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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09

little with you, said he, and I've q
mind to send you to heaven this very
night A hundred dollars we must have.
so Wen go for your baggage This was
uttered with infinite disgust.
1.-THE merchant then spoke. You'll
find nothing of account in our baggage,
bat if you will ask this young lady for
her hat, and carefully rip.out the lining,
you will find something worth your
pains 80
blazing eyes, and uttered but one word {:
"Traitorr
"There was no escape; the hat was
secured. After the lining was very care
fully ripped out it was returned with
thanks.
In luck, in luckr said the highway
man. Jump in, all. I'm sorry for your
loss, miss. but we are bound to take
whatever is sent us. We have no treasure,
but this will do. Nfsre oni'
90 want the way-bill?' I said ex-
citedly, for the scene we had Just wit
messed had increased my indignation to
n fever-heat.
He handed it to me, but it futtered
under the horses feet, and again l de-
manded it. Mechanically he picked it
up, mounted the Wheel and handed it
to me. Then, touching his hat to the
lady, said:
But for this lining you might have
been lying in yonder ditch. No treasure
on board! Come this way next time
without it, and we'll finish your ac-
counts. Drive onn
1--WE gladly followed this advice, but
could not find language vigorous enough
to express our contempt for the meanness
of the merchant. The driver swore at
him in Spanish, and the young lady
answered all attempts at consolation
with hysterical sobs. The merchant
alone preserved his cool equanimity of
temper.
Arriving at Denver, he begged very
earnestly of the young lady, with me as
her friend, to grant him few moments
for explanation in a private parlor. He
was so in earnest that the young girl
yielded reluctant consent.
"He closed the door and bolted it
which looked strangely.
Don't fear,' he said, as l fumbled
for my revolver. Sitting in a chair he
pulled off his boot, and from the toe
pulled out a roll of greenbacks. Said
he, "A few days before leaving l was
lucky enough to find an opportunity to
exchange my doubloons for these. My
poor child, let me make restitution.
Here are two thousand in bills for the
one thousand secured by the robbers,
handing her that amount. Your lining
was a Godsend to me; if they had
searched me further they would have
secured twenty instead of one thousand
Concealed in my baggage are diamonds
and precious stones which, if they had
secured, would have beggared me. :
Taking solitaire from his vest-lining,
he presented that also for her acceptance.
| should have explained in the stage,
but "walls have ears" and why should
trust the nthnrc ,r;fl a13s secretsrI
"Of course, as it turned out, I was
highly pleased at the sagacity Of the gen
tleman; the more so as I recollected the
responsibility of specie I, too, had as
sumed.
Il need not tell you that the lady
tears were transmitted into rare smiles,
and she was sent to her home rejoicing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
The Dolls of Lnnan.

