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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
The accounts received from the West and
East give assurance Of q bountiful crop Of
fr,a. The 1T. Louis Republican says:


Our tee crop has come to be q very import
Ant economic matter, A generation ago such
thing was scarcely dreamed Of. The idea Of
harvest In mid-wlnter, Of gathering. o crop
from the surface Of lakes, rivers and ponds,
I where no man had eowed, OF making frozen
Watpr a contribution 10 the national wealth,
was not conceivable. True, Ice was used Tor
cabling water In summer and lew Boston
1ygseele used to take occasional CarEOes Of Ice.
when they. had nothing else " take,
nd Jamaica, and II was the practice
IN Northern towns TO store up small quHnti-
tiee for the cooling Of drinking water In the
hot months Ok summer But, under the extern
ssgnta. over The country the use Of Ice has be-
come almost as intimately interviewer with
our common life as the bread we eat and the
water we drink. Not only do we use Ice oil the
4 gear round In a small way IN our households,
but there. are great trade ana manu-
4 fhnturing interests to which II is essen
tial: they could not be carried on with
out it. Many Of the large breweries in
Bt Louis use from $4,000 TO 5000 tons 81
rs each, every year, and the difference be-
tween paying 81 ton for II when the crop 70
Nahnndant and &5 ton when It ID scarce, 10
next to 4 question Of life and death to them.
NJ ID said chat the high price which they haa
"a pay last summer not only DESTROYED al
Them. Our enormous trade IA flsh, oysters.
fuit and fresh meat IL absolutely dependant
IN Ice, and cheap Ice ut that. The refrig-
efNtpr cars now used on 30 many
Railroads, the refrigerator warehouses;, where
hutter and fruits are preserved fresh
and sweet In the summer months, and the
fefrirerator compartments Id ships used for
| fhe preservation Of slaughtered meat destined
3or foreign markets Indicate how important
u the part which this commodity plays IN the
general system as well as ~ the details OF
;6s1r modern llfe--to say nothing OF the enor-
NOUS consumption Of refreshments In the hot
months dependent on II. Given q mild winter
"a the North that would deprive the country
O. III Ice crop, and such q summer as we had
IN present year would bring incalculable
snffarfnr. An Ice famine would be almost as
L rr4nf a calamity "a short crop OF grain.
We could find partial substitutes for bread,
but what Is there that can take the place 81
1ces -
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01

!: n Ia its annual statement the Chlcago Zines,
II the twenty-eghth instant, says that the
II hacking In that city for the year approxi-
9 t mates 100000 hogs, and adds:
~ ~ Iur the present winter season the outlook
I'M A even more lattering for an extraordinary
stance Giness than In any year since the operations
ass ~ of packers attracted attention. Prices Tor
ght Il hoirs and produce are unprecedentedly low,
,oeat but the country appears to be abundantly
~ supplied with stock and as farmers nave 20
Hail prpperty packers find no difficulty ID Keeping
3 81 M their houses well employed The weather
J 6oudesinoe the fret OF November has also been
nvestie REASONABLY favorable and aside from the low
not prices prevailing, the condition 81 aars 1or
leoase Ina nast two months has certainly favored
vsr Of We backing interest The number Of hogs
up 70 last night = ssllmaseu z.
First of November and December last year +, ra nns
lever 7S00 head or about 100000 In excess OF the
y oDi1uber returned for The Winter season e a, o.
sq st ply of hogs In the seven western states
~ named In the annexed statement for the pres
= II ent year and for 1877 and 1876 amounted TO
n y che follOwlng.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01

Total thus far -. s.ss7o7s4 81 $50
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01

Total stock this day. .....,..s..s......'. sbIles
fatal stock shis jay last year .......... 519.s4s
The exports to-day we're 559s bales to Liver
Ret rece,pts since Yesterday .... .... s.eTs
uooainta from other porta. ............. $50
Maj raceit,fa same time last week. ..... $3.50
Maj recei r,ta same time last year ........ $500
Nat racni MA aimee Friday 2b 343
Ma racais,fa ; anne time laAt week ...... 1854
MAJ recei MA same time ast year. 2g.72e
Net receipts since September t..-...... 5s0 $40
Nat reneitts same time last year. ...... 500. 1850
t,otton an shipboard ma per account of the
Cation Exchanre Ia as follows. Liverpool A. 4Ts
Hovra "a foa 3-emen II Sta Mexico - Spain
i7o2 Baltic ports 964s. Mediterranean 3347. NORTH
Sea- 74b coastwise 1881 bales: total t2s.4{7 Daies
This taken from the stock ut noon as noted Oh
the Exchange. leaves In presses 22s.742 pa,es.
The Cotton Exchange kilograms give the re-
cefpts from noon yesterday to noon to-day at
81 sa3 bales. against u. $50 same time last Week
is asI same time last year. and 1887 same Time
the year before.
The movement at ports from IL m. Friday up
TO u M to- day ia given below:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
PLAYING a Joke on n Dog.

