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, 1878-10-03
CONSUMPTION OF TIMBER.

In pleading for the protection
and perpetuation Of forests, the
"Lumberman Gazette" gives some
interesting particulars of the amount
of timber consumed every year in
this country. "We have now," it
says, "about 10000 miles of railroad;
the annual consumption for ties or
sleepers alone is 40,000,000, or thirty
years growth of 75,006 acres. To
fence these roads would require at
least 10000 miles Of fence, which
would cost $45, 100000 to build, and
take at least $15,000,000 annually to
keep in repair. We have $4,000
miles Of wire, which requires in its
putting up 100000 trees, while the
annual repairs must take 100000
more. The little, insignificant luci,
fer match consumes annually in its
manufacture 100000 cubic feet of
the finest pine. The bricks that are
annually baked require 100000
cords OF wood, which would sweep
the timber clean from $4,000 acres.
Shoe. pegs are quite as important an
article as matches or bricks, and to
make the required annual supply
consumes 100000 cords of fine tim
ber, while the manufacture of lasts
and boot.trees takes 100000 cords of
maple, beech and birch, and about
the same amount is required for
plane stocks and the handles of tools.
The packing boxes made in the Uni.
ted States in 1874 amounted to $l2,.
100000, while the timber manufac-
tured into agricultural implements,
wagons, ETC., is more than $l0O,000,.
900. The farm and rural fences of
the country consume an immense
amount of lumber and timber annu.
ally, but as we grow older as a ma
ton, this consumption may, and
probably will, be reduced by the
more general use of live fences or
hedges. Our consumption of tim
Der is not only daily on the increase,
but our expectation Of timber is also
rapidly increasing. Our slaves go
by the million to France annually;
walnut, oak, maple and pine to Eng.
land, and spars and docking to China
and Japan"
, 1878-10-03

The potato-blght has appeared in many
parts OF Nova Scotia
a weed is plant whose virtures have
not yet been discovered.
Colorado will have surplus of over
forty thousand bushels of wheat to export
this year
Mr.. Blair was fined $40 for allowing
Canada thistIes to grow upon his farm in
Ovid, Clinton Co., Mich.
Seventy million bushels Of grain is
annually converted into spirituous liquors
in the United States.
America will soon be the butchers shop
and grocery store, rs well as tile granary
and manuiactorY OF the world.
The federal government has sixty mil
lion acres OF lands open to pre-emption in
California, including twenty million
acres Of tillable soil.
, 1878-10-03

What will be thought Of the United
States shipping plun-puddings to
Eng land, potatoes to Ireland, oat-
meal to Scotland, toys to Nuremburg
and lager beer to Germany? Yet such
are the facts, and they are no more
astonishing than the now thrice
told tale of the regular and profta,
BILE sale Of American cotton goods in
Manchester, and American cutlery
and hardware in Birmingham. The
bu siness of making and canning
plum'pud ding for export is regular.
ly carried on at Dover, Del, and
elsewhere. The trade is not a ew
one, and exports are regularly made
to England. A Philadelphia firm
sells large quantities of mince meat
in the same country. Steamer agents
say that potatoes to Ireland are the
commonest thing in the world, and
the business of shipping them has
been of long duration.
, 1878-10-03

The Island of Jersey produces
remarkable variety of cabbage, "Jer-
sey Cow Cabbage" which grows to
the height of four to six feet, and is
cultivated for fodder. The stalk,
which is tall and straight, is often
made into walking sticks; this when
smoothed off and vanished, is SINH.
lar in appearance to bamboo cane,
and most travellers who visit the
island carry away cabbage walking
stick.
, 1878-10-03

One leak on nearly every farm
may be found in tie neglect OF the
agricultural implemt nts. In travel
ling over the country, ii is no unusu
al sight to see plows, hSrrows, wag'
ons, sleds, reapers, and mowers, ETC.,
piled in the fence corners, in the
fields, lanes, barn-yards, and public
highways. Whenever you see things
piled around in this way, You can set
it down that there is at least one leak
on that farm. An excuse might be
found for farmers of limited means,
that they are not able to build shell
ters for their implement; but we
find the same leak on farms where
they count their acres by the hund-
reds, and their dollars by the thous'
and.
, 1878-10-03

