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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
The Sea-Serpent Shows Himself.

Fourth Officer f. G. Rowell, of the
steamship Anchoria, Of the Anchor
line, which arrived at New York port
from Glasgow, says that while on the
Newfoundland banks, he saw sea-ser-
pent which he estimates to have been
fully as long as TIE steamship. Accord
ing to &c Lloyd's Shipping Record" the
Anchoria is 409 feet long, Mr.. Rowell
was walking the bridge at four bells in
the afternoon watch, when he noticed a
disturbance in the water about a mile
distance on the port beam. At first he
thought the commotion was caused by
school of porpoiseS, but, on closer OBJ
servation, he changed his mind. When
he looked through pair Of strong
glasses he saw the head and a portion of
the body of the sea-serpent rising above
the water. Portions of the back OF the
creature could be seen rising out
of the sea at intervals as it propelled it
self along on the top of the water. Its
motions were similar to those of the
land snake as it moves along the ground.
The water in the wake of tile creature
had been lashed into foam by its tail.
Its head was large and contained an
enormous mouth, which opened fire.
uueHGly ttHu SpdU OuG ldl Se QutliLlGlSS VI
water. Its tongue, which was extremely
long, could be seen at times, but no
teeth or fangs were observed. The body
of the serpent was round, and its color
was black. 1t was moving in the same
direction as the steamship, and at a
greater rate of speed. When the crea-
ture had got little ahead of the vessel
it sank down into the water and disap-
peared,
Several passengers were on deck at
the time. Observing the commotion on
the sea, they asked Mr.. Baxter, the Sec
cond officer, what the thing moving in
the water could be. He was able to
take only hurried glance, before he was
called to the other side of the vessel in
the performance of his duties. When
he returned with his glasses the creature
was not in sight. Mr.. Baxter says he
he thinks that it must have been a sea-
serpent, and he places implicit reliance
on the fourth officers statement. Mr..
Rowell has made marine animals the
subject of study, and has always be-
lieved in the existence of sea-serpents
but his desire to see one of these animals
had never before been gratified.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
Rhymes, Funeral and HymeneaI.

1t has long been the funeral custom
among q certain class of society in New
York to append poetic tag to the news
paper announcement of the death of
relative. The verse is not, as rule,
very good; but the sentiment is sincere
and the intention respectable. Here is
an example culled from the columns of
the New York Herald. After recording
the death of Isaac Florence, a child
aged three years and eight months, the
bereaved parents add two verses, of
which we quote the second:
Fold away those little clothes,
That our Florence used TO wear;
He's no more on earth to need them,
He has climbed the golden stair.
Underneath is gravely written by way
of postscript, HE has gone to meet his
grandmother. There is a pathos un-
derlying these rude rhymes which
shields them from criticism. But we
cannot observe without protest a mas
cent practice of invoking the family
muse on the occasion of weddings. 1t
has come to pass, notably in Michigan,
that no wedding is complete without
poetic address from the parents, which
is appended to the customary newspaper
announcement of the ceremony. To
quote one example from a score: Mr..
Oliver Hill, of Davisbugh, marries Miss
Mira Lyon, Cf Medina. The event is
announced in due form in the local
papers, with the addition of the follow
ing verse:
Oliver, you have from her childhood's home
our pvize taken;
May she by you be ne'er forsaken,
And may her love to you prove always true
and mistaken.
1t must be admitted that this is not q
cheerful marriage hymn. There is a
tone of melancholy running through it
"a provision of evil pervading it not
calculated to raise the spirits of bride.
On the threshold of life Oliver is marked
with the suspicion of intent presently to
abandon the girl whom the first line
leads us to fear he has forcibly abducted.
| This may be due to tinge of melan-
choly in the constitution of the parents.
Persons of more sanguine nature, would
have taken a brighter view of things.
But, apart from particular instances,
the growth of the custom is to be de-
plored A new terror would unques-
tionably be added to matrimonial rela-
tionship if on his wedding-day q mans
father and mother-in-law were, like Mr..
| Silas Wegg. expected te drop into
poetry, ,~-Lotldon Nstps'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
News and Notes for Women

