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The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
A ChinaIaan's Freak.

A Chinaman can ride the walking
beam of steam engine without losing his
head or his pig tail. Engineer Golden,
of Virginia City, New, one night recent
ly, was on duty in section of the works
underground, where stood huge pump
ing engine and big air compressor. A
door at the head of flight Of stone steps
had opened several times and let in cur
rents of cold air, which had chilled his
marrow; and each time he had gone up
stairs and latched the door withent dis
covering the intruder. Once more the
door swung open, and he started up the
steps with a curse on his lips, when sud.
denly he saw in front of him the withered
face of an aged Chinaman, in whose eyes
blazed the fires of opium madness. En-
gineer Golden returned to the engine
room and retreated around the pumping
apparatus. Scarcely had he taken re-
fuge behind that huge piece of machine
ry, when his midnight visitor appeared
at the foot of the stairway and glared at
him. Then the Chinaman started to
climb straight across the engine toward
his enemy. The engine was on the
down-stroke when he set out, and before
he could get across, the walking-beam
carried him up toward the ceiling. But
he was at home in the saddle, and seem
to enjoy the motion. Had he been two
feet nearer the bishop-head he would
have been crushed to death at the first
stroke of the pump. 1t CHANGED, how
ever, that the position he occupied was
about the only safe one on the whole
length of the beam, AS the beam sawed
the air he sat composedly astride of it,
bis long tail swaying in the air like q
pendulum. The engineer caught hold
of the Chinaman's legs and attempted tc
drag him from his perilous position, but
the fellow drew a double-edged knife
with a blade some twelve inches il
length, which he began whirling about
his head. Finally the engineer got al
iron rod, and with the end of il tickleG
the Celestial gymnast in the ribs, max
ing it SO unpleasant for him that aftel
hacking the iron for a time with hi
knife, he got off the beam about as h,
had mounted.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
A Machine to Restore Respiration.

This invention consists of sheet-iron
cylinder large enough to receive the
body of an adult person. 1t is closed at
one end, and the body of the patient is
inserted, feet foremost, at the open end,
up to the neck, round which a dia-
phragm is placed in such manner as to
prevent air from entering the cylinder.
An air-pump is then set to work; the
air of the cylinder is partially exhausted,
when the outer air enters through the
mouth and nostrils by reversing the
pump, air is allowed to re-enter the
cylinder and respiration is thereby imi-
tated. By repeating the operation a
number Of times asphyxiated persons,
and particularly those who have been in
danger Of death by drowning. have been
completely restored,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
Josh Billings Proverbs.

"Life is like game of cards. We
must play the cards dealt to us, and the
credit is not so much in winning as in
playing a poor hand we'll"
"When I hear man Dragging about
what he did last year, and what he is 60
ing to do next year, can tell pretty
near what he is doing now."
"Don't despise your poor relations.
They might get rich sometime, and then
in would be so hard to explain things. "
"The reputation man gets from his
ancestors wants about as much altering
to fit him as their clothes would"
"There is no woman stationed on the
face of the earth who tries so hard to do
right and fails oftener than the average
mother-in-law."
I" An enthusiast is an individual who
believes about four times as much as he
can prove and can prove four times as
much as anybody else will believe,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
Won after Twenty Years. Wooing.

The Dallas (Tex.) Commercial says
A gentleman from Waxahachie, now
visiting in our city, informs us that CON
siderable excitement was created in the
social circle of his town recently, by the
marriage Of Mr.. Nicholas Sims, n
wealthy farmer of Ellis county, aged
seventy, to Mrs. Dunlap, an esteemed
lady of Waxahachie, of some sixty sum-
mers. In the State of Tennessee they
had in the days of childhood lived to-
gether; in youth had loved with all the
fervor of the hearts first passion, and
when grown. rumor says, plighted their
faith, but the pledge was broken, and
the lovers separated. The lover married
another, whose death he mourned sew
eral years ago. The lady twice bowed
at the altar, and twice has wept ever the
grave of a departed husband. After
forty years they met in this distant State,
and though his form has lost its youthful
pride and vigor, and her once rosy cheek
and sparkling eye have somewhat faded,
the love of former days is aroused from
its long slumber, and at the residence of
DIR. Sweat, the brides son-in-law, in the
presence of a few old friends, the broken
pledge is fulfilled. Such remarkable
renewal of an early attachment is seldom
found, and challenges even fiction
for an equel. Time, we learn, has dealt
kindly with the couple, and they look as
though they may yet enjoy many happy
days of welded bliss.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23

