1
should like a new bonnet very much.
The blue velvet was my wedding hat,
nearly two years ago. Since then my
husband has been so poorly paid he has
not been able to buy me anything hew.
SO | have been obliged to wear this hat
summer and winter" Now, Sister Pip
kin she had an old black silk apron, jest
as good as new, an she said if the others
would take hold an help, she would have
a sewn bee, an make up Miss Brown a
decent bonnet. l didn't care. nothin'
bout the bonnet, but seein' Miss Pipkin
was a-goin' to the pains of a-gittin' up a
supper 1 thot I'd go and help 'em. Well,
if 1 do say it, we made one of the pur-
test bonnets you ever laid eyes on.
There was none of them highfalutin'
things about that bonnet. An we sent
it to her that very night. Now in meet
in, next Sunday mornin', they all looked
at Miss Browns seat to see how the new
bonnet looked on her head, but she
wasn't there. After the prayer was
over who should they see but Miss
Brown a-comin' up the aisle, a-holdin'
her head higher than kite. An do you
suppose she had on our new bonnet
No, indeed But she did have one of
them new black felt hats that come way
down over a persons eyes, an are all
covered with black hens feathers. II
looked a great sight wuss than her old
one. An the meanest of all was, next
mornin', when old Byer the washwoman,
came to do Miss Pipkin's washin', she
had on that very same black silk bonnet
that we had took sich pains to make fol-
Miss Brown WOnan's Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
VOL. V.
/" Breaking the Ice. 7"
GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR, d. D.

BY GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR, d. d.
Twas the touch Of mild weather that midwin-
ter brings,
The old-fashioned Jan'ary thaw,
When snow banks, like frozen up lovers, relent.
By natures mysterious law.
The parson was breaking the ice at his gate
Forty, and frosty, was he
When blue eyed JEANNE came tripping that
way
Twenty, and pretty, was she.
The parson he greeted the lamb of his fold,
AS cordial as parson could be;
But over the way her blue eyes strayed,
And why it was easy to see;
For Jerry was breaking the ice at the church.
Twenty-Five, and handsome, was he;
And JEANNE with Ida to shield her from
harm)
Had errands to Jerry, had she.
So they crossed, and she took the pick from his
hand,
And merrily struck brave blow,
Then held her dainty red mitten for pay,
And laughed till her cheeks were aglow.
And the parson whispered; "She's breaking
the ice,'
To help bashful jerry along:
If the ice in his heart don't break for that
1t must be uncommonly strong"
So the parson kept thoughtfully picking away,
And he unused "Ah isn't it nice,
When laughing girl, with her heart in her
eyes,
Helps her lover to break the ice!'
And he sighed "Ah were but young once
more!
But Jeannio, she wouldn't be here.
All, well, the next best thing is fee
They'll send for me in a year.
They'll send for me. "Tis the old, old tale
That started in Paradise;
And the sweetest remnant of Eden that's lef
Is loving-and breaking the ice"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24
An Admiral's History.

A correspondent of the Portland Press
gives some interesting particulars con-
cerning the late Admiral Alden's family.
His grandfather was Robert Tate, the
fourth son of George Tate of London,
who came to this country some time be-
fore the year 1855. George Tate had
been seamen on board the first Russian
frigate that ever went to sea. When he
came to America he built large two
story, gambrel rooted house at Stroud
water, Me-, which yet stands unaltered,
outside or inside, and is the best exam
pie in that vicinity Of the prevailing
style of good houses at that time. He
died there in 1894, in the .ninety-fourth
year of his age, leaving four sons, all
born in England. His third son, George,
entered the Russian naval service.
Catharine Ii. appointed him lieutenant
in ITO, and she afterward raised him to
the rank of rear admiral. Alexander [.
made him first admiral and member of
the Russian senate. For his gallant
services at the siege of Ismail he re-
ceived from the Empress Catharine a
gold medal bearing her likeness and suit
able inscriptions. He also received from
the different sovereigns under whom be
served the badges of the orders Of st.
Waldimer, st. Alexander Newski, st.
Ann, and the military order of st, John.
He died in the service in 1921, unnM,
ried, highly hor ored and respected. His
last visit to Maine was in 1919, when he
erected a handsome monument to his
father and mother at Stroudwater. The
fourth son of George Tate, Robert, had
one son and several daughters. One OF
the latter was the wife of Capt. James
Alden of Portland, and the mother OF
Admiral Alden. One of Admiral Alden's
sisters married I. S. Arthur, of Phila-
delphia the well known author.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24