Queen Victoria's income is over 3d.
600, 600 year.
A London physician lately advertised
offering, liberal terms, and received 100
applicants.
There are now five ladies in the school
of theology of the Boston University. In
the college of liberal arts there are
eleven ladies in the freshman class.
An English school board has expelled
an eight-year old pupil who came to
school with ornamental beads in her
ears, and Philadelphia private school
teacher refused to readmit girl who
had been playing in the juvenile
"Pinafore company during the sum-
mer.
Miss Alice S. Hooper, of Boston, left
100000 worth of property by will to
friends and public institutions. She
gave 81 900 each to the Boston train
| ing school for" nurses and the Bethesda
| Society, of Boston. The rest of her
valuable property she bequeathed to
personal friends and relatives.
Mrs. Matte Potts, who in May last
left Baltimore for New Orleans, has re-
JuEHtu, udVlHS lHduc Jue WuOl0 ulSUdhCe
on foot. She averaged twenty-one miles
a day, wore out five suits of clothes,
didn't spend cent" was entertained
free at all hotels and eating houses, re-
ceived innumerable presents and sent her
trunk ahead of her by express all the
way without charge"
The King of SIAM. appreciating the
results of the English education of his
childhood, is giving the same advantages
to his own children. Princess Civil,
his bright, clever ten-year old daughter.
receives from an accomplished English
lady regular instruction in French; Eng
lish and German, music, dancing and
drawing. The queen, her mother,
takes great interest in the lessons, and
is so pleased with foreignlways that she
trlks of adopting the European dress.
The poor authorities of Dover and
Canterbury, England, are greatly puz.
zled over a supposed Japanese girl who
was recently found wandering about
! tbs streets the latter city. No one
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
The Fate of Zulu COWards,

What Zulu discipline and rule was,
says correspondent in South Africa,
is clearly indicated by story told by
Cetewayo himself while ON his way
down to the place Decentralization. Point
ing to bush which he designated by
the name of the Coward's bush, he in
formed his conductors that in front OF
that bush Chake used to sit after battle
had been fought in order to hear accu-
sations of cowardice against any of his
soldiers. If man was convicted on
what seemed sufficient evidence he was
expected to stand still with his left arm
high above his head, while an assegai
was slowly and by degrees thrust down
ward from the armpit till it pierced the
heart.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21

One cricket would stand poor show
trying to stop a railroad train, but
millions of them can do it. A Western
bound railroad train met an army of
crickets at Clarke's station, about fifteen
miles west of Reno, New, and was de-
tanned two hours and half trying to
get through. To make the passage the
train men were finally forced to take
brooms and sweep the insects off the
rails. The crickets covered the track
for about three miles, and when the
driving wheels of the engine would
strike them they would whirl around
without Reing forward an inch,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21

there or in Dover being able to converse
with her, she was sent to London. The
Japanese consul of that city says that
there is no similarity between her Ian
guage and that of Japan. The girl and
her story remain mysteries. As no one
will support the poor stranger "in a
strange land" the authorities send her
from one city to another.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
VOL. VII.
Lessons on the Way.


Starting from the cradle
Toward the grave below,
Treading in the footprints
Made so long ago;
Do we note the landmarks
All along the way2
Do we stop to gather
Wisdom, day by dayl
Do we see the rivers
Made Of human tears?
Swelled by evil passions
Fed by craven fears?
II so, are we stronger
Battling with the foe2
Are we hourly growing
Wiser as we gol
Do we heed the breakers
With their sullen roar?
Do we see the timbers
Strewn along the shore?
Wrecks of human greatness
Foundered in a night
Do we mind our rudder
Better for the sight?
Beacon lights are shining
From the hills and towers;
Angel voices calling
In the darkest hours!
Let us heed the warning,
All along the way
Let us gather wisdom
While we watch and pray!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21

Tickling induces laughter, except tickling in
the throat, which causes coughing at once
removed by Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup, rs cents
q bottle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
Che essex County 9trald.
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Advertising space can be secured at reasonable
rates. Correspondence. Solicited. Orders from
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Agents allowed reasonable commissions On
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Items of local news and contributions OF
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necessarily identify himself with the views ex-
pressed by his correspondents.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22


IT IS well for the credit of the United
States that congress has the reputation
of being simply a harmless gas bag.
For, as the London Times truly says:
whatever is done in congress, no hold
er of American bonds feels himself in
any danger.
As THE college commencements are
about all over, the average editor feels
much relieved that he has again es-
capped that bette noir of . modest life,
the degree Of LII. d.
IT IS too hot, outside of Maine and
California, for politics, and hence the
other states have a rest. But the two
mentioned are resembling with fiery
untamed oratory.
JOHN SHERMAN is billed for speech
es in Maine. John is a big talker, and
the best way to silence him is to not in
terrupt him.
THERE are twenty thousand applica-
tons for patents every year in the
United States.
CALIFORNIA has a warm place in the
affections of leading politicians in both
parties.
THE weather isn't hot enough to melt
the clouds to tears.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
A Partial Blockade

ofthe main avenue FOR escape of refuse q ON
the human system Is utterly subversive of
regularity among the Other organs. Let con-
stipauon become chronic. and leaving out
the Imminent danger OF Inflammation OF the
bowels and their total obstruction occurring.
~Jaundice is almost certain to ensue. the liver
is liable Ia become enkorged. the blood and
urine are poisoned by the bile. which also VI
tiates the juices of the stomach. and other
unhappy consequence follow. Hostetters
Bitters. a prime tonic alternative,
prevents or remedies these results and their
cause, as the case may require, and Is also
signnliy effcacious In overcoming natuience.
heartburn, aud variable.as well as co~nstipaf,
ed action Of the bowels 1t renews nerve
power, improves the appetite, stays the pro-
gress OF early decay. relieves the fn1rmifites
Of age. and Is a pleasant appetizer.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
SUCCESS IN ma SHOCK Market.