Many farmers who find that their
"medders kinder run out" forget how
much crop OF grass exhausts the
soil. A crop of English hay that
weighs two tons removes from the
soil about 62 pounds of nitrogen, 70
pounds of potash, and IS pounds of
phosphoric acid. From an acre crop
of clover hay weighing two and a
quarter tons, abstracts about 175
pounds Of nitrogen, 40 pounds Of
potash, and 80 pounds of phosphoric
acid. Two or three crops in success.
sion, without manure, would almost
exhaust the best land.
, 1878-10-03

According to the "El Dorado Dem,
ocrat," the superintendent of the
Placerville (Cal. foundry has discov-
cred that blast Of cold air is quite
successful in drying fruit. The pared
and sliced fruit was placed in the
cupola furnace, where it was subject
ed to strong draft of cold air. BY
this process, in the course of three
and half hours, the fruit was com.
pletely cured and with none of that
hard, harsh, stiff dryness about it
which frequently results from drying
by sun heat or fire heat. The idea
may be worth celebrating.
, 1878-10-03

Dress your lands with fertilizers rather
than yourself with broadcloth. The one
reimburseS the amount expended with in
tercst, the other returns nothing, but coll
tinually clamors tor further disbursements.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14

vu4s.HHs, fJ1 oSot ~ to4u0' le0'o on
people are becoming disguised with
it,"
Evidently the person who penned
this article had an eye to the right;
but, we ask the peonle of Essex coun-
ty, was the excellent precepts which
were advocated in this article ADHERED
to? We fear not. We do not pur-
pose to discuss the merits or dement's
Of any 4aan this week, but it seems to
US that 4hare is a great chance to bet
ter some of our county officers. If
not, we may as we'll throw up the
sponge. If we have no men in the
county who &re capable Of doing the
business of the county, unless it is
those who have been in Office for
years, and grown wealthy and fat
from the spoils, we reassert that we
had better turn our attention to imui-
grafton and get some men in who ere
capable.
But, gentleman, we have, if We are
mind to go at it, and see them NOM
mated. Let all attend the convention,
and above all, let those who do at
tend, do their duty, and see that men
are nominated, who can, and will go
TO work and unearth some of the un-
ravelled mysteries uhiGa hang over
some Of our officers heads, and who,
on account Of their influence at the
conventions, have engineered things
80 as to keep their dishonesty darL-
sned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14


Lord Dutferin has presented Cap
tain Culver, OF the Barlow Greys Of
st. Adams, whose company took part
in the review at Montreal on the
Queens birthday. with a volume as 4
souvenir Of his visit. The book was
accompanied by kind letter stating
that be had written iIcr Majesty ac-
quaihtiRg her OF The friendly spirit an
American corps had manifested in
joining the Canadian troops in salut-
ing her birthday.
Mansonville has a social scandal
involving a prominent minister OF the
gospel and the wife of a leading mer-
chant. For months past the reverend
gentleman has been frequent visitor
to the lsdy's house, and until within a
month nothing has been suspected.
Since hen a rumor has been rife that
all was not right between them. The
husband watched and waited with as.
tunding results. The injured has.
band. who was but recently married
will apply to the courts for relief. Al
the parties are highly connected. Th,
"gay deceiver' is the father of family
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14
Vermont.

Field strawberries are in the Rut-
land market.
Fletcher Blodgett of Glover died
from the effects of lockjaw on Sunday
last. He injured his foot few days
before on rusty spike and from this
hurt lockjaw was produced. Mr.. Blod-
gett was lately married.
A bolt Of lightning came so near
the Rev. l.. II. Tabor while hitching
his horse at Newark, Caledonia Coun-
ty lately, that the horse was knocked
Gown. ..
The address before the Society of
Religious Inquiry Of tbs U. V. NJ,
will be given this year, ny the Rev.
W. Il. Huntington. d. D., OF Worces-
ter, Mass. ..
The house Of C. G. Triss near
Morrisville was burned Saturday
night. Little of the contents were
saved. The house and furniture
were well insured.
The house Of Phebe Wiley in Wa
terville was struck by lightning last
Saturday, but was not much injured.
One member orthe family received
severe shock.
A Stowe correspondent says the
many traces of deer on the mountains
about that place indicate that they
are fast increasing and will in few
years be quite plenty.
A couple ofgents from abroad have
been stopping in Bridgeport and get
ting their board free for few days
OH the old pretence of purchasing hof-
ses to ship to Boston. They "lit out"
after few days spent in. Offering $40
to $50 for horses, for VIII ch SITS or
5000 was asked.
A Readsboro' cat recently brought
from the woods young red squirrel,
which she placed with her kittens and
is bringing up with them. Tho SOUR.
rel suokes with the kittens, and re-
Geiyes its due share of the mother cats
affection ard caresses.
McGrath, charged with being one
Of the masked burglars who entered
Mr.. iJarmon's house in bennington,
in April, was examined " Benping-
ton the 28th and committed for trial in
default of $1,000 bail. lie was fully
identified by two citizens.
Considerable excitement was caus-
cd at Benson by the kidnapping of
DIR. Il. @. Bryan the other night by
four men from Putnam, n. Y, who
wanted 10 punish him for fishing on
their side of lake Champlain. He
was taken across the line, kept for two
days and prosecuted and fined $40,
but the matter is likely to cause
trouble.
John M. Hulctt, a wealthy and
eccentric citizen of West Salisbury.
has disappeared suddenly and Charles
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14
LETTER No. /.