The talk about blue glass has had the
effect of sending tramps about the conn
try peddling blue glass spectacles, with
forged certificates from distinguished
physicians. Farmers should beware Of
spelling their eye sight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24

Surprise is the essence of witt bit
sometimes when man is climb .ag fnwtt
q ladder in hurry and new q AHds OH
that one of the rounds is <ona % nntil Vns bs
tries to step on it, il ever seems v yery nv
funny to him. VS EV'sa''" 'sAs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-24

A fair estimate of the crop OF these ten
acres would be five hundred tons. Five
hundred tons of timothy hay would cost
$40, 900, and as this five hundred tons of
chopped fodder will answer the same
purposes as the timothy hay, it is easily
seen that every community can thus raise
its own meat at about half the cost to
II
, 1877-07-14
Checking PerSpiTation.

Nearly every one knows it Is dangerous
to check perspiration quickly, and yet
many forget to practice Il truth they
know. The weather has been unusually
hot, and the heat may return. Lit the
following be hint for behavior HuUs
Jom7tai says checked perspigation is the
| fruitful cause of sickness, disease ard
death 10 muititGdes every year. If tea
kettle Of water Is boiling ON the fire, the
st am is seen issuing from the spout, car
rying tn extra heat away with 1t, but If
he lid be fastened down and the spout
be plugged, a destructive explosion fol-
lows IN a very short time
Heat is constantly generating within
the human body, by the chemical disor-
ganization- The combustion, Of the food
We eat. There are 1000, coo of tubes or
pores on the surface OF the body, which
III health are constantly open, conveying
from the system by what is called insensi-
bic perspiration this internal heat, which
having answered its purpose, is passed off
like the Jets of STAN which are thrown
from the escape-pipe, in puffs, of any or
dlnMy steam engine but this nsensible
perspiration Carries with it, in a dissolved
form, very much OF TIE dissolved matter
of the system, to the extent of pound or
two az more eYery twenty-four hours. 1t
mus be apparent, then, that if tbs pores
OF the skin are closed, if the multitude of
valves, which are placed over the whole
surfac, of the human body, are shut down
great harm results. The great practical
lesson which We wish 10 impress upon the
mind Of the reader is this: When You
are perspiring freely, keep in motion un-
III You get 10 good fire, or to some place
where you are perfectly sheltered from
any draft Of AIR whatever
Cooling off suddenly when heated sends
many OF our youth to an early tomb. 1t
Is often a matter Of surprise that SO MANY
farmers boy and girls die Of consump-
ton Ii IS thought that abundant exer-
clse IN the open air is directly opposed to
that disease. So is; but Judgment and
mowiedge of the laws of health are essen
tlai to the preservation of health under
any circumstances. When over-heated
cool oil slowly; never in a strong draft of
ar Gentle tanning, especially If the face
is wet with cold water, VIII soon produce
delightful coolness, which leaves no dis
agreeable results.
, 1877-07-14

ECONOMY on THE FARM George Wash
ington said : Economy in all things is as
| colnmendable in the manager as it is ben
efcial and desirable to the employer and
on the farm it shows itself in nothing
more evidently, or more essentially, than
in not suffering the provendsr to be vast
ed but, or the contrary, in taking care
that ever atom of it be used to the best
advantage; and likewise, N not permit
ting the piows, harness and other imple-
ments of husbandry, and the gear belong
ing to them, TO be unnecessarily exposed,
trodden under foot, run over By carts.
and abused in other respects. More good
is derived from attending to the minuti;e
OF a farm than strikes people al first view,
and examining the farin-yard nces. and
locking into the fields TO see that nothing
is there but what is allowed to be there,
oftentimes is the means Of producing
much good, or at least Of avoiding much
evil.
, 1877-07-14
Nutice Of DiStribufion.
TERRITORY OF TASHINGTON, GO
CgUHiy ot If'gda ~ did.

