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

After we have been keeping good
hours for years, going to bed early and
rising with the lark, believing that such
habits were conductive to longevity,
here comes German physician with
the statement. drawn from an investiga-
ton of the habits of q number of persons
who have lived to an advanced age,
that in the majority of the cases the
long livers have INDUCED in late hours.
At least eight out of ten persons who
attained the age of eighty years and up
ward were in the habit of not retiring
until the early hours of the morning.
and of remaining in bed until the daY
was far advanced. On the other hand
he has failed to discover, after careful
observation of the health of several
early risers, that it was in any degree
better than that of similar num-
Der of late risers. He thinks that SO far
from any decided benefit being gained
by getting up early in the morning, it
rather tends to exhaust physical
power and to shorten life" So, then,
we have been humbugged all these
years. Missed any quantity of fun by
going to bed early, and sacrificed hours
Of delicious slumber by getting up in adj
vance of the sun. But this foolishness
has got to stop right now. Here, Hen
rietta Maria, hunt up that night key.
Leave the hall gas burning. Don't sit
up for us-after this we're going to hang
out late!- Cincinnati Saturday Niqht
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
rhe nIess,nr of s,ronr Nerres

Is recoverable, not BY the use Of mineral Sc
datives, but by a recourse 10 eiiectnal tonic
treatment. Opiates and the Ike should only
be used as auSiliaries, and then rs sparingly as
possible. Vigorous nerves are quiet ones, and
the most direct way to render them 80 is TO
reinforce the vital energies. That sterling in
vigon,nt, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, will be
found all-sunicient for this purpose, since Il
entirely removes impediments 70 thorough d.
gestion and assimilation Of the food, so that
tAe body is insured its due amount OF nourish-
ment and consequently of stamina. Rheu-
matte tendencies and affections of the kidneys
and bladder are also commended by the Bit
tiers, which is besides a pleasant medicinal
slimulant, infinitely purer than the raw excit-
ants OF commerce, which react injuriOusly upon
the nervous system.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
How to be IscnntIfnl.

Many hundred thousand dollars are annually
expended by ladies for "artiflcial" appliances
to hide the shrunken and wasted form, or the
sallow skin, blotches, or liver spots, which are
due to female weakness, dyspepsia, torpid
liver and constipation. If a small per cent OF
this sum were invested in Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, ladies would soon really be what
they now seem to be. Ii readily corrects those
weaknesses and diseases upon which debility
and emaciation depend. 1t cures dyspepsia by
toning up the system, and when used in con-
nection with DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, speedily overcomes all irregularities OF
the liver and bowels. No "bloom of youth, T"
no "beautifer of the complexion" can inn
part such permanent beauty of face and form
as DIR. Pierce's health-giving Favorite Pre-
scription.
To be of permanent benefit medicine must
reach the source OF the disease. The reason
why Scovil's Blood and Liver Syrup is so
successful in overcoming scrofulous, syphilitic
and eruptive complaints is that it entirely
roots out those impurities which give rise to
them. The cause of the evil being thus re-
moved and the normal purity of the circulation
restored, the skin resumes its original clear
ness, and sores and pimples disappear. Sold
by all druggists.
The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No 81 East
18th Street, n. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue.
Not at one, two or three only, but at the five
great worlds expositions held during the last
twelve years, the Mason & Hamlin Organ Co
have received highest homo RS. This is nothing
less than demonstration that their organs are
the best
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09

AN ESTABLISHED REMEDY. - browns
Bronchial Troches" are widely known as an
established remedy for coughs, colds, bron-
chitis, hoarseness and other troubles of the
throat and lungs. Twenty-Five cents.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09
california;.