Few people understood how large for
tunes are amassed SO rapidly in stock
operations. Messrs. Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, N. Y, have just published
1.-TWO unerring rules for success'' and
full details, SO that any one can operate.
Mailed free. Their new combination
system OF dealing in stock is wonder
fully profitable. By this method thou
sands Of orders, in various sums, are
pooled into one immense capital, and
co-operated as a mighty whole, thus
securing to each shareholder all the
advantages of vast and best skill. pro-
fits divided every 80 days. SIS would
make S75 profit, 800 would return 81
900, or 10 per cent. on the stock in
the month, and so on, according to the
market. A New York Fashion Edi-
tress and prominent newspaper CORES
pondent, made over 1916 per cent. profit
on an investment, Oct. 9th 1873. Many
others are doing as we'll or better.
Large or small amounts a be used
with equal proportionate success 10y
this system. All kinds of stocks and
bonds wanted. Government bonds sup
piled. Apply to Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, 81 Exchange Place, N. Y.
City.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

In Mandalay there is an English
school founded and conducted under
the direction of Rev. J. z. Marks. The
late king asked MIR. Marks, when he
first started the school, what was the
best age for a boy to begin to learn En-
glish. He replied about twelve years,
w%hereupon his majesty sent him fifteen
of his IONS about twelve years of age,
n being the present king, Thee Baw.
The royal father was once asked how
many children he had altogether. He
gazed vacantly on the interrogation and
then said: "What a foolish question.
How can 1 be expected to know?n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
Il Alaskans haye for a Ion,

The Alaskans have for a long time
been carrying on an Illicit trade in moo.
chenoo, pronounced with a~sneeze), an
intoxicating liquor. Upon this the ma.
tives would get as drunk as "biled
owls'' and then raise one corner of Sa.
tan's realm. Commander Beardslee,
U. S. N, was instructed to destroy the
traffic and did SO by spelling all Of the
stills. At last accounts the natives had
not melted an instruction, but longed
for some noochenoo to enable them to
do so.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

DEMOCRATIC Maryland is not so
democratic as it used to be. At the
recent election held in Annapolis, the
republicans elected the mayor, city
counselor, and four out of six council
men. Hitherto, the city had been SOL
idly democratic. Baltimore, too, shows
a r~estiveness that scares the bourbon
leaders, and the independent ticket
stands q good chance of being elected.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
workingmen,s marty q

IHE workingmen's party Of Cnlifor-
mia is run upon cheap principles, SO far
as the candidates are concerned. They
are not only not expected to contribute
funds to run the campaign, but their
names will he dropped, should theysgive
any money. The members Of the party
hold that the Office should seek the
man, not the man the Office, and that
all officers should be elected at no cost
to themselves. We are inclined to the
belief that the candidates don't object
to this dictum.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

The old settler and new conner are
deciding that eastern medicines are
not adapted to western diseases, and
that Browns Vegetable Liver Pills are
the only reliable remedy for relieving
Constipation, Billousness, Sick Head
ache and Torpid Liver. And that
Eureka Ague Pills never fail to cure
the chills when taken as directed.
For sale by Addoms s. Glover, Geo.
Hoyt and Hurlbut Bros, Cheyenne,
w. T.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
BUFFALO BILL.
His Adventures With the Indians in rs in
Company With the Gallant Finh
Cavalry.