CONCORD, N. H., June 10, 1878.
Editor Of Herald The ninety.
fifth session of tine New Hampshire
Legislature, and the last under our
present constitution, is now in session
in this ely. The House consists OF
372 memGers, while the Senate num-
bers only IA wonderful contrast
in size. most certainly. The present
House is one of marked ability, many
able men of both political parties be-
Ing enrolled on the list Of members.
There are many subjects of import
ance TO be considered Ivy the present
body, and long session is expected,
Hereafter the Legislature Will meet
only once in two years, and the ne
cesssry Legislation tor the change
must be enacted at this term. he
laws relating TO taxation are to be
0verhauled, the work of the committee
appointed TO compile the Statutes re-
viewed, and several other matters will
demand consideration, All the reg
ular committees have already been
appointed, and the present week will
see the wheels Of legislation in full
molten.
An important matter of discussion
among the members, as well as the
leading politicians and thinkers of the
state, is the right ofthe present legis-
latqrs to elect a United States Sena-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14

We call attention to the call for t. e
Essex County Republican Convention
which appears elsewhere, The con-
vention promises fair to be one Of the
hottest ones ever held in the county,
There are many on the anxious seat,
ready and willing 10 serve the county,
provided the people (') acdnt them.
That, of course, does very well to talk
about. The men are very scarce that
will come right out and publicly de-
clare their wish to be elected to little
county Office. But we arc fearful that
privately expressed aspirations Aave
been too common in our conve .tions
heretofore and had altogether too
much weight with the results of our
county conventions. And lAst here,
let us quote part of an editorial
which appeared in this paper under
the date OF July /, 1876, when the
paper was run by the Essex County
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14

ing humols in the system, that undermine
health and settlc into troublesome disorders.
E'dptious of the skin are the appearances OH
the surface OF humors, that should be expelled
from the blood Internal arrangements are
the determination Of these same humors to
some internal organ, or organs, whose action
thcy derang-. and whose substance they dis
ease and destroy. AYEfs -SARsAPAKILLA sx-
pelS these humors from The b ood: When
fhry are gone. the disorders they produce
disappear. such as Ulcerations Of The Liver,
Stomach, Kidneys, Lungs. Eruptions and
Eruptive Diseases of the Skin. ST, Anrhony's
Fire. Rose or Erysipolas, Pimpes. Pustulcs.
Blntches. Bails, Tumor@. letter and Salt
Rhsum. Scaid Head. kingworm. Ulcers and
sores, Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Psin in the
Bones, side and Head Female Weakness.
Steriitv, Lencorrhpa ariaing from internal
liberation and uterine diseases, Dropsy,
Dyspepsia, Emaciation and General Debility.
With their departure health returns.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14
Ayers Sarsaparilla.
For Purifying the Blood.

This compound of
the vegetable altsra.
tives, Sarsapariila,
Dock, StilllngIa. and
Mandrake with the
lodidss of Pot. Sh and
Iron. makes Il NEST
ei1ectual cure of n Sc
rics of complaints
which are VI ny preva
lent and affecting. 1t
purjiles tue blood,
purges ont the Turk
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14
Essex Co, REPuBLtcAx CONGESTION,

Tse Republicans OF Essex County
are requested to meet in Mass Con-
vention at the Court House in Guild
hall,on Thursday, June 27,lSiS, at lC
o'clock q. M, for the purpose Of nom
inai;~S a candidate for Senator anG
o6nty Officers, and 10 do any othe,
business usual ct such Conventions.
Chas. +. Benton,
Jno. W. Hartshorn,
Harvey Judeyine, J County
David S. Storrs, Committee.
Allen r. Boycc,
Geo. w. Hartshorn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14

the intsa5f oila1Iss3iequity Of the matter.
Shout .Aaln eaRetQot1 occur during the
presetat easthe principal candl-
dates congressman Blair,
Hon. Flxehs of Nashua, and
SenatQf H3lgll, Either would do
honor TO the position, and credit is the
State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-14
Aeaal Motites.