When Rockland man went home the
other evening, he saw his dog lying just
inside the gate, and thinking to play
Joke on the animal, he stole softly near,
and with loud whoop jumped in front
of the dogs head. The dog didn't
skurry away, yelping with alright.
Somehow he wasn't that kind of a dog.
He had been raised another way. He
merely stood up on his hind end and
simply put his teeth into the nearest part
of the man that he could reach and shut
his eyes, and sighed gently and hung on.
The startled man, with vivid impress
sion that he had inadvertently sat down
on red-hot paper of very large govern
ment tax, emitted yell like fog horn
and dashed down the street, with the
heroic dog clinging like curse. When
the procession passed the corner there
seemed to be something waving from it
behind, and as it got under the gaslight,
a policeman observed that there was a
black-and-tan train attached to it reach
ing nearly a block. When the crowd
finally caught up, after hard running,
they discovered very much exhausted
and profane man, leaning up against a
tree ard holding on to himself with his
hands, while near by was dog with a
quiet smile on his countenance, busily
engaged in pulling shreds of broad cloth
out of his teeth with his claws Rock
L1,1d GOH9'ieT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
POstOffice CuriOsities.

In spite of official warnings and no.
tices almost without number, says q
New York paper, people still continue
to send to the postoffice articles which
cannot be handled or delivered. In the
New York office within a month the
searcher department has found in the
mail bags and held as unmailable mat
ter the following:
Received ALiUe.- e.-Rattlesnakes, black
snakes, copperhead snakes, moccasin
snakes, cats, grasshoppers, bees, hornets,
wasps. alligators, canary birds, potato
bugs, horned frogs, tortoise, turtles.
Received Dead. - Mice, butterflies,
humming birds, rats, insects, squirrels,
quails, bugs, pheasant.
Cooked articles. S.-Plum pudding, boil
ed quail, ham, sandwiches, bread and
butter, cake, crackers, bread pudding,
Jelly, custard, cheese, sausages.
| Miscellaneous. Pistols, loaded cart
ridges, torpedoes, medicines, glassware.
clothing, soiled undergarments, baby
clothes, hosiery, hair brushes, combs,
carpenter tools, pieces of machinery,
fence wire, gold and silver watches,
| jewelry, notions and novelties of all
kinds, shrubs, roots, scions, herbs, fresh
and dried; fruits and flowers, six cases
of dynamite, which were thrown in the
East river to prevent serious disaster.
But it is not only in posting matter
which cannot be mailed that the public
is careless to degree almost beyond be-
lief Hardly a day passes that letters
unsealed, unaddressed, and containing
sums of money, checks, and other val
uables are not dropped into the boxes.
During the past six months 1883 un-
sealed registered letters were received
at the New York office. They contain
ed, in cash, S6,S49.2l, and in checks,
drafts, etc., 1904 ,6l5.56, making a total
of S2ll ,464.77 posted in unsealed enve-
lopes. Not long ago a well-known city
bank posted $l,50O,000 worth of United
States bonds, which were unregistered
and easily negotiable, in an envelope. SO
fimsy that it broke open before it left
the stamper's table. Similar instances
of carelessness could be repeated almost
without number. Indeed, it is hardly
to be wondered at that the officer that
related these circumstances felt called
upon to exclaim in conclusion: 'The
postoffice has to deal with great many
curious people,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24