A California Colony is being formed at Buff
falo, N, Y, to settle a tract of seven tho'isand
acres in California. Those wishing to know
all about it and California colonies, can learn
by inclosing six cents in stamps to California
Colony, Ia w. Swan Street, Buffalo, N. Y,
or to Wendell Easton, % Montgomery Street,
SON EIn nniscn California
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09

Before Nine. Gerster sailed for Europe
she purchased one of --s grand
pianos for her English home. This is a
splendid advertisement for ---, for
which we charge nothing .-NorriStown
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-05-09

Boston's sixty-one national banks REP.
resent paid-in capital stock of $52, 300,
900, and they report surplus of SlO,'
$50 437
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20

reason seems to have vanis he'd for ever, Roussel has been condemned to five years imprisonment only, the iurols having found that there were extenuating circumstances.
 It is never too soon to go into the house when a stol m is rising. When the clouds are fully charged with electricity they are most dangerous, and this fluid obeys subtle attraction which acts at great distances and in all directions. A woman told us of bolt which came down her mothers chimney from rising cloud when the sun was shining overhead. N. P. Willis writes of a young girl killed while passing under a telegraph wire on the brow of a hill, while she was hurrying home before a storm. People should not be foolhardy about sitting on porches or by open windows, whether the storm is hard or not. Mild showers often carry a single charge which falls with deadly effect. It may or may not be fatal to stay out /; it is safe to be in the house, with the windows and doors shut. The dry air of 8 house is readier conductor of lightning than the damp air outside, and draught of air invites it. A hot fire in chimney attracts it, so to speak.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
A Girl for the Period,

It seems that Western Penobscot can boast of very remarkable girl. She is the daughter of Peter G. Kimball, of Carmel, and is but fifteen years of age. Two years ago she surprised her father by cutting very large quantity of wood in brief space of time. This was published in the newspapers, and she has therefore already achieved some prominence. She has this summer be- gun working near Stanley Bridge. The other evening she started out after SUD- per and put up forty. five punches of hay and mixed the cows before sunset. AL though so young, she is very strong and muscular, and does any farm work she undertakes in very expeditions manner. The next day after dinner she had com pleted her work around the house and entered the field again. She loaded three loads of hay, slowed them away in the barn, pitched the fourth load on the rack and slowed that away. She then prepared supper for party of four, and after serving it went to Whit ney's corner, in Newburg, and obtained a pair of boots for herself, and arrived home on her return before dark. The young fellows do not care to try and compete with her because she always comes out first best. She is of Kentucky blood, and has lived in Maine but few years.-Bangor (Me.) Commercial.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
The Liquor Traffic.

The Hon. Elizur Wright, of Boston, President of the National Liberal League, and one of the founders of the American Anti Slavery Society, who is now in his seventy-ffth year, addressed the Ameri- can Temperance Lyceum at Clarendon Hall, yesterday afternoon. "In order to overcome temptations" he said, "and thus become able to conquer the great evil of intemperance, two things are especially needed at the present time. These are education and self-respect. There is within us 8 power of choice to rise above temptation, and this power can be only brought to use by means of education. Combine educatian with self government and an intense self respect, and you have power that will conquer not only the evils that arise from alcohol, but all others. The first thing, then, is to educate our children. Virtue cannot be made by compulsion merely. A good example is better than all the laws in the universe. Begin early to make children respect the truth ard themselves. One of the greatest needs in the cause of temperance is pa- tience. Failures have occurred again and agail through lack of patience. But notwithstanding failures, no other cause has come on so favorably in all the world. Good people of every class have entered upon it's work. Though we are often unsuccessful in large cities, we have succeeded greatly in small towns. The time is coming when tenn perance people everywhere will claim an exemption from certain kinds of taxa tion-taxation under which the con- sulner now suffers, but which should be thrown upon capital. If the great tax which is now required to support chari- table and pauper institutions should be put upon that portion of the population which is supported by liquor, then capi- tai would retreat. And this ought to be direct tax upon the whole property of the manufacturers of iquor."
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
At a Deserted Mining Camp.