TERRITORY OF H-ASHINGTON, GO
toUpiy Of HGia aiiG,
~ PROBiTE - IL H, M,isr 0f he ESf,yfs Of
GEORGE TARNER, d>oeISsd
NITATION: On re.,dir.. the du v--rIf--i petition
v of MATILDA ANN WARNER, fled Ia this
Court on the 18Th day of June A. d. lS73, setting
1orta that GE0kTE WARNER, her husband died
niestste IN the county OF Wal!a ALA, IerTtdrI OF
Washington, on TIN 22l day of March. A ID 1871 :;
that d-ceent =; the TINS "f hIs death a rrsirH:
Of said county ,evng real and personal here
III, valued tbcut s2l0u; thai all Of said property
i community properly, having been acquired since
=ced nts marriage it'll p titioner, and praying fnr
order distributing and assigning all Of san pro
r-ily 10 petitioner tie survivor Of said de-eur
according, law And it appearing 10 the Court that
NJ god exists IN sue letters 4 zdniBsira-
u IL the mat,eF nf sad estate II : or!,re that Al
persons Interested in Tie esiate Of satid GEDRGE
WARNER, decsised be ani epp,a' before the Pr =
bate c, Of sai! county II Waiia Walla on u "
DAY, the 2Si day OF July, A. D. ls77 the hour o.
one O'Clock P. or that day then and thr- 10 show
Cause, ANY there t, Why orirr stTibuiion OF
the pro erty deserted III said etiIiJu should not te
InAir there prz-ei fer. Furtlrr that seTV ce Of
this citation L. made al persons interested in sad
estate, by publication Of inis Onier Ia the Walla
NHl!a STATESMAN, a weekly D@wspaper printed and
pubiishs7i IN tin city ana enunty Of WEn4 WaIla
Washington T-rTItOry. foi fcur successive weeks
prior u said 23l day OF July, 4 ID. 1871. Dated
MAllt Waila, Juue - h, 1871.
L. GIICi RID Profs.fe ,Jn.,ra
, 1877-07-14

IMPoLITIC. - Under no circumstances
does it pay to quarrel. In the heat of an
ger words are spoken which had far bet
ter be left unsaid, but which, once spoken
cannot be recalled or forgotten. A quar-
rel deg1ades man in his own eyes, dis
graces him in the eyes of others, and
what IS worse, blunts the sensib lities on
the one hand, and increases the power Of
passionate irritability on The other. The
truth is, the more peacefully and quietly
We go on, the better for our neighbors
and ourselves In nine cases out of ten.
the better course is, if man cheats You,
cease to deal with him if he is abusive,
quit his company and if he SANDERS you,
take care TO live SO that nobody VIII be-
heve him No matter who he is, or how
he misuses you, the wisest way Is to let
him alone ; for there is nothing better than
this cool, calm, and quiet way of dealing
with the wrong we meet With. Lies IN
chasted, VIII die fires Unframed, viii
burn out, and 9uarrels neglected, become
as duh as the crater of an extinct vol
cano.
, 1877-07-14