amining handkerchief-boxes and even
fan-cases for dutiable goods. Most of
the officers did their work with dispatch
and a regard for the owners feelings.
1t is said that there has been a marked
Improvement in this respect during the
past few days, and particularly since the
exposure of the recent outrageous treat
ment of several respectable ladies and
gentlemen on suspicion that they were
smugglers.
A gentleman who had brought two
large wooden cases filed with several
hundred choice books was allowed to
pass them on explaining that they were
for his private library. He had pre-
pared a long list containing the name OF
every work and the date of purchase.
The esearcher looked at the list, took some
of the books out of their wrappings, COM
pared them, and then shutting down the
lid, pronounced the consignment " Ali
right" A fair amount of wearing ap-
parel, purchased and made up on the
other side, was allowed free. Gold
watches, diamonds, canes, and umbrellas
were passed when not in too large num-
bers, and sworn to be for personal use.
A dozen gloves were allowed free to each
lady or gentleman, and other minor ar
ticles in proportion.
"There is to be said in extenuation of
the increased rigor nowadays" said a
Chicago clergyman who had just had
"Pass " marked on pile of trunks bear
ing the labels of half the hotels on the
Rhine, in Paris, in Switzerland, and
Italy. "Ihere is vastly less wholesale
smuggling than there was four OF five
years ago. In 1875 the customs service
here was very loose. have myself seen
men who were in with well-known Gus
toms officers, go ashore with twelve or
fourte en- trunks, and pass the whole of
them without examination. Now / be-
lieve they search the baggage of every
one, whether the friends of custom
house people or not. OF course they
should exercise care and not subject in
nocent parties to undue humiliation,
A customs officers function are most
delicate, and unless tempered in their ex-
ercise by forbearance and good sense,
would become unbearable."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
A Woman Who Weighs Nearly Three
Hundred Pounds.

While travelling through one of the
adjoining counties of Maryland the other
day, writes the correspondent of an East
ern paper, / met q couple of giants
John Powers and his sister who
have exhibited themselves in most of
the cities of this country. Powers is
about thirty years of age and has eX-
hibited himself for fifteen years of that
time. Heis about seven feet in height,
and weighs, he says, six hundred and
fifty-five pounds. He is even more of
an attraction as fat boy than he is as a
giant The lady who travels with him
as his sister is the well-known fat woman
who was lifted by derricks out of Bar
NUNS museum, in New York,
some years ago, when that estab-
lishment was on fire. She is about
fifty years of age, and says she
weighs seven hundred and eighty
six pounds. | am pretty we'll sat
isfied she is of about that weight, for
she is, beyond doubt, the largest piece of
humanity that now exists. Her arms
are so large that they would almost fill
flour barrel. She is so big that she is
unable to walk, or even move, without
help. She told me that she had not
w dIhCu UCu yflIuO OuC UlllC III bllC pttob
five years.. This pair travel about the
country in large wagons, into which they
are raised and lowered by kind of der
rick arrangement or elevator. 1t is run
by horsepower. Accompanying them
are an Albino and Circassian girl"
the latter being also a snake-charmer; a
man with an iron Jaw, who lifts stoves
with his teeth, and allows men to smash
hundred pound stones with sledge-
hammers on his breast; an educated pig,
and several cages of monkeys. They
live kind of gypsy life. and camp
wherever night overtakes them. John
Powers told me that although he had
been in hundreds of cities he had never
seen the sights in any of them-first,
because of his immense size, he could
not travel about the streets much If he
desired to; and second, because it was
mot business" to allow himself to be
seen free. Since he had been son the
road,n as he expressed it, he had seen
actually nothing except the people who
came into the tent or building in which
he and his combination were exhibit
ing They make plenty of money to live
on, besides putting by a dollar for the
rainy day every now and then, but are
far from being satisfied. l would give
that cage of monkeys, and that bunch
of snakes, which cost me over ST. 900, !"
said the giantess, "if could walk about
this tent" 1t is only very seldom that
she is able to stand up, SO as to let her
audience see how high she is. / did
know how many yards it took to make
her show dress, but | have forgotten
the exact figures, though it was between
seventy-fve and ninety. Her foot is
about fourteen inches long and nearly
nine inches wide.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER IL.

The position was reserved until Winn
was able TO come down on his artificial
limb and take the place.
Said old Mullins, baggage-smasher,
sitting on the shady side of the depot,
one Sunday afternoon of the following
summer, and surrounded by a respect
full audience of switch-tenders, brakemen
and oil-boys:
81 tell you what it's, boys; 'tisn't so
much what we have or where we are in
this world that tells, as tits keeping kind
O. calm and cool and satisfied with what
we get.-ElizG6etb a. S. Chester, IN Good
CO11pdnv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
DIR. Lem0Yna.