DUPEs TO OURSELVES. - We are all
greater dupes to our weakness than to
the skill of others and the successes
gained over us by the designing are
usually nothing more than the prey
taken from these very snares we have
laid ourselves. One man falls by his
ambition, another by his perfdy, a
third by his avarice, and fourth by his
lust. What are these Tut 30 many nets.
watched, indeed, by the fowler, but
woven by his victim
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
Fortunes Field.
He who gumbles all the time.

= ANAha
He who gumbles all the time.
Who will make no strong endeavor,
Ger hfe's obstacles to climb,
And remains an idler ever,
Never on his brow shall wear
Fortunes lsurels rich and fair.
'WhAt am l ?" Thus does he sigh.
" What am |? Long I've been hopiog
Knight catch luck passing by"
Ah, deceived man lazy moping
Catches nothing fit to own
That is caught by work alone.
Tn eagle soaring in the sky
Far away from earth's dominion,
Braves the sun with steady eye,
Borne on ever active pinion;
Once his wings are closed in rest
Down he falls to earth's green breast.
Does the fisherman remain
In his cottage BY the billows,
sleeping on through sun and rain,
Courting dreams on pleasant pillows,
When he seeks to fill bis nets2
o, no that would bring regrets.
In his trusty boat, oft-tried,
Pulling at the oars, behold him,
When the sunrise paints the tide.
Till the twilight shades enfold him
All the bright hours of the day
He is pulling ON his way.
On his way till he beholds
In his net the harvest fished for;
On his way until he folds
To his heart the blessings wished for
On his way until the prize
He has sought beside him lies.
So must he strong effort make
Earnest from its first beginning
Who would compensations take
That are really worth the winning:
Only seeds of labor yield
Richest crops in Fortunes Field.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23

- = mpw zuzs 10 easily earned In tnese times
#M but 1t can be made In three months
~ II By any ons of either sex, in any
~ part OF the country who Is willing
WB To work steadily atthe employment
that we furnish. BB6 per week in
your own town. You need not bs
Fay from home over night. You can give your whols
me TO the work, only your spare moments We have
Eents who are making over $50 per day at the bu.i
#oss All who engage at once make money fast. A.
ne present time money cannot be made easily euc
Ut any other business costs nothing 70 try TN
Hnsiness, Terms and IS Outfit free Address at once
HAIItETT H. CO.s Portland, hlaine,
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
Items OF Interest.


Bonds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Walking sticks-Swells promenading.
There are thirteen thousand churches
in England.
There is one Republican in the Ken
lucky Senate.
There are l, 800, 600 segars made annu-
ally in the United States.
A pretty hood-childhood. a more
expensive hood-womanhood,
A Swedish exploring expedition will
start for the north pole in May.
"What is a smile ?" asked man of a
little girl. "The whisper of laugh"
said she.
Gassaway is the name of the sweet
singer of Texas who has written poem
of 10, 1877 lines.
Why Didn't he eat up the whole desk
We refer to the anaconda who swallowed
pigeon-whole.
1t needs considerable moral courage
for man who is courting to map out
and try to grow pair of side whiskers.
The word "milliner" came from
Milaner, trad@man at Milan, Italy,
who was the first to make specially Of
woman's head-coverings.
There are eighty-two banks in the
State of New York, having an aggregate
capital of $22 $50, 200, with total resources
of 1902, 1880
The man VINO owns $40, 600 COW can
drink milk costing him eighty-four cents
quart. That's all the advantage he has
over the rest Of us.
! Commissioner of Agriculture LIE Due
thinks that coffee can be raised in this
country-Florida, Southern California
and Texas, holding out promise OF
! success.
WITH MY PICTURE.
Oh place it in pretty frame,
Upon your mantel shelf
Then kiss it once, for me, my flame,
| Then-kiss it for yourself.
Charles Stuart Helles IN BOheme
A mean man, who felt obliged to make
present to lady, saw statuette in a
crockery store broken into dozen
pieces, and asked the price. The sales
man said it was worthless, but that he
could have it for the cost of packing in
box. He sent it to the lady, with his
card, congratulating himself that she
would imagine it had become ruined
while on its way home. The effect was
not what was expected, for the trades
man had carefully wrapped each piece in
a separate paper.
A lunatic ell route with two keepers
to an asylum at st. Robert (France)
wouldn't get out at that place, and while
they were coaxing him, the train, by
some oversight of the conductor, started.
At Grenoble he got out, but, strange to
say, no telegram ordering the arrest ap-
pears to have been sent, and of his own
accord he took ticket back to st.
Robert, and got into third class car
riage with one young man, whom he
presently attacked. The victim tried to
escape, and the mad man then pushed
him out, and jumped after him, break
ing his own arm in doing so. The head
of the other struck on the rail and he
was killed. When asked why he attack
ed his companion he only said that he
believed him to be Prussian spy.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
HENDEE g. FISK,
COME AND SEE