The dolls of Japan are quite an insti
tuition, and are the funniest things i'm
aginable. They look so like real babies
and children that have often been de-
ceived when l have seen them in the
arms, carried about the streets. Besides
playing with dolls at New Years time
and any other when they choose-there
are two days set apart in April for what
is called dolls Festival" and all the
girls and even big women make great
time of it. They take them out to walk
and visit, and get new dresses for them,
and treat them just as tenderly as if they
were live children. You may think it
funny for women to do this, but the poor
Japanese women have very aimless
life, and l think playing with dolls is
about as harmless n way for them to get
pleasures as they could nd.-Mrs. R7'yn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Till the soil till the harvest.
Coming circuses cast their posters be-
fore them.
Appropriate name for fisherman's
wife-Nettie.
Boston has 925 doctors-about one to
every 425 persons.
Wet goods" Books in the running
brooks.-GriSaCoId.
American coal can be delivered in
Australia at good profit.
The tumultuous sea of life swamps
many men with its bill-owes.
The American watch trade is thor
oughly established in England.
A boil on the neck is worse than two
on the stove.-YOnberS Gazette.
Nature can beat the b 20 eireps maRc ell TO
Minnesota flour is landed in Europe
within thirty days after it is ground.
Louisville, KY, has two female black
smiths. Yet the average woman can't
shoe hen.
There is large amount of smuggling
going on in the dry goods line between
the States and Canada.
Lorillard doesn't seem to be g out on
Parole mot very much out.-Ctn-
ci,,natj Saturday Night.
Advices from abroad indicate that
England and France are going to have
another year OF short crops.
Recalling the evil that were far better
forgotten is the worst use to which mem
ory can be applied.-N. Y. NeaCS.
Nickelpinch wants to know, if one
lemon will make lemonade, how many
marms it will take to make a marmalade.
Rome Sentinel.
The dilapidated youth who wants
little and generally gets less will soon
strike the dusty highways and insecure
hen-roosts. ts.-LukeRS.
The United States has more than
20O,OO0 square miles of known coal pro-
ducing area, while England has but
about 10000, and all Europe less than
5000.
"And on her lovers arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold"
And down the dusky street they went
Where soda and ice cream are sold.
Louisville Courier Journal.
"a green monkey and red monkey
| have been added to the collection in the
Philadelphia Zoo" A "green monkey
is one that tightly grasps red-h penny
| thrown from a secOnd-story window, in
stead of approaching the coin gingerly
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
While man was dashing with all
his might and main down Cortlandt
street to catch train one day last week,
gamin rushed after him and shouted:
Hey, mister, have you got a PIN" 81
have" )" responded the man, coming to a
sudden halt and feeling under the lapel
of his vest. "Well, then" yelled the boy.
as he jumped out of the way, you had
better fasten your ears together behind
your head so you won't smash any
swingin' signs with EN-" The pedes-
trian passed on unheedful of the advice
given him.-Ui1cle Sam.
O lovely flowers! that looking up to me,
Reveal the beauties of the floral train
I Moistened with dew that soft as summer rain
Impearls thy faces till they laugh with glee.
! o pertumed violets! blue as June's fair sky
Opansies gazing out from hood of gold
Lovely as dreamy glimpse of heaven; fold
Ye to my heart: Ye glad my weary eye.
| breathe the odorous fragrance of thy bloom.
! o helotrope! so subtle that my sense,
My thoughts my very being seems to hence
Depart! Flowers for the bridal and the tomb
| Rosebuds and Gala - silent still-oh, what
say ye?
"There is no death! we bloom eternally."
Aberdeen Recorder.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
YOking the Oxen.

FOkinR the Oxen.
The cattle are scampering over the lot!
They have eaten enough and their work is
forgot;
The sober old oxen, the gay little steers
When To- in the pasture young master appears.
They kick up their heels and race off at their
ease,
With horns and with tails as high up as you
please;
Then they rush down the lane and dash into
the yard
Where the bars are all up and the fences keep
guard.
They are cornered again, and the fun is all.
over,
For drawing q load is not living in clover;
Each yoke is brought out; they look know
ingly on it,
And some take it meekly and some try to shun
There's bow for old Brown and a bow for old
Beck,
10 be pinned to the yoke on each broad, brawny
neck;
There are Darby and Dixie, and Button and
Bright,
Each paired with his mate, and the team is all
right.
The chains are hitched on, and the cattle are
ready;
They irisk in the lot, in the yoke they are
steady;
With the whip Tor guide, and Whoa! Haw!
and Gee!
They start for the woods just as grand as can
be.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
VOL. VII
Youth and Age.

Youth and Age. ..-.
l see the boys with bat and ball,
Though falls the noiseless showers;
But springtime laughs to hear them call
For It's youths blossom hour
The girls are playing on the green
Like birds with lightsome wings,
And when gaze on such scene
My heart leaps up and sings!
l halt renew my golden prime
On such glad holiday;
Forget to sigh o'er fight OF time,
And long to join their play
See like a thing OF life yon kite
Goes soaring up the sky,
With bits of tinsel flashing bright,
And bobbins swinging high!
All care n moment fees away;
bless that laughing throng.
For memory's bells this sunny day
Have chimed sweet boyhood's song
l little rogue again, climb,
Yea, ride the swaying limb;
Leaves dance to breezes' whispered rhyme
Birds chant the great worlds hymn
May Heaven bless each merry heart,
Prolong youths blossom hour;
E'en frozen blood of age will start
When fields are all in flower
What care if my locks are gray,
These pulses thrill with fun
More joyous grow the lads at play,
To see this grayoeard run
I go 90 I'm with them now
They shake their sunny curls,
And never heed my wrinkled brow,
The rosy, happy girls !
The child-heart; oh, that precious boon
That makes the cheek so fair;
That rears for them this afternoon
Bright castles high in air!
George Griffin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
Years Ago.

