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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
A Long Swim for Life.

In late number of the Detroit Free
Press we find the following: One night
during the latter part of last week, as
the schooner Bay Leaf was crossing
Lake Ontario, James Ferguson, of this
city, who was second mate of the craft,
was thrown overheard, and as he was
the only man on deck at the time, his
absence was not noticed until too late to
to bring the vessel about in an effort to
rescue him. When Ferguson fell into
the water the schooner was sailing rapid
ly before a fair wind, and the unfortu.
nate man could only swim for life. One
by one he divested himself of coat, vest
and shoes, and for an hour or more kept
himself afoat, when he fortunately came
across piece of board about four feet
long and foot wide. With this slight
assistance Ferguson was able to secure
occasional breathing spells, and when
daylight came he found himself out of
sight of land and with no sail in hailing
distance. Having kept his bearings in
q great measure, the swimmer struck
out for shore with his board, being then,
as he estimated, fifteen miles out in the
lake. All day long, and with hot sun
beating down upon his barred head, Fer
guson worked to shore, and finally, after
being in the water and without food for
nearly twenty-four hours, he landed on
shore near the village of Niagara, but
considerably exhausted. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Ferguson arrived in this
city. and walking into his house, No.
k06 Fifth street nraaented hinsef to
his overioyed wife, who ever since she
first heard that her husband had fallen
into the lake and been drowned stoutly
maintained that she could not believe he
had been drowned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
The MOrose Miners Question.

Back in the early days of California,
when Wells, Fargo 4 Co.. g express did
pretty much all the postofflce and bank
ing business for the miners scattered
throughout the State, forwarding their
letters, making their remittances. and
giving them coined gold for nuggets
and dust" it was the custom Of men
to come in from outlying camps in
"canon" and "gulch every Saturday
evening, "plank " their weeks mining
OF the yellow metal, and receive double
eagles in exchange. Near the shanty in
which these business transactions were
consummated there was always sure to
be another devoted to gambling, and he
was q lucky miner who got back to camp
Monday morning with single "yellow
boy" to show for his week of hard work.
In one of these little settlements one
Saturday evening there sat, in the Office
OF the express company, a -visaged.
se-appearing man, who looked as
though he had lost not only his money
but every friend that he had ever had
There was an expression of sullen de
spair upon his face, and, though he said
nothing, his presence cast gloom over
all present. The door opened, and in
walked a hardy-looking young miner,
wearing a slouch hat, led shirt, dark
"pants," and pair of boots of the true
California pattern. He had pleasant,
cheerful face, and brisk tnd business
like manner that attracted the favorable
attention OF every one Stepping to the
plank which formed the counter, he de.
posted his "dust," took his coin, and
was about to go, when, turning again to
the clerk, he said, I think you made
mistake in settling with me last week."
"No, I didn't" answered the clerk,
sharply; "it's all right "Well, per-
haps it is, retorted the eminer, "but I
know that you gave me brty dollars too
much, and he added, tossing out a
couple of double eagles "here's your
money" The morose man, who had
been an attentive listeIbr, rose slowly,
moved towards the honet young miner.
laid his hand kindly upn his shoulder.
and, looking into his facs said, "Young
man, don't you feel awful lonesome in
this country"
N
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
Japanese School CompOsitiOns.