fF-I II you want to make good BUTTER, get one
% H. G. Bald~ins Patent Cream Coolers, which, to.
Bether with Cream Strainer, keep constantly on
hand
" Call and learn our prices, which are much re-
Huced, especially on Milk Pans No trouble to
how you what We lave on hand.
a "A Repairing done TO order, and all Work warranted.
# HENRY LEONARD.
CAMBRIDGE Bono. Vr.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23
NILES g. THORP,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW AND MASTERS IN
IA CHANOERY. Morrisvile, VI.
sy- Collections promptly attended to.
A. A. NILES. w. THoRP.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-23

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The daily gazette., 1878-02-21

RUssIA's JOKE ON ENGLAND-The
Journal of Commerce, shows its usual good
sense in the following appropriate re-
marks in reference to entangling alliances
with European governments "Russia's
reported wish that the United States
should join in the Peace Congress as a
"great maratime power" looks like a
joke of that country at the expense of
England. For we are not in any sense
a "great maratime power" though we
live in the hope of becoming one some
day, and we have no direct interest in
the settlement of the. Eastern question
save that growing out of our small petro-
leum trade with the Black Sea ports. 1t
is for our advantage that this traffic
should not be obstructed, and we favor
the freest navigation of all the waters in
the East. Buff we had hundred times
our present interests at stake there, it
would be highly inexpedient and contra
ry to the settled policy of the United
States to take any part in patching up
the Eastern quarrel. Happily, by our
position we are free from all the compli-
cations of European jealouses and rival
ries, and can keep free unless we choose
to plunge into them by becoming a party
to the congresses which vainly attempt by
treaty every few years to decide questions
which only the sword can finally deter.
minen
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21

of strengthening out affairs they have
presented us with horrid state Of con-
fusion and got both the great political
parties at loggerheads. We don't care
what MANS professionals, if he is honest
and learned. The Senate is the easiest
place in the world to make speech ex-
cept, perhaps, the House Of Lords
With all the aids that the libraries, sec
retaries, clerks and friends afford man,
he must be lacking indeed If he cannot
write and have printed handsome
speech, and read it to the empty benches
of the Senate. A small favor then to a
reporter win give 1t the send-off, and the
hero of an hour walks away in triumph
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
The virginia Debt.

The Virginia Senate, yesterday, by a
vote Of % to 16, passed the Barbour
bilp' from the House, with amendments,
which provide that fifteen cents of the
fifty assessed on each one hundred dol
lars of property, together with all license
and liquor taxes, except $4,000, which
goes 10 the governmental expense fund,
shall be devoted to the payment of the
interest on the public debt. Coupons
are not to be receivable for the twenty
five cents levied for governmental and
ten cents levied for school purposes. A
Senate amendment also states that this
bill is not intended to interfere with any
of the legal rights of bondholders, or to
be considered az compelling a COM
promise of the debt From indications
seen in other votes the House will concur
ia these amendments. A bill fefunding
the debt in three or four per cent. regis
tered bonds is now contemplated by the
House finance committee. w.. ..t .
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
Cenxress YesterilaY.