J. M. Robinson, writing from Meadow Lake, New, gives some interesting facts regarding the once famous mining camp. He says that the camp is all gone to the dogs, and the mines about the place, with their machinery and hoisting works, are gradually mouldering into decay, and there is nothing but ruin every where. The town is now occupied by ten men, two women, two cats, a dog (dying) and mule, who occasionally amuses himself kicking down row of buildings. He kicks down one building at the end and the rest fall as a matter of course. Hundreds of houses have been crushed flat by the snow. One man claims fourteen buildings and is trying to occupy them all. Another man has located forty-s1x lodges and is waiting for some capitalists to come along and buy him out. Occasionally 8 ground hog wanders unmolested through the streets, or bear comes in and in spects the town, which relieves the monotony considerably, and such visitors are always welcome. To visit such spot reminds one of Hoods weird poems "The Haunted House."
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20

MosQUIToEs.-Mr. Seth Green, of fish fame, is very considerate. He kindly tells people how they can raise their own mosquitoes, so as not to be depend ent upon their neighbors. He says :- "Fill any kind of vessel with rain water, and place it in the sun, and you will have plenty in short time. But If you do not wish the neighbors to get the benefit of your labor, you should keep them confined by tying @ piece of cloth carefully over the top. All wig glers that you see in rain-water are young mosquitoes" Mosquitoes can be raised even more easily than that. II there is any little stagnant pool, drain gutter, or water standing anywhere, ir warm weather, just let it alone, and pretty soon you will have as many mos quitoes as you will want.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
Change of Time.

Just before sundown the other evening a young farmer came in on the Grand River road with horse and buggy, and meeting Q policeman near Twentieth street, asked him to drink. The officer explained that it could not be done, and the former continued:
 "All right-no barn done. The har- vest is over, the crops are safe, and I've come to town to get drunk and lick man p
 About two hours later @ horse and buggy obstructed the car track near Twelfth street, and when the conductor got down he found the young farmer lying around loose in the bottom of the buggy, feet and hands sprawled every which way. His face was 80 badly pounded up that it was at first thought he was dead, but after being lifted out and strengthened around he opened his eyes and called out:
 "The harvest is over, the crops are safe, and I've licked man ali want to for fifty years to come l'-Detroit Free Press,
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
A Mammoth Scheme.
A FRENCH ENGINEER PRoPosKs TO CON- NFoT THIS COUNTRY AND GREAT BRITAIN WITH A CAUsEwAY BUILT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC,


 M. Ga,non, distinguished French engineer" is at present in this country consulting with MT. T. A. Edison and Capt. James B. Eads about project for building causeway across the At lantic to Ireland. The proposition, at glance, seems so absurd as to warrant the impression that it could originate only in the brain of Frenchman. M. Cannon proposes to construct his cause way joining the two continents by an embankment stretching from Newfound- land to some point hereafter to be deter mined upon in Great Britain. Nature it would seem has provided for such a causeway in the singular telegraph plateau " which extends from land to land at an average depth of not more than two miles. The distance to be traversed is about fifteen hundred miles, An embankment, therefore, following the usual rule of two base to one per- pendicular, would present face of eight square miles or twelve thousand cubic miles of embankment for the entire dis tance.
 Two practical questions remain: First, where can this large amount of earth be procured; and second, how could it be put in position without too great ex- pense. To the first of these inquiries M. Canon replies that nature has again demonstrated it's friendliness to this scheme by placing convenient to the plateau the immense aud worthless island of Newfoundland. This island has super6cies ofssforty thousand two hundred square miles, and hence would only have to be excavated to the depth of rather less than a third of mile to furnish the necessary material. Its value as it lies is triaing, and no politi- cal considerations would interfere to oppose it's extinction.
 To construct this vast work by paid labor, M. Cannon admits, would prob ably not be remunerative enterprise; but he suggests that by a common un- derstanding the convict labor of the world may be concentrated upon it, and thus that the criminal and dangerous classes may be made the benefactors in- stead of the scourge of mankind. He also proposes that the civilized nations declare a truce and universal peace among themselves for stated period five or ten years--and turn the present standing armies of the world to task of common utility instead of waste, pair and ruin.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
A Ride for Life.
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF FAMILY IN A
 FOREST FIRE.