Some of the first attempts of students
at committing their ideas to paper
through the medium of English are
somewhat amusing in one sense.
The following composition was duly
read on the day for such exercises
"ToKIo.
"Tokio is very large city in the world |;
it contain about one million of people
and one thousand streets. The men in
Toxic is so many, but science men very
seldom appear comparatively, therefore
civilized men is very little-men in
Toxic is very uneconomist. It's most
principal streets are Ginza, Nihonbashi,
Kojimachi, Asak-'sa, Dakurocho and
others. Fire in Toxic is very common.
Their houses is destroyed by it two times
year. I think will not destroyed if
ther houses is bluid built from stone,
but ther mind do not reach it, therefore
is uneconomist as 1 said above. I like
to write story of the city but would
have no time to write. will write to
you much afterward."
We have adopted the plan of having
pupils write sentences only till they can
do in comprehensive manner. In this
they usually succeed somewhat better,
and yet some of their efforts in this di-
rection not only lack in clearness, but have
a touch of the ludicrous as well, as the
following examples will show "Re-
morsing his foolishness and having
ashamed it he was forgave." "a gem
tleman divided his property into his four
sons at the point of DEATH" "There
was pleasant wife whose name was
Masa; she was justice and obedience
she did not so humorous as another
women, and assisted of cultivation of her
husband in day, and in night she en-
deavored to amuse her old mothers
tedium." "She could done what she
hath"
Doubtless our crude efforts TO speak
and write their vernacular afford them
as much If not more cause of merriment.
A missionary, not the earliest in the
field, not long since attended the SER
vices of a colleague, and at the clos
ing was asked to dismiss the congrega.
tion. He complied, but unwittingly
went through the formula for baptism
instead of the benediction, not discover
ing his mistake till too late to correct II.
--JohA O. Rsltegh. IN Rarper's Nigga
aias.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1878.

happy child, and not deaf or wounded.
Then, as herecalled bis imaginary misery,
he thought of julia he remembered her
suicide and hastened to her house.
The young girl had q violent fever,
and had passed night of intense suffer
ing. But the sight of Eliezar-his re-
pentnat air-and his protestations Of re-
pentance and of afiection-soon restored
her. The cure was more speedy than
could have been effected by all the
physicians in Paris
Ehezar soon married Julia, and re-
turning to America, they now pass a
happy existence with his parents, enjoy
ing all they desire, and often calling to
mind the carnivalof 1847.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

Crook City. in the Black Hills, wants
another postmaster. Luck ran against
the last incumbent at poker, and he
grabbed $125 spot " 20 as to pay his
expenses home, threatened to blow off
the head of any one that prevented him,
and fed,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

Lucifer matches will not ignite if they
are damp, because the cold, produced by
the evaporation of water, neutralizes
the heat produced by the friction OF the
match across rough surface. Again,
the damp prevents the free accession OF
oxygen to the match, without which It
cannot burn,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
ApOthegms.
PROM THR TURKISH.


FROM THR TURKISH.
An Ancient Tree.
Mock not the fruit-tree's wrinkled face,
Its knotty boughs, its want Of grace;
For underneath no barren tree
Could you so many missiles see.
Bitter Words.
The knife's sharp cut can be endured
Its ugly cash by time is cured;
But bitter words, when they o'erhow,
Infict deep, unhealing blow.
The Right Road.
How easy It's for some to say
"Your route is wrong, that's not the way !"
For, when the carriage breaks, all know
Which road the driver ought TO go.
Death.
Death is the dark, grim guest,
Who slights not rich nor poor
The coal-black camers form which
Kneels at every door.
--Appleton's Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

A tomato Weighing two pounds and
measuring eighteen inches in circumfer-
ence, grown by W. A. 2. Edwards.
near San Jose, Cal, is the latest vege-
table wonder.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
TIMELY TOPICS,

The city Of Indianapolis, Ind, reports
eleven atrocious murders within the last
twelve months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

What are called the Princess Mary 8
Village homes, at Addlestone, England,
were established chiefly for the benent
of the infant children of female felons.
The children are carefully trained for
industrial occupations, and o large pro-
portion Of them turn out remarkably
well. They require exceptional care in
training, from the fact that 80 many of
them have had drunken mothers, which
often produces in the offspring what has
been termed moral insanity.
The horse that carried Sheridan into
the fray from Winchester, "twenty
miles away" is dead. He was a Jet
black colt, with a small white star,
standing sixteen hands high, and three
years old when presented to the general,
then colonel of the Second Michigan
cavalry, in 1862. Rienzi was his name
ct first, from the town in Mississippi,
but after the famous "ride" he was
always known as Winchester. The gen.
eral had not ridden him since the war
closed. A Rochester taxidermist is to
prepare and set up the skin of the horse.
Artificial sentiment finds appropriate
expression in the newest style of "light-
ened mourning" Says an indisputable
authority, ga collection of French flow
ers for the several stages of mourning
is peculiarly sentimental. The roses
are brown and wilted, with fluffy cob
webs among the buds, and worm in the
heart of the roses the violets are faded
and dropping. Sad-colored daisies and
pansies dotted here and there with tiny
pearls for tears leaves bear the yellow
tints OF decay, and the waxen whiteness
of the star-jasmine takes on a sickly
hue"
On one OF the Prussian rail roads will
lows have been grown with advantage
on the slopes # excavations and en-
bankments. 1t is surprising that a
similar method of beautifying and
strengthening the roadways of railroads
is not more generally adopted. A per-
feet network is formed by the roots,
binding the whole surface firmly and
preventing washouts, and the thick
green growth covers ugly gashes in the
earth and unsightly elevations, with an
agreeable, eye-relieving thicket. AL
most any of the varieties of willow can
be used with success, but that which is
recommended as the best is the Saba
dnnygdatiaa. In dry soil the cuttings
should have good length under ground
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
THE AGAPHONE.