Years Ago.
Years ago!
Glory flooded hill and dale;
Days were full of pleasant sights,
Nights were like Arabian nights;
Life was then an untold tale
Day before the noon,
Frightening to its glowi
Tide beneath the moon,
Rising to its flow
Y ears ago!
Years gone by
Hangs shadow on the vale,
Spreads mist upon the hill;'
Days and nights alike are chill;
Years gone by have told the tale
Daylight in the west,
Wearing out its glow;
Restless tide to rest
Ebbing from its flow
Is it so?
So it seems,
When with burdens OF the years,
Faint and worn we hopeless lie,
Waiting only but to die;
And through eyes bedimmed with tears
See the firling West,
In our sorrow dumb;
Knowing not the best
Of life's mighty sum
Is to come.
But when we
With the eyes OF faith behold,
Summed in clear unsetting rays,
Love, that sings Of coming days
Love that never can grow cold;
Death to US is dead,
Hope our hearts delight;
All the tears we shed
Turned to jewels bright
In Gods light
John HUE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
The Balm Of Gllsad.

DR.. De Hass gives the following par
t~iculars a. to this far.famed specific
for all diseases !: The name Of Gilsad
was sometimes applied to all trans.
Jordanic Palestine; properly. however.
IL included only the country east OF
Jordan from the head OF the Dead Sea
to the foot Of Lake G~enesareth, OF which
Mizpeth Gilsad was the browning point.
II was here. along the Jordan and about
Jericho. the balsam or balm once 80
highly priced was procured from m
aromatic tree. supposed still 10 be found
In this region. and known ar the Spina
Christi, or tree from which the Saviour's
crown OF thorns wal woven. This most
precious gum was obtained by making
an incision In tho bark Of the tree ; II
oozed from the leaves. and sometimes
hung in drops like honey from the
branches. The tree. which was origi.
nally found In Palestine. was trans.
planted TO Egypt by Cleopatra, to whom
tho groves near Jerico were presented
by Marx Antony. The shrub was after.
ward taken to Arabia and grown In the
nsighborhood Of Mecca. whence tho
balsam Is now exported to Europe and
America, not rs balm OF Gilead. but
balsam OF Mecca. The gardens around
Heliopolis and tho Fountain Of the
SUM-" In Egypt. no longer produce this
rare plant, and II has long since ceased
to be m article Of export from the an.
cient Gilead.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
Why General Grant Is honored.

"a. U.,a,ou r.o,,I,,,.
e"f'7""'""''% "' $500
i must here remark tna' my Isuoran,o
In regard TO the 80 gsnetousiy
and properly gwen ueheIa. uran' mas
induced me to believe tna' ,nsse o,a'
tions were 10 DO paf,nclps'su ~, Ina',
recty eVen' py .ne oni'eu S S
America AZ reRaIus sh i'rrssiea =;
Not q bit OF u. Indeed, ne Ir'enua y,
the General here ignore the on,'ea
States in this association al'ogsthef,
No o%vations, no honors ifom crownsd
and uncrowned disnitaries 60 TO ye'
good people OF America. It's oil q mis-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
The Dead Printer.
oogoa1 Fbn,yia TAs PrgrN..

Co!oad F6rasy ~ TAs PpyrSs.
dislike most Of all to question mo.
tives but a kind word for a poor. dead
printer. 10 you please. ladies' and gen.
tlemen Of Pennsylvania. by name Bay
ard Taylor. q Kennel Square. Chester
county lad; q ragged apprentice. who
walked half over Europe forty years
ago; a psnny-a liner for Horace Greeley.
who loved him well, and paid him, and
partnered him; a poet, a parsgrapher,
too proud to be a party slave; yet a great
architect Of fame. who built himself up
with his own brains, hands and
feet. With these he got to be-
Minister at Berlin. aud just in
the midst Of his work. q great work
on Goethe. and when all Germany
looked to him as our best embodiment OF
American genius, poor fellow, he died.
Last Friday Boston honored him In IRE
mont Temple. Longfellow. Whittier.
Holmes. George William Curtis. ]. T.
Fields aud L. L. whipple attended.
spoke and wrote in his praise. How
we'll these Yankee gods spoke Of our
Pennsylvania printer. Was there ever
a sweeter poem than that Of Longfellow
at his sidef They all spoke or wrote for
the dead printer. poet. editor. orator,
but lot one word from Philadelphia for
Bayard Taylor. God save the common
wealth Of Pennsylvania"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
A Niagara Falls S%alsswoman.
0prr,.pond,not OF MtDannrprt Ga,,tts,