In the United States Senate, yesterday,
a resolution was adopted instructing the
commissioner of agriculture to furnish
such information as may be in his pos
session relative to the hog cholera, with
such suggestions as he may deem peril
nent. The bill to regulate the compen-
sation for postmasters was taken up and
an amendment was offered restoring the
franking privilege to the President and
Vice-President, Senators, Representa-
tives and Delegates in Congress, the sec
retary of the Senate and the Clerk OF
House, and, as amended, the bill was
passed by q vote of SO to 81. The bill
allows the officials named to send and
receive free through the mails all written
and printed communications not exceed
ing two ounces in weight
In the House, notice was given that
Mr.. Bland would call up to-day the sill
yer bill passed by the Senate. Acklin,
democrat, was admitted to a seat from
the fourth Louisiana district, thus unseat-
ing Darrall, republican.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
SHERIFF'S SALES.

e GHERIFF's SALE.
- By virtue ofs writ OF Levari Faciss
To me direc' ed, will 10 exposed 70 Public
sate, At the Hotel Of Alexander Maxwell,
New Castle County, Delaware, on
THURSDAY, the 2sth day Of February,
1873, at I O'Clock. p. m,
1he following described Real Estate. viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel OF
land situate, lying and being In 81.
Georges hundred. New Castle County ,Del-
aware, bounded by lands OF the Delaware
A. Cochran and contained Within the foi.
lowing described metes and bounds, 70 wit:
Beginning at q stake In the east line of
the line OF the said Delaware Rail Road
Company and In the centre Of Cochran
and thence with the centre OF said Cochran
street north s4k degrees east 206 feet Inches
TO q stake IN the centre OF Scott street ~
the centre OF the Intersection OF said streets
also corner for this land. thence with the
centre ofsaid Scott street south 6k degrees
east $40 feet to q stake In the centre OF Read
ing street and al the centre of the intersec-
tion thereof with said Scott street, also Q
corner for this lot Of land thence with the
erees west 25i feet 70 q stake In the east line
OF the land Of said Delaware Rail Road
Com pany, also corner for this land and
thence with the lands OF said Rail Road
Company and binding thereon north 6k
degrees west 35l feet home to the place Of
beginning, containing within said metes
and bounds acre roods 81 u percnes OF
land be the same, more or less, with large
four story frame building or factory there
ON erected. Book @. Vol. 10, Page 1856, Ac.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of the Delmarvia Manufacturing
Com pany, q corporation of the state ol
Delaware, and 70 be sold by .u. "A
ISAAC GKUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff 3 ofiice, New Castle, February
9th, 1873. feb12-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
Registers Order.
REGISTERS OFFIIcI

hEGISTER'S OFF1ICE,l
New Castle County, Feb. 2, 1873. {
Upon the application OF Isaac N. Grubb,
of George W. smith, late
OF Brandywine Hundred In said county
deceased, IL Is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Administrator aforesaid /,
give notice of granting of letters of admin
1 tration upon the estate of the de-
ceased, with the date of granting there
OF by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date
of such letters. in six of the most public
places OF the County OF New Castle, re-
Quiring all persons having demands against
the estate, TO present the same or abide by
an Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same TO be
inserted within the same period in the VIII
mington GAZETTE, a newspaper publish
ed in Wilmington and TO be continued
therein three weeks (e. o. d.
~, Given under the hand and Seal
; L. s. OF Office of the Register aforesaid
t-~~~' at New Castle, In New Castle
County Aforesaid, the day and year above
written. y. q. B1GGS, Register.
NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the
Estate of the deceased must present the
same duly attested TO the Administrators oil
before February ID, 1879, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such cases made anC
provided.
ISAAC N. GRUBB, Administrator.
Address ClaXmont Del. feb4 3weot
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
CHERIFF,s SALE