DR.. Francis Julius Lemoyne. the rich
physician, who died at his residence,
Washington, Pa, aged eighty-one, was
aman of rare attainments, a rip scholar,
and skillful doctor and had accumu-
lated much wealth. His prin cipal claim
to notoriety, however, arises from the
fact that he was the father of cremation
in America. With him cremation was
a mania, and the erection and perfection
of the crematory on his farm was carried
on with an earnestness and enthusiasm
that were remarkable. When the body
of Baron de Palm was cremated there
DIR. Lemoyne was one of the most inter-
ested spectators, and pointed out the
beauties of the process of incineration
with enthusiasm. Two bodies have
been cremated in the furnace, those of
Baron de Palm and Mrs. Pitman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24
VOL. VII.
Where Shall Baby,s DimpIe Be-

Where Shall Baby's Dimple Be?
Over the cradle the mother hung
Softly Grooming slumber song;
And these wore the simple words sung
All the evening long:
Cheek or chin, or knuckle or Knee,
Where shall the baby's dimple bel
Where shall the angels finger rest
When he comes down TO the baby's nest
Where shall the angels touch remain
When he awakens my babe again ?"
Still as she bent and sung so low,
A murmur into her music broke;
And she paused to hear, for she could but
know
The baby's angel spoke.
"Cheek or chin, or knuckle or knee,
Where shall the baby's dimple be?
Where shall my finger fall and rest
When come down to the baby nest?
Where shall my fingers touch remain
whuu awaken YOUR babe again f'
Silent the mother sat and dwelt
Long in the sweet delay Of choice;
And then by her baby's side she knelt,
And sang with pleasant voice:
"Not on the limb, oh, angel dear
For the charm with its youth will dis.
appear;
Not on the cheek shall the dimple be,
For the harboring smile will fade ani fee
But touch thou the chin with an impress
deep;
And my baby the angels seal shall keep
Saturday Jnagaztne.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-24

Scarcely has the warm breath o summer
died away, wi en- coughs and colds, those avant
couriers OF dangerous disease, show them
selves. DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup always cures
them, and most quickly too.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-05-17