NN~O0~0~N~N~TN|~0~0~0~ ~~O|~~~~~|-0~@~||"-TN~IN
IN the District Court OF tho Ur tied States, for
] the District Of Vermont
In the matter of Charles Green, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that have been tln-
" appointed assignee of tue estate aud eff.
fects OF Charles Green OF Canaai, who has
been Rjudgei n btnkr,lilt Wro 7 his own pc
tition by the DE&rci Courtnf said District.
CANAAN. VII mad ltTH 1873
GEO. W. BR.IKETT, Assignee.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22

ApraEss OF SISTER SK1NNER.-The
following are the opening; sentences Of
an address by Mrs. Skinner:
Miss President, fellow-women and male
trash generally I am here to-day for the
purpose of discussing woman's rights, re-
cnsang her wrongs and cussipg the men,,
j believe sexes were created perfectly
equal with the women little more equal
than the men, ], also believe that the
world to-day would have been happiei
If men had never existed. As success
man Is q failure, and 7 bless my stars that
my mother was q woman. Applause.
4 not only maintain these principles but
maintain q shiftless husband besides.
They say e man was created first. Well
spose he was. Amt first experiments
always failures? III was a betting man,
sTswould bet $3.50 they are. The only
decent thing about him was q rib, and
That went to make something better.
sE EAppIa1se. And then they throw into
cur faces about taking an apple: I'll
bet s5 Adam boosted her up the tree and
only gave. her the core. And what did
he do when he was found outa True TO
his masculine instincts, he sneaked be-
hind Ewes Grecian bend, and said, Twant
me, twas her, and woman has had to
father everything and mother it too.
What we want Is the ballot We are bound
to have it, if we have to let down our
back hair and swim in a sea of gore.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22

STII HAPpY. For the past two weeks
a Woodward avenue druggist has put up
prescription of some kind Or other about
5fonr timesa Gay for a certain small boy,
besides filing orders for large variety
of patent medicine and porous plasters.
The; sales wereall cash, but the druggists
Z curiosity was at length aroused, and he
said to the lad: -:
Got sickness in. the family?" ~
~ ssKiDder,p was the reply. =
~ Your father?p 4.-i
eYes-all5 but me. Ma is using the
splasters for lame side and taking the
tonic for rash which broke out on her
elbows. Pa takes the troches for tickling
in the throat, and uses the arnica on his
shin. Lonise uses that catarrh snuff and
the cough medicine. Bill wants the
brandy for q sprained ankle, and the
asquills are for the baby. That's all but
grandma, and this prescription is to re-
Geye the pain in her chest and make her
sleep harder"
Rather unfortunate family, remarked
the druggist.
Well, kinder, but ps says it's cheaper
than going to the springs, and so we plas-
Ter up and swallow down and feel purity
happy, alters z
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
GENERAL scOFps DAUGHTER.
The True Story OF Her Love and Her Enter
Ing Convent.
New York World.