Co~rr,yoad,nes Of "a 'Ddnsnrort Ga,,tts.
A capital joke Is told here Of Miss Eva
Davis, saleswoman at Table Rock Mu.
scum canada side). A visitor vas In.
speeding the curiosities, and seemed
taken with the "~Derbyshire spar work."
which, Miss Eva said. was manufactured
from liable Rock" stone. which state
ment he was inclined to question; but
this sweet. black-eyed merchant assured
him Il was all as she represented. and.
furthermore. they TO- had sixteen ar.
lists In q back room engaged In making
the same kind OF ware. Hands him n
piece Of genuine Epglish spar for scru-
tiny.) WELL" said the innocent
stranger. "plesse show me into this
room, where the sixteen artists are ut
work. and I will believe what you say Is
q fact" "Oh. no. indeed r. quoth his
fair us. a.pis, "that would not do; It's
against our rules. We never give any
body the open sesame to this secret
chamber which contains wealth."
"Alas r. said the gent. "then please
set all these Rickshaws back on the shelf
(sl50 WORTHY. aud do accept this $40
bill as q faint token OF my regard"
"why." said she. "what do you
mean 2" "well, Miss. I must tell you
a tact. Ny name Is Samuel Bowers, /
live In Dsrbyshire. England, where !
manufacture this spar work Further.
more. your father Is one Of my best Gus.
toners, and you. Miss Eva, his daugh.
ter, on the boss salesman"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15

The road 10 eternal life Is not always
smooth aud comfortable. This was re-
Gently illustrated in the case Of Mrs.
Martha Bowman. an invalid. aged fifty
i've. who was baptized q few days ago at
Palmyra, Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the established rites Of the German
Baptist Church. Being unable TO walk,
she was placed in . chair. and carried
into the stream by q minister aud an at.
tsndsnt. She was then immersed three
times. the water being cold rs ice.
When abe was brought out Of the water
the third time. the pallor Of death was
in her face. Her husband and children
supposed that she was dead. and being
overcome with emotion they gave vent
to their anguish in tears. The woman
was wrapped in blankets and taken to a
neighbours house. where hot bricks aud
irons were applied to her feet. and stim.
ulants administered. and after much ex.
srtion she was brought to consciousness.
Her first words on recovering to con
sciousness were: "God. am I with your
I am 40 cold. so cold" II was some
time before the ice in her hair was
thawed out. Just before she revived.
she could hear her irieuds around her.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
The Sahara Railroad Project.

A French engineer named Duponchel
has made q report on the project OF the
railroad the desert Of Sahara.
The projected railway would run from
Algiers TO Tmbuctoo. q distance OF p
600 kilometers. II. Duponchel stated
that the principal portion Of the line
would rest during nearly its whole extent
upon layers Of sand. and towards the
end upon primitive volcanic rocks. gran.
ito, gneiss, etc. No mountainous OBJ
structions would have 10 be encountered.
The average heat does not appear to
exceed % or "a degrees contigrads (73 2.
&c degrees or 75 l.5 degrees Fahren.
heit); but account must be taken Of the
great variations which occur In the 81
hours. For instance. occasionally q very
cold night succeeds q temperature OF 40
degrees centigrade (l0i degrees Fahren.
hsit) In the day time. The great Diff
Guilty 10 DO overcome would be the want
OF water. which Is not to DO procured In
that region. NJ. Duponchel calculates
that for three trains daily the amount OF
water required would be 4 200 cubic feet
metres, and that the engineering science
OF the day is quite sufficient TO supply
even 4 much greater quantity at requis-
ito points.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
subtsrransan Maunlncence.