What n HoOsier Inventor has Done to-
ward Simplifying the Telephone "A
Sound Gatherer Operated without
Electric Currents-The Crude Machine
Tested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18
Ths Essex County gtrala.
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Its large local subscription list makes this
newspaper q most valuable advertising medium.
Advertising space can be secured at reasonable
rates. oirespondence, ,solicited. Orders from
respectable and responsible sources receive
prompt attention The publisher endeavors to
mske the investment OF his advertising patrons
return them large profit.
Agents allowed reasonable commissions on
subscriptions and orders for advertising. Per-
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for agencies.
Items of local news and contributions Of
general interest always acceptable. CORES
pondents must inclose full name and address,
not necessarily for publication, but as a guar
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-18

Cape Town was plantd by the Dutch
In 1858.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
Pleasant valley Items.

Thomas Webb is our successful black
smith.
Joseph Mckay is still a citizen of String
Town.
Corn gathering the chief occupation of
the people at present.
The protracted meeting commenced at
the Pleasant Valley NJ. P. Church on last
Sunday evening.
Lorenzo Morris is running a butcher
shop in our community. He is. selling
meats at the lowest prices.
Frank Waddle has erected a very beau
tifuI residence which adds much to the
appearance of our community.
Frank Allen, teacher in Washington
Union Schools gave US fine lecture on
fEThe air and its elements a few nights
ago. Come again, Frank.
The Literary Society at the school
house is still in good running order. The
question for discussion at the last meet
ing was as follows: 'EResolved, That
fictitious literature is demorahzing in its
effects. Fiction won the day.
The Sabbath School at Pleasant Valley
Church is progressing finely, AT the re-
organization few weeks ago, j. N
Shoop was elected Superintendent: He i:
our teacher in the district school. His Ia
bors in both schools are much appreciated
OBSERVER.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
BIOOmingburg Items.
y yno,rr0--rr n ~ * 1870

BLooMINGBURG, o., Nov. 10, 1878.
EDS. HERALD:
A very enjoyable affair was the China
wedding of Mr.. and;Mrs. C. J. Middleton
the other evening. The presents were
nice and the bunch superb.
The NJ. E. Quarterly meeting passed off
very pleasantly, and we hope proftably.
Rev. Cherrington preached on Saturday,
Prof. Patterson on Sunday and Elder
Spahr Sonday night.
S. S. Union Concert last Sunday: en-
joyable.
The weather is fine and we grangers
are pruning the corn preparatory to haul
ing it to market. 1t takes just one third
of the crop to shuck and market it, and
yet the grangers want to build a railroad.
GO Meme Tekeg Uphorson'' is written over
BIoomingburg but Jeffersonville and Mt.
Sterling get the railroad. Send one to our
Hog cholera has put in its appearance.
J. NJ. Edwards lost so and H. Wright 80
hogs, and others ''in proportion
And now the farmers feel the pressure
pay my OIu uCUIS COllOl dCLCu w IACli GILtiSS
were f1ush-paying for pixies, paying up
railroad and ''pork house" stock, with
hogs at So 40 and corn at 25 cts, is an eX-
perience they never had before. The next
move is for the farmer to produce his
crop at less cost. The price of labor has
not diminished proportionately with
that Of produce. The day laborer can pur-
l.
with 75 cents than he could two years ago
with 5000. Every man in Fayette county
that owns more land than he can culti-
vate himself is Gland poor" We must,
however, pay our old debts and learn for
the future to keep out of debt. The pros
pect for another large crop of wheat is
good as this time last year, so here goes
for fresh start. Go on with resump-
ton and put up the names of your streets
and all will be we'll. B.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