From Bufaio Bln's Autobiography.
We closed our theatrical season Ear
lier than usual in the spring of 1876,
because l was anxious to take part in
the Sioux war which was then break
Ing out. Colonel Mills had written me
several letters saying that General
Crook was anxious to have me accom-
pany his command, and l promised to
do so, intending to oYertake him in the
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

SNoT being able to settle the rifle
match at Wimbledon in favor of any
one Individual, Frank Hyde, the Amer
lean, and five other contestants, di-
yided the honors. They all made the
highest possible scores repeatedly.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

TUESDAY, 3 O'Clock A. M.-Prince
Jerome Napoleon is now in full sympa-
thy with the Bonapartist movement.
A change of base in the prince is not
a~pprehended for several hours vet.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

ST. LOUIS has unfortunately to suf-
fer an embargo on her river commerce
by reason Of the yellow fever. Now that
the jetties are open to the largest YES
sells in the world to enter New Orleans,
st. Louis cannot enjoy the benefit of
the vast trade that should naturally
arise therefrom.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

IT Is well to know, merely as a mat
Ter of news which is more interesting
than valuable, that the Bonapartists
recently in conclave assembled, de-
clared that Prince Jerome Napoleon is
the legal heir to the throne of FRnce,
and that the party will adhere to the
plebiscitary principle. e., appealing
to the people.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

THE newspapers Of the south have
been busy claiming that the negro exc
dus had ceased. The president OF the
st. Louis sanitary commission, who
has all along been very active in help
ing the refugees, says there has always
been a steady stream of them since it
first started and that it is increasing
faster than ever.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

JULES FERRY is meeting with some
success in the passage of his education
al bill. The chamber of deputies has
just passed the second clause of the bill
which provides for excluding the relig-
ious element from the superior coun-
Gil of education.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

SECRETARY THOMPSON has unfortu-
nately abandoned the idea of sending
a man-of-war on a cruise over the plains
to the Pacific coast. We have in Chey-
enne any number of boys who are anx-
ious to embark on the first ship Uncle
Dick sends along.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

ONLY two murders in New York on
Sunday, the press agent cheerfully re-
ports He might have~added: two
chances for the police to demonstrate
that the murdered victims were not
murdered
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

1t is remarkable that the active in
gradients of Fellows Hypophosphites
are alkoloids from trees which attain to
very great ages, taken in connection
with the fact that this preparation will
increase the longevity of the human
family is a somewhat singular coincid-
ence.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

AT 4 Kentucky dance. the other day,
a participant was killed by an assassin
in ambush, and the people at once con-
cluded that the murderer was a negro.
The colored man is always made the
scapegoat in the south.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

MAYOR HARRISON. of Chicago, is
cutting OF all republican officials in
that city, although he promised before
his election that all good men would be
retained regardless of party preferences.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

CHINA is preparing for war with Rus
STA in case that Kuldja difficulty is not
soon settled. 1t is to be hoped that
Chinese recruiting offices will be opened
up in the United States.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

The gossips have been quiet about
x,Goyefnor Hubbard, of Connecticut,
whose daughter married the family
coachman. He will never accept the
girl in his family circle, and regards and
mourns her as dead.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

IT Is proposed by De Lesseps to mol
lily the United States by making Gen.
Grant president Of the Darien canal
company. But the general may not
accept.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

THERE is o still on board the Jean
nette. When locked in the icy embrace
of the Arctics the crew can sing: "StiIl
SO gently DER me stealing"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

The poor e~x-Empress Carlotta, relict
OF Emperor Macmillan, is improving
mentally. During the many years sue
ceeding her husbands death in Mexico,
b has been a raving lunatic.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Card.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss 81 &c.l Will senS
CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered
by missionary In South America. send a
self-addressed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH
7. IsMAS. Station d. New York. ALLY
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

The car is being scared into reforms
gradually. Each N is wrung from
him by a pressure almost equal to that
which wrested the magma charta from
King John.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

RUSSIAN influence is once again pow
erful in Constantinople. More English
gold is necessary to reanimate the En-
glish boom. ~
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

AND now the drunken sot of a king
Of Burmah wants to chop off all the
British found in the country. He is
striving hard to give Great Britain a
cdsus befl.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

HANLAH, the champion oarsman of
the world, ascribes his great physical
strength and endurance to a steady life
and abstinence from liquor and tobacco.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

"LEADyLLE has a population Of
SIS, 600 7" says an enthusiastic ex-
change. Perhaps it has overrated the
number Of people by a few cents.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

SARA BERNHARDT is coming to the
United States next winter. Thank
fortune she will not visit the plains.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

FRUIT is losing its gripping tenden-
cies, SO far as the .'inwaris" are con-
cerned; but the purse feels the heavy
pressure as great as ever.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

CUBA is now fairly represented in
the law-making body of the Spanish
government.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

WONDER what Bennett win do with
the north pole when the Jeanette finds
ita Possibly he has a nice glass show
case prepared for it in the Herald sane
tum,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

TIE Duke of Argyll went home as
quietly as he came-without ostenta-
ton. He uniformly declined all public
honors.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

THE Kearneyites who meet on the
sand lots Of San Francisco, might by a
little stretch be called the sans ~culootes
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

MONTANA wants to be divided into
two territories. The eastern half is
jealous Of the power and wealth of the
western half.