The Pottsville (Pa.) Miner says "A few nights since, Robert 0. Uffner, hls wife and a daughter twelve years of age, left Frackville for Shenandoah in an ordinary farm wagon drawn by two horses. After driving short distance MT. Uffner on looking ahead half mile or so saw that the woods were on fire on both sides of the road, but as the tim Der was small and the undergrowth light he thought he would be able to get through without much difficulty. When he entered the burning district the wind seemed to increase and the fire moved with such amazing rapidity he could hardly keep pace with it. After driving through the fire three or four hundred yards the somke became so dense that the travellers were almost suffocated and a few seconds later were compelled to lie down on the bed of the wagon to pre- vent being smothered. The smoke so blinded MT. Uffner that he could hardly see the road, and consequently he al- lowed the horses to go along pretty much as they pleased. A half mile was trav- ersed il, this way, when the smoke sud- denly cleared away, and the flames on either side of the road increased in strength So rapidly that they almost roasted the now thoroughly frightened travellers. Seeing that if they did not escape very soon the entire party would be burned to death, MT. Uffner tried to urge the horses to gallop, but the poor animals were so frightened that they hardly moved, and at last came to standstill, and began backing off the road. Fearing that the wagon would be pushed into the fire, MT. Uffner jumped out, and, taking the horses by the bits, managed to quiet them until he found 8 good. stout stick. Then, ordering his wife to take the reins, he proceeded to belabor the horses until they struck & gallop and dashed along the road into the very heart of the fire. Uffner suc- ceeded in clambering into the wagon as the horses ran, and, taking the lines from his wife, urged them on at the top of his voice. The race was continued over the rough mountain road for several hundred yards, with the flames roaring on both sides and myriads of sparks fall ing in and about the wagon. Mrs. Uff- ner's dress caught fire, and her husband
 dropped the reins to assist her in ex- tinguishing it, when she tainted in his arms. While he was endeavoring to bring his wife back to consciousness the horses were tearing along at breakneck
 speed, and the wagon swerved, jolted and swung around in anything but a comfortable manner. Mrs. Uffner be- came conscious in few seconds, how ever, and just then her husband saw 8 cloud of dense black smoke enveloping the road and knew that they had reached the outskirts of the fire and were sate. The travellers were all slightly burned. Some idea of the terrible heat they passed through may be had when it is stated that the paint on the wagon was burned entirely off, and the horses hair was scorched in hundreds of places by the clouds of sparks that fell on them.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
Another Juvenile Prodigy.

The latest addition to the long list of juvenile prodigies, in respect to memory and mathematical accuracy, is reported from Maine. He is, says the Bangor Commercial, the son of 8 former post master of that place, and is now ten years of age. He is untaught, save in the art of reading, to which he appears to give more attention than wiser parents would allow. His strong point is mem- ory. He recollcts not only everything he reads, but everything that he does, remembers on what day he did it, where he was at the time, and what were the circumstances that led him to do it. For instance, he will tell where he was on any day within the past two years, and what he was doing. Further, he remembers and eau tell everything that his friends have done, poviding he has seen them do it, and can tell on what date and on what day of the week they did it.
 The first that his friends noticed of his precocity was about a year ago, when they accidentally discovered that he was almost infallible on any date he had ever seen or heard. Walking in company with some relatives in ceme- tery it was observed that he would look at Q tombstone, read the date of the death recorded, and the exact age of the person buried there, then glance up and tell what day of the week the dead per- son was born. This happened on sev- eral occasions, and but little attention was paid to it. Finally one of his rela- tives took pains to look into an old almanac covering some of the dates he had mentioned, and found that the day of the week had been given correctly in every instance. This caused them to ask hlm questions, when it was discov- cred that he could almost instantly tell the day of the week on which any date within the last 75 years fell.
 In a series of tests made by the Com maercial writer, the boy gave the day of the week corresponding to a large number of dates between 1872 and 184O, gave 1t correctly in every instance, and averaged five seconds for each test. The longest time required was eight seconds; the shortest, three seconds. His habits are described as peculiar"
 "He never plays with other boys, but is continually busy in reading. Often times he takes an unabridged dictionary and studies it hour after hour, never considering it anything but a pleasure to do it. In fact he takes no comfort unless busying his brain about some thing. If there is anything he don't understand he keeps at it till he does understand it, and then it is next to i'm possible for him to forget it. One would naturally suppose that child with such unusual powers would grad ually fail and fade away, but, singularly enough, he is constantly growing stronger and more healthy"
 It is to be hoped that the last asser- tion is strictly true, and that the pre- cocious youngster will not exhaust his brain power in infancy. The chances, however, are heavily against him. His name is Charles Fuller.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
An Italian Brigand.