NeU 0TH nOTtus
WASHINGTON, August Z.
In the gossip which followed the an.
nouncement that General Sherman's son
had left for Europe to become Catholic
priest, a story was told of the romantic
circumstances attending the career of one
of General Winfield SCOTS daughters,
who died in the Convent of the Visitation
at Georgetown. This story vas to the
effect that Miss Scott fell deeply in love
with an attache of foreign legation,
who loved sincerely in return. The
match was opposed by General Scott,
and through his instrumcntality broken
off. She won't heart-broken to convent,
and he prepared himself and was admit
ted to the priesthood. In course of time
he was ordered to Georgetown College,
snd a portion of his duties consisted in
hearing the confessions of the nuns at
college. On one of these occasions Miss
Scott knelt in the confessional to her
former lover. Each recognized the other.
She tainted, went into a rapid decline
and soon died. He left the country.
The true story of the affair, as related
by friend of the family of General
Scott, is much less romantic than the
tale of the gossips. Nearly forty years
ago Mrs. General Scott was living in
Paris with her family, the younger
daughters being pupils in the Convent
of the Sacred Heart. She moved in the
highest circles of Partisan society, and
her eldest daughter was known because
of her exceeding beauty and culture as
"La belle Americanine." A Frenchman
of excellent family and considerable
wealth fell in love with Miss Scott. His
affection was reciprocated, and with the
consent of Mrs. Scott an engagement of
marriage was made. In visiting the
Convent of the Sacred Heart, where her
younger sisters were at school, Miss Scott
became deeply impressed with the holy
life of the sisters. In a comparatively
short time she was converted and deter
mined to devote her life to the church.
She sought and obtained o release from
her engagement. What became of her
lover is not known, beyond the fact that
be never left Europe. he was reported
| to have Joined religious order in Rome.
Miss Scott returned to the United States
| with her mother shortly afterward, and
was admitted to the Convent of the Wis
| itation at Georgetown. She was in deli
cate health when, on the I'd of October,
1874, she received the habit of the novice,
aud on the 18th of August, 1845, she
died of consumption.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22

Springer say thatf do not see what
they want Hayes out for. lido not. He
has given the South local government
and the privilege of governing herself
without interference from outsiders.
Besides, if wo shorld put him out, we
should have no grew nee with which to
20 before the country during the next
campaign. The people would say:
'What if you were cheated out Of your
President, did you not put the other
man out7' / am very we'll satisfied with
affairs as they are"
"You are not Hayes man 2"
"No indeed. He is complete fraud.
He is fraud by his title; his pro-
fessions are fraudulent; his policy is
fraudulent, and he is consummate
failure in everything that he has under
taken. His civil service reform pro-
fesaions are certainly the most ridicu.
lous in the history of politics. A vigi.
liant deputy sheriff, after searching all
through the governmental service,
could not find titled thief who was not
rewarded for helping him steal the vote
of several States
"How does the South stand toward
him ?"
at is willing to make frank and
cheerful acknowledgment for what ne
has done for them. This he could not
help doing according to his oath, and
on account of the action of Democrat
ic House refusing to vote sufficient
money for an army to keep the South
down. 1t does not break through and
run into the ranks of the Republicans" /"
"Do you think the splitting up of par
ties in Tennessee is due in any way to
the Presidents Southern policy 2"
"No; that is the result of the fight be.
tween the State credit men, and the
party that wishes to scale the State debt.
L came through Tennessee, and talked
with most Of her leading men and
know this to be the case. I also judge
that Tennessee will not repudiate her
debt"
During the interview Mr.. Blackburn
spoke of "the prospects of the two Iar.
ties, according to the logic of events"
The reporter asked him what he meant
by that phrase.
81 mean," said Mr.. Blackburn, "that
there has been no instance in the politics
of Ebis country where aparty has gained
control of both Houses of Congress that
it did not elect the next President. The
Democrats are certain of the next two
Houses, anaare no less certain of elect
ing the next President. How long they
remain in power will depend entirely
upon their wisdom in the management Of
affairs"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22
ovortasldne the Energies.

It is not advisable for any of us TO overtask oui
energies corporal or mental, but in the eager pui
,uit of wealth or fame or knowledge how man.
transgren, this salutary rule. 1t must be mat
ter Of great importance to oil who do so to know
how they can regain the ylgor so reckessly expend
ed The remedy Is neither costly or difficult t.
obtain. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is procurabl,
n every city, town and settlement in America
and It compensate, for q drain of bodily or menta
energy more eHectually than any invigoranl
over prescribed or advertised. Laboring men
athletes, students, Journalists lawyers, clergyraen
physicians, all bear testimony to Its wonderousy
removatiug powers. 1t increases the capabilities
for undergoing fatigue, and counteracts the In.
furious effects upon the system of exposure, aed'
entary habits, unhealthy or wearying ayocations
or an in,alubriouS climate, and Is prime altera'
tive. dur atic and blood depurent.'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-22

y There is family in Vermont so
lazy that it takes two cf them to chop
a stick of wood. Siah chops while Jim
grunts, then for change, Jim chops
while Siah grunts.
- 1t is not poverty SO much as pre-
teice that harnesses ruined mantle
struggle between a proud mind and an
empty purse-the keeping up a hollow
show that must come to an end. Have
the courage appear poor, and you dis
arm poverty of its sharpest sting.