JUsr So.-It has been rightly said thai
there is a point beyond which God cannot
be proftably served by the instrumental
itie' of the devil Nothing would tickle
the country more than to see HAYES hoist
Blaine and Cameron, Morton and Ioqan
with their own petards, and il would
fructify the souls OF good men everywhere
70 see all our politicians and ofiice-holde2s
converted as by grace iron. Heaven to n
telhsence Of the principles and obsery-
ance Of the practices of true civilseryiee
reform. But We doubt if it is gwen 10
even so cunning and skiilal person as
the President to work a miracle of tbi,
sort Before he gets the result which he
Is seeking and to which he is pledged. he
Will probably have 70 make a stand-un
fight for 1t, leaving no room for anybody
10 doubt his sincerity or his courage. and
make II apparent alike To the people. 10
whom he appeals, and TO the politicians.
whom he resists, tha; he is ready To stand
or fall by his policy.
, 1877-07-14

ENGLISH CRIME Paris and vicinity has
lately had series of most revolving mur-
ders, but a recent case at Pen.e, England, g,
promises to rival the worst. A birs Har-
riet Staunton died under very suspicious
circumstances, having been transferred to
a new lodging Just before her death and
been attended by her husband. Louis
Staunton, his boTther, Patrick, and his
wife, and a woman who proved to he
Louis Stauntons paTamoW. So much
neglect was manifest IN her attendance
and so much secrecy exercised by al who
had anything to do with her, that the au-
thorities took up the case, and the coro-
ner's jury has Just returned verdict of
murder against the above mentioned four
persons. The evidence went 10 show that
Mrs. Staunton was deliberately starved
to death. Some of these parties swore
: that she ate heartily Of steak and other
food only little while before her death,
but her remains were greatly emaciated
and her visoera empty of food and Ike
those of a person starved to death She
brought her husband on her marriage ten
or fifteen thousand dollars, and he had
nothing further to gain by her living.
Her mother was refused permission tn
see her in March, and was driven out Of
the house, without even being permitted
to hear her voice or see her hand on the
banister, as she pleaded she might do.
The English authorities, having been com
pletely battled in the last mysterious case
of the Illicit disposal of a married partner
in the Bravo case, viii pursue the Staun-
ton case with great thoroughness.
, 1877-07-14
Saturday, the aIst day Of Juiy. 1877,
District Court Summons.

TERR!IORI OF WiSHINGTON O.,
County 0f BGid g0lid d.
In The District Court OF The First Judicial District o.,
Washington Ts.Tiiory
ANGELLNE CARL0H, PiaisfiT, re- CHARLES
a II. CIRLOY, DefsadrHf
THE UNITED STATES UF AAERICA-TO
CHARLES a. r. CARBON, Defendant: You
are hereby required 10 sppear In act on brought
against 20" hy ANGELISE CARLON, Plaintiff in
the District Curt Of the Fust Judicial District a.
Washington Territory, boiling terms at Colfax. in
ani fr the o'uDiles Of Sfeyrts and " hitman 20 an
sWer the e'mplaiLt Of Pasintif fl-i in Whitman
oOuD9, within twenty dys after the service Of this
summons, exclusive OF tie day of service IL bo,
s-TVei IN sl1 county. but IL SAID District In thirty
days Or heraise within sixty days, On the .id Plain
tif Will take judgment against you by default. &c
corning 70 tbt pray Of the complaint
The said Aei ion Is bT ught 10 dissolve the bonds of
rnastrtIno y existing tet~-eD Plaintiff and Defend
ant on the grounds OF dese tinI a aissn o;r,.nt
o; Plaintiff by Defendant, and for other prour relief
N the prt rtInis-S-
And ycu are here'.y nO;iied that uuiess YOU an
pear ,snf answer the sald elInpsiI, above REQUIRED
The Plaintiff VIII zpply the urt for The relief
demanded l. eIsin
- Witness the Hon. s. c. WrxssRp. judge of
L. > the District Court OF tfe Firsr Ju.i;ciJ
- District of Washington Territory. and the
sal OI sAii c urt aft yea this lst siay OF MA n
80; A REEVES AYAES, Clerk.
A l. isHAM, Piain'ifs Attorney. 2s-ss