the prison. The wife Of TIE jailor
told him TIE whole pathetic story.
and showed him he White daisies
and song-sparrows on the wall
"He fancied himself ont OF doors
among them. poor soul" she said,
"and so be died calm and happy.
The Lord put it into the heart Of
somebody TO paint that paper. /
think. I wish the designer could
know the good he has done"
Bruce stood in the cell, himself
a gray haired man, looking al the
work of his youth; and he thsnkes'
God for every stroke which bad
made the wild flowers or BIRDS
more real or true to n''tnre. H.
remembered old Ben's p"tio. that
Good work alwe,s rays the work
err, soon or late; hn' he .tbonrlt
no work had ever peid im . IT.
hail done. = Yout - eniafs,p
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Be not swift to take oEense;
Let il passi
Anger 10 o foe to sense:
Let il passl
Brood not darkly DER . wrong
Which will disappear ere long,
Rather sing this cheery song
NhH Is pAoT
G -, Lot II passi
Strife corrodes the pursst mind;
Let 1t passi
As the unregarded wind,
Let 1t passi
Apy vulgar souls that live
May condemn without reprievs;
'Tis the noble who forgive,
Let 1t passl
Let 1t passi
Echo not m angry word;
Let IL passf
Think bow often You have erred;
Let It psssi
Since our joys must pass away,
Like the dowdrops on the spray,
Wherefore should our sorrows stayi
Let It pass!
Let It passl
s-Hfsr fosl you've taksa III,
Let it psssi
Oh be kind and gentle still;
Let IL pass
Time ct last makes al things straight;
Let rs not resent, but wait,
And our triumph shall DO great;
Let Il passl
Let Il passi
Bid your anger to depart,
~ n let = yass!r II EE
Lay 4hes6 homo words 70 heart,
"Let 1t passw
Follow not the giddy throng,
Better to be wronged than wrong;
therefore sing the CHEEKY song
Let II pass!
Lst Il passt
An the Year Round.
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10 Philadelphia, nearly forty years
ago. He painted portraits until
as made money enough to take
lin to Rome for two or three
years. When he came back he
had gained very many high and
Just idSs u srt asd pupk tschni-
cal akilL Bot very few people
bought pictures forty years ago,
and the times then were as hard
- they are now.
David, with his mother and sis.
ter TO support. soon found himself
without = dollar.
II will have to come TO you for
work." he said. bitterly enough, to
lis uncle sAen, who was a carpen-
ter. II can drive q nail aud ham
die . saw it I can not paint pic
lures worth buying"
ana, ma, my lad. When we've
got . trade stick till't," said the
hard-faced old Scotchlnan. Tho l
could wish ye he'd n decenter one
my own, for example"
So young Bruce contentcd him.
self with aydiet Of black bread and
milk, to give his mother and little
Jeanne . full STARE of food.
Matters were fast coming to an
extremity: There was but little
bread and water in the larder for
anybody, when David received I'D
offer OF work from a manufacturer
Vi wall paper, who was III need vi
new designs His uncle Ben came
with the man. to see him.
"Here's . rare chance for ye. lad
Mr.. jenkins will pay ye well. nae
doot- My nephew has been tor
years learning his trade in the
capitals of Europe" said be turn
ing to the manufacturer, q red,
pndgy little man. "Yell end be-.
tilted himself to design your paper
to your satisfaction"
why. uncle" cried pavid, red
With rage, II am not a. dauber o.
signs and wallpaper / paint land
-scapes-grest historical pictures
"Ye're fulei Have you u mind
yer mither shall stsrve2 Luke al
her thin cheeks yondsr." whispered
his uncle. 4
David glanced into the othel
room. He was very civil 10 hil
visitor after that, though secrctl,
he CRASHED his teeth with MORT
6cation.
"You must put your best touchel
ca, Bruce" said the manufactures
II am not easily pleased. / nevel
pay for the 6rst design, but if
sppro's il l viii LIBERAL pa
II imagine you'll be satisfied.
said David. loftily.
The next day the old carpentel
came to see how the work pro
creased.
"There are half . dozed designs
I dashed them of this morning.
said David indifferently.
His uncle Ben looked at then
:hEuugA his sp>ctaclep- q" am =
Judge Of such Atte1& Az thu !
good, David
"Good enough"
els il the best ye can do ??
"Oertainly not. Do you think
would put my best work on val
psper9 Did I 60 TO Rome 10
thst ."
"Dinna ye mind the gude Bool
nays. Whatsoever thy hand fndetl
to do, do it with thy might Nav
there's my jonrneyman. Jock Saw
tree" ssid his nnele, hying sb'
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papsrs carefully in . Pie on the
table, .sJock Gays to ne this morn
ing, Ben, says he. why dye plane
Cd the top planks Of. The porch as
smooth e. The .bottomf Tia .
wasting 81 time. says be. .No-
body'd know il ysu slighted 'em.
Jock, ssys I. I'd kxosS.' -
David looked at the old man q
minute, and then be gathered up
the designs and threw them into
the IRE. "You are better artist
than l." he said.
II know nothing about art. but
| I know what's honest, said Ben.
David spent the rest Of the day
on q design It was the best he
could do. In the evening he
showed it to his mother and little
jamie. my idea is, this Is the
paper of Q chamber, the occupant
Vi which. waking from sleep. shall
have q glimpse of the fields out
side" Tue ground Of the design
was the pale blue Of the air. and
against which waved long fine
grasses and white wild daisies,
~ith here and there q joyous song
sparrow. IN fight, or poised to
sing.
Its the field where you used to
play when you were u boy. DAVID
cried his mother.
~ know. mother"
David had put 50 much feeling
and his tenderest recollection into
the sketch that be felt il must sue
coed. But the next day he re-
ceived curt note from the manu-
turer, stating that be ,could not
feel justified in employing him.
This design, being the first, was, Of
course. his property"
$50 my bost work is wasted,
said David.
Several weeks later he saw in
the windows of the manufacturer
paper printed in his design. 1t
sold rapidly; but the truth was
the manufacturer chose to employ
cheaper and inferior workmen. -
The times began to revive after
that. Young Bruce had conln,is-
500 to paint the portrait Of the
MAYOR. aud 50 became we'll known.
Presently bis landscapes began to
be sold. Slowly aud surely be
went on his way to fortune. carry
ing his dear old mother and Jesnie
with him; and, after little. = wife
and baby we're added to the happy
household. &.
There were one or two Ettlo ip.
cidents in his after life which
with to recall.
| N.nv vaar. altar no had oa;ned
fame Ana pr,,snsr;tv he visited >
Ihro,b.y artist 81 vet higher stand
;no thsn b;s own who lived n ,
It,lsak d;str;ct of New ENGLAND
"a. bos, had lint ono child = bo,
of about eleven who was carries
| into the parlor by two men. seated
m an easv cn,,r. He was worn I,
q shaa,sw INIT his fscs, WAS fnll O
.rns,tivs fesl;nc.
.Mv bow has been an invali,
from his cradle" his father said
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d. "A. A. THOMAS,
Late Register ct
Kirwin, Kansas.
The New York herald., 1879-03-02
THANKS TO THE rIREMEN.

To THE Eprron or HERALD
We would like TO express through the columns OF
your valuable paper our thanks to tho fremen for
tho manner in which they prevented the flames from
spreading to the adjoining buildings during the FIRE
In Fifty third the morning of the 2Tth ult.
and we desire to say, furthermore that IL the only
way of reducing the city taxes is by cutting down
the hremen's wages then would much rather the
taxes remain as they are q. II. PURDY
W. 4. SHANNON,
No, 651 Fifth avenue.