Sitting Bulls exploits, and his method of avoiding their penalty, are closely paralleled by the career of Gaetano Mammone, an Italian brigand of the sixteenth century, who alone succeeded in bafling the efforts of Pope Sixtus V. to establish order in the Papal States. When hard pressed, Mammone and his thirty followers were won't to retreat into the territory of robber noble who was at feud with the Pope, while during their forays they found shelter in cave among the mountains, with the entrance of which no one was acquainted but themselves. Sixtus, however, was not one to be defied with impunity. He sent one of his most trusty familiars past this stronghold in the disguise of car rier, with train of mules laden with wine. The robbers eagerly flew upon the tempting booty, drank the wine with shouts of merriment, and fell asleep to wake no more, for the liquor was poi soned.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
Fechter as a Farmer.

Four years ago Fechter the deceased actor, purchased fifty-se7en-acre farm near Quakeltown, Pa, and went to live there with his wife, ,see Lizzie Price, herself an actress. His experience in the agricultural line was not marked with that brilliant success which for 8 quarter of century before attenoed his career on the stage. The fields of his new farm were divided by an neat snake fence, "stake and rider" they call it there, and similar barrier was at the limit of his new domain.
 "Ah," said Fechter, "people are slow and stupid. In EnPland and France gentleman farms. Take away those fences"
 What, the line fences, too?"
 "Yes, sirrab and now"
 But the hired man, equally concerned with the new owner in the line fence on one side, and another man who stood in the same relation on the other side, said no-very sternly no, although they were willing Fechter should put 8 board fence in the stead of the old one, Down came the partition fences, however, and orchard and garden, wheat-feld and corn-feld, meadow and grazing paddock became as one big fl eld. With stock to pasture and grain to grow within the great inolosure, the farmer may see that, although fields might blend, the treat ment bestowed by cattle upon a growing patch of corn, although pleasant for the kine, was not kind to the corn. It so proved, at least, and while the cattle thrived the grain crop prospered not, and for three years Fechter's cattle have been tethered to post.
Connecticut western news., 1879-08-20
Hints for Horse Trainers.

Never try to beat colt into doing @ thing, for If nervous he may turn out 6 vicious horse, and if stupid he may be- come stubborn. R member that by pa- ti.nce aud gentlaness he can be got to do anything that will not hurt him.
 When the horse shows signs of shying at an object, do not beat him, but lead him up to it, allowing him to stand and look as he comes closer, and after he ex- amines it few times he will not fear anything of the kind again. In passing by hedges with colt, throw in stones and stop him until he takes no notice of the noise.
 Before putting on any article of har- ness let your colt smell it, and then rub against his head, neck and body.
 Always start horse with the voice, never with the cut of the whip. In start ing turn little to one side in stop ping when going up hill do the same. -Norr. Ser.