CHERIFF'S SALE 3"
y By virtue OF n writ OF Ais. Vendttioni
Exponas, to me directed, will be exposed TO
Public Sale, at the Hotel of Alexander
Maxwell, In Middletown, In ST. Georges
Hundred, New Castle County, Della
ware, on .f.
THURSDAY. the 2sth day of February,
1873, at 1 o clock, p. m, the following de-
scribed Real Estate, viz: t ~
All those two tracts of land located in st.
Georges Hundred, New Castle County,
Delaware, and described as follows:
No. I. situate on the road leading from
ST. Georges TO Summit Bridge, bounded by
lands of Levi q. Clark, Jonathan X. Will
liams and others. containing about 25i
acres Of land with a frame dwelling house,
granary, stable. barracks and outbuIldings
thereon.
No. 2. Situate on the road leading from
Mount Pleasant TO Boyd's corner, bounded
by lands now or late OF James H. Hick-
man, Thomas Bird, James Houston and
Samuel Rstnwell, containing about u
acres of lano with frame dwelling house,
granery and stable thereon.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty OF William Lore, and 20 be sold by
ISAAC GhUBB, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, New Castle, February
tn, 1878. feb12-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
ROYal Pay.

The annual allowance TO the Queen
Of Great Britain "for the support Of her
Msjesiy's hOu .ehold aud Of the honor
and dignity Of the crown Of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland"
in f384 900. She has also the revenues
of the Duchy of Lancaster, which in
1879 amounted to e48,000. Each
me mber of the royal family hsf a sep
arate allowance amounting in the ag-
gregaie to 4142 600, and the Prince Of
Wales has basides the revenue OF the
Duchy of Cornwall, which in 1876 net
ted ff0. .375.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
REGISTERS ORDER :.
Registers Order.
REGIsTER's OFFICE.


New Castle Co.. February 18th. 1873. {
" Upon the application OF James II.
Ray, Executor OF James Donnell late
OF Wilmington Hundred, In said coun-
ty, deceased, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Executor afore-
said give notice OF granting of letters
testamentary upon the estate of the de-
ceased with the date OF thegranting thereof.
by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
letters, In six OF the most public places OF
the county OF New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the es-
tate TO present the same or abide by an Act
of Assembly in such case made ana pro-
vided. And also cause the same TO be In
serted within the same period IN the WI
ntngton Gazette, newspaper published in
Wilmington, and to be continued therein
three weeks, e. o. d.
.~-O>, Given under the hand and seal OF
l. y office of the Register aforesaid, al
t~>--) New Castle, in New Castle county
aforesaid, the day and year above written
S. O. BIGGS, Register.
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21

VIII be sold at public sale, at the late
residence OF John Sharpley, on the Com
cord Turnpike, three miles from Whining
ton, on Be-, 1I rs+l 4lc Y..t.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 25th, 1878,
At 10 O'Clock, q. m, the following Personal
property, TO wit:
good work and driving horses, some OF
them fast, one colt, coming 8 years old, Il
carefully selected milch Gown, some with
profit soon; bull, fine shoats, 70 pair OF
chickens. Farming ImpIements.-1 Ger
mantOwn carriage with shafts and pole, 4
York wagon, Dearborn 3 no top milk
wagons, 1 cart, two horse wagon, nay rig
ging, one Buckeye mower and reaper,
nearly new. one horse rake, Two
Sanss Sn ons wG pos 5oT
hoes, forks, shovels, rakes, ladders
baskets, COW chains, brides, collars, / set
double carriage harness, 2 sets single car
riage harness, set double wagon harness,
set of stage harness, cart harness, plow
gears, log chains, &c. Dairy Fixtures
Cans, pans, buckets, &c. Hay by the ton,
Corn and Oats by the bushel. Household
and Kitchen Furniture Beds. bedding,
bedsteads, bureaus. sofa, chairs, stoves,
cooking utensils, carpet, oil cloth, dishes
china glass and Queenswure. Pork by
the pound, and many other articles not here
enumerated,
months will be given by the purchaser
giving bankable note With approved en-
dorser; or, per cent on for cash.
- HARRY SHARPLEY,
r.. FRANK SHARPLEY,
.VEtE.e Administrators.
L. W. sTIpHAM q Son. Auctioneers
Republican copy. febS-tue, ,fri&w2t
The daily gazette., 1878-02-21

J. MADISON WELLS LETTER.-A New
Orleans dispatch states that the recent
letter of j. Madison Wells has caused
some excitement in the city. Attorney
General Ogden denies all allegations ex-
cept that he is deacon in the Presbyte-
rian Church. He says he considered the
panel from which the Anderson jury was
drawn so exceptionally intelligent and
conscientious that he insisted upon a
trial by it. All the other parties attacked
by Wells deny the allegations.