EDS. HERALD:
In your issue of the 9TH [ see my name,
among others, that took the glowing Of
fers of the Railroads inducing the Eqs-
tern people to look at their beautiful
lands in the West. [ went with the party
as far as St. Louis; we could not agree
as to our views of the different parts of
the West. Bonham went by the way of
Iron Mountain to Arkansas, thinking that
the best; the others went by the way of
Kansas City and X. P. to Saline, and up
the Solomon Fork, thinking that the best
country. l went by Sedalia, over the NJ.
X. P, to Parsons and Emporia, up the Ne
osha river; this is a splendid country,
and the LANDS are quite fertile, producing
all the crops that grow in the northern
states, and have the advantage of at least
two months in the length Of season; beau
tiful streams of sparkling water meander
through the high, rolling prairies, their
banks being interspersed with Il varied
growth of timber, and also projecting
here and there, with the finest limestone
seemingly offering every inducement to
man to come and stay. The only reason
why I did not stay was: there was ESQ
much land, and SO many good places that
[ thought would come back and get 9th
ers to go and help me to occupy these
great offers. I. Brown.
| Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1878.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21

= The Union Thanksgiving service
this wear will be held at the NJ. E. Church
on Thursday of next week, Nov. 2sth, at
10 80 a. IN. Rev. Geo. Carpenter will
preach the sermon.
Mr.. Tom Macarthur, who handled
the nozzle of the Babcoek engine at the
fire at J. D. Stuekey's residence, Saturday
evening, had his suit of clothes ruined
The fluid from the engine ate them to
pieces. Mr.. Stuekey presented him with
new suit.
"A Greenfield correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says: The assets of the
Slagle Brothers, who failed some time
since, will foot up over $4,000. This is
considerably more than they were ex-
peeted to 90, and will almost pay their
liabilities dollar for dollar. This is caused
by the fact that a number of usurious
claims were disallowed, and few con-
veyances not valid.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
First National RaDk Of xen,a-

A Xenia special to the Cincinnati Gazette
of Monday, says: The attention of the
Common Pleas Court this week is occu-
pied with the case of the State of Ohio
VS.. John B. Allen, charged with embez-
element. There are ten different indict-
ments against Allen and each of the other
tour Directors of the First National Bank
of this city for the same offense. The in
dictment grew out of the alleged irregu-
larities of F. A. Mcclure, now deceased,
former cashier of the bank, and Allen,
Boughman, Trader, Puterbaugb, and
Steele are indited as accessories in the
crime. The case is one of great interest
to our citizens, and the court room il
crowded from morning till night AL
day yesterday was spent in arguing de
murrers and obtaining a jury. To-day
the examination of witnesses will begin
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
Personals.