The discovery and explorations OF
wonderful caverns at Luray. Page coun-
ty. Virginia. beats anything which Alad-
din c.njured up with his magical lamp.
The cavernous world, NO far as II has
been explored. IL grand and beautiful
beyond conception. The whole country
forming the lovely vallsys Of the Luray
and Shenandoah Is OF limestone forma-
ton. and 10 no doubt ~honeycombed with
enchanting cavorns. While the atmos.
phsre is chilly outside OF the newly.
found caves. within Il Is said to DO pure
and delightful. showing that there are
subterransan means OF ventilation as yet
unknown TO Us. These vast UNDER
ground domains. with their exlraordin.
ary and exquisite art wonders. indicate
that the earth. inssead Of being solid, Is
divided into sections OF marvellous
beauty and extent. There may be far
more msgniacehce under u feet than
the surface, where We build cities
and boast Of the proudsst achievements
OF art.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
The War Against Silver.



The fact is, the war OF the American
single-standard people against silver 10
something unique. There Is no such
feeling against silver 10 Europe. or any.
where in the world. rs that OF New York
aud Boston gold bugs who were caught
and arrested In the attempt TO contract
real money. and are determined to fully
expose their weakness and msanness.
The German demonstration OF silver
has inflicted hard times upon Germany.
and Is recognized by European econo-
mists rs q great mistake. The act OF
Germany caused the nations Of the Latin
Union to check the coinage Of silver law
full money. and this had q powerful ten.
dency to make silver measurable In gold
and crowd 1t into the category Of commo.
dities. II England bad the double stand.
ard she would not change It. Her great
bank Is shaking on the narrow basis OF
n metal, and her industries are suffer.
ing. France does not coin any more
silver fve-franc pieces for the present,
but her policy Of maintaining the legal.
tender character Of the silver coin Of
that denomination is fixed. The war
upon silver is opposed to industry. and
the object is to magnify the value OF
realized wealth at the expense OF prodno.
tive labor and enterprise. The disin.
genuousness Of the Eastern press on the
subjects remarkable and sinister. Their
crusade against silver at this time 10 an
impertinence. and the result viii b to
keep alive the paper money dslusions
and aid dangerous a~gitauons BY giving
asitators the advantage Of showing that
the single standard advocates are at
tempting apublic wrong.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15
OUR c

A queer disposition Is exhibited by
certain chronic agitators 10 try and prove
somehow. they don't care how. that the
Virginia x Truckee Railroad Company
IL the grand chief enemy OF the Com
stock community; that il Ia the great
local octopus, reaching out its tentaeles
and sucking the life-blood from every
vein or branch Of industry. And yet
they seem blindly oblivious to the fact
that II 10 obviously not 10 the interest or
the railroad company to smbarrass Of
crush out any branch Of mercantile or
mechanical industry. for the very good
9 that any n thus crushed out is
q customer lost. The railroad company
Is not ready to hari.kari itself by dis
smbowslipg and destroying its own re-
sources just yet. II II sver really sue
ceeded In destroying the Comstock. there
would DO Q railroad for sale or aban.
doned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-15

An AWFUL Pus.IsHMESr.-"Ten days
or ten dollars" said the Judge; and the
prisoner. q sullen.looking fellow. chose
the latter alternative. paid the ane. aud
was discharged. He walked moodily
out Of the Courtroom. but when he
reached the door. turned and showered
a Wholesale TRADE OF profane abuse
upon the magistrate. Then he ran into
the corridor. but before he could reach
the street the officers save chase, he was
o r~ecaptured. and stood again ct the
bar. "Ten dollars more" said the
Court. The money was paid. II you
bad used more chaste and refined
language. the Judge continued, waving
the fellow away. '.you would not have
been chaste and refined" The prisoner
fell down-deadl Dead! my lords and
ladies'! Dssdi Right Rsversnds and
Wrong Rsversnds Of every ordsri Dead!
Men and women born with heavenly
compassion 10 your breast--and hundreds
are dying thus around M every day from
the effects Of similar strocious puns!
Puck.