Frank johnson went to Cincinnati yes
terday.
Fred c. Forster went to Cincinnati
Monday.
Wallace Creamer and wife went to Gin
einnati yesterday.
Mrs. c. Scutt is visiting friends in
Columbus.
Mr.. Isaiah Brown returned from trip
to Kansas, on Friday.
Mrs. w. D. Gold, of Macarthur, Ohio,
is the guest of Mr.. Joe Gold, in town.
John N. Lyon, travelling auditor of the
P. C. & st. L. Ry., was in town Friday last.
John Paxton, of Cincinnati, made
Washington a short business call Tues
day.
DR.. c. A. Foster, of this place, has been
appointed Surgeon of the Sixth Regiment
o. N. G.
Mr.. Anderson Dewitt will remove from
his farm to Washington, to take up his
residence, next week.
J. E. GimperIing Receiver, made Wash
ington call Tuesday, looking after the
interests of the narrow-gauges.
Mrs. Long, of the Irving House, Co
lumbus, visited the family of her cousin,
Col. c. Garis, in town the past week.
DIR. Salisbury, on Monday last, moved
into the residence recently purchased by
him of L. c. Coffman's assignee, on Main
street, next to the Cherry House.
The relatives and friends of Mr.. Abe
Mccoy, to the number of about 60, gave
him a surprise visit on Friday last, the
occasion being his 55th birthday ami
| versary.
Chillicothe Register, 18th: ''NIrs. Rey.
w. D. Cherrington, now OF Washington
c. H., was in the city several days this
week attending meeting of the Womans'
Missionary Society.
Mrs. j. D. Stuckey attended the funer-
al of MIR. Robert PEBBLES, at Circleville,
on Saturday last. Mr.. PEBBLES died very
suddenly of hemorrhage of the stomach,
after an illness of a few hours duration
on Thursday morning last. At the time
of his death he was County Clerk of Pick
away County.
Miss ReIla Wendell, daughter of our
townsman Mr.. Peter Wendell, was mar
ried, at the residence of her parents, on
Market street, on Tuesday last, at IL 80
O'Clock, to Mr.. Will Baker, of Dayton.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Hall, of Dayton, assisted by Rev. Cher
rington, of the Washington M. E. Church,
in the presence of pleasant company Of
the relatives and friends of the bride and
groom. The brides presents were nu-
merous and elegant. The young couple
left on the afternoon train for trip to
/ the Eastern cities, and on their return,
will make their residence in Dayton.
Capt. S. j. Kidd, of this city, on re-
turning to his home at noon, on Wednes-
day last, was surprised to find, in one OF
the rooms of his residence, table spread
with a bountiful supply of good things
and surrounding it three sisters, from Cir
cleville, and a number of other relatives
and friends. The occasion was the 54th
anniversary of his birth. During the late
rebellion, Capt. Kind performed gallant
service, and was one of the officers thai
followed Sherman in his celebrated march
through Georgia and the Carolinas. He
was severely wounded at Reseca; but, af.
ter a short furlough, he joined his com.
mand
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-21
some Remarks by a Citizen.

EDS. HERALD.
Persons living in the vicinity of the D.
6 S. E. Ry. depot were awakened from
their quiet slumbers, on Tuesday night
last, by mysterious sounds, as of men
working, or pounding, and the constant
rattling of wagons over our usually quiet
streets, at that hour of the night, and
imagined and wondered what it all meant.
But, when they arose in the morning, to
their great surprise, they found that the
narrow-gauge depot, at the foot of Main
street, had been removed, and where the
structure had stood not vesture re-
NAMED, save and except one or two brick
pillars. This depot was built by subscrip-
ton, under the direction of J. F. Ely, as
President of the G. W. & c. Ry., and os-
tensibly for the use of that road. The
citizens in the southern part of town sub
scribed quite literally to the enterprise,
and paid their money, supposing that the
building was to be used as depot for the
above named road. The c. w. & C. Ry.
was placed in the hands of receiver,
some time since, and the trains stopped
running to this point. The depot was
then occupied by the D. s. S. E. Ry. Co.
as ticket and freight office until the 1st
of this month";. when their office was
| transferred to the Office of the S. j. & P.
Ry., ou Water street, and the O w. & C..
office was abandoned. As soon as the Of
| flee was abandoned for the purposes it
was built for it then became the property
of the parties who built it, and should
have been sold and the proceeds divided
pro rata among the subscribers; but, we
are reliably informed, that Mr.. Ely, un-
der whose reign as President of the G. W.
& G. Ry., this depot was erected, and to
whom all the money on subscription was
Epaid, purchased the material of parties in
this town of which the structure was
built, amounting to $75 or $50, and that
this sum is still due and unpaid; now, in
all justice and equity, this bill should be
paid first, and the balance of the proceeds
of the sale divided, as above indicated
But, Mr.. Ely, whom we understand tool
the building, and has appropriated it tc
his own use, has no more right to sait
property than any other one of the sub
scribers. His first duty is to pay for tn
: lumber used in the building; his next, i
a to come forward, call the subscribers t
the fund together, and fix upon a price t.
be paid for the building-and pay for it
This Mr.. Ely will, undoubtedly, have t
do, or he will have trouble on his hands
Our people are very generous and forbear
ing, but they will not submit to this i'm
e position without an effort to resent it,
g More anon. Yours,