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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

DR.. Charles b. Lyman, veterinary sur
geon, who was recently sent by the Agri-
cultural department to investigate the
origin of certain diseases or pleuro- pneu-
monia of cattle in the Eastern States, has
submitted his report, considerable por-
ton of which is devoted to an investiga-
ton of cases in Haverhill, supposed to
have been caused by drove of Canadian
cattle. DR.. Lyman comes to the conclu-
sion that the disease originated with
colds caused by poorly arranged stables,
aided by excessive change of weather,
and that it was not communicated by
Canadian cattle.
That was rather an intelligent Chris
tian who called upon a sign painter to
have sunday school procession banner
painted and said:
1--WE are going to have tearin' time
with our Fourth of July sunday school
procession, and our folks want something
tall for banner"
well" naturally enough responded
the painter, you ought to have one.
What will you have painted on itp"
wal, | DIN know; we ort to hev tex
o skripter painted onto it for motto,
hadn't wep"
Eyes, that's very good ideaP What
shall it bep"
wal, thought this would be about
as good as any: BE sure you're right, then
90 dheGd!'"
! A woman gave birth to four female
children at Topeka, Illinois, in Decem-
Der. The mother died soon after, but
the four girls are all living and in good
health.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
HumOring the Children,

There is world of difference between
humoring the children to what is good
for them, and what is bad for them. 1t
is bad to humor them in having their
own way, for this will come to be the
thing they chiefly value; and in the long
run nothing can be more disastrous to
child than always to have its own way.
1t is bad to humor them in habits of
deceit, disorder, hardness, ill-temper,
and in the expectation of being waited
on unnecessarily, pampered and coddled.
1t is bad to humor them in eating what
is not good for them, in sitting up late, in
reading frivolous or low-toned papers or
books, in neglecting habits of personal
cleanliness and tidiness. 1t is very bad
to humor them in expressions or conduct
showing lack of honor for parents, re-
spect for their seniors, courtesy toward
their mates, and kindness to servants. 1t
is bad, in word, to humor them in
anything as children, that you would not
wish them to be or to do as men and wo-
men.
1t is good to humor them in all natur-
al manifestations and cravings of their
affections. A child hungry hearted for
love is one of the saddest sights in the
world. Hardly less pitiful is the condi-
ton of little one who is perpetually re-
pressed OF discouraged in the sweet i'm
pulses that prompt it to give expression
to its love. That way danger lies. The
boy or girl will not easily go wrong whose
arm is twined morning and night around
mothers neck, or whose head is welcom-
ed to its cuddling place on fathers shout
der. 1t is on the side of their affections
thot obi lHrn11 orc oncsl1, ho1l i
guided, and the tirmest rein in the invis-
ible, golden cord of love. 1t is good to
humor children in following their natur-
al bent in all right and helpful directions.
Remember that education is only the
leading out of powers and faculties that
are within. Encourage, therefore, such
inclinations toward books, studies, me-
chanics, music out of door pursuits and
healthful sports, as shall help most truly
to develop your child. If your boy is a
square peg, humor all his efforts to find
square spaces into which to fit his grow
ing life. If he is round, don't try to
shuttle him into the square holes that he
can never fill. As education comes more
and more to include the discovery and
development of natural aptitudes, it will
be more and more successful. 1t is good
to humor your children in preserving
their individuality-in being alone. when
they nationally choose to be,-and in
fostering a true selfrespect. Conformity
mars more characters than it makes. It
is well to crafty their desire for spend
ing money by teaching them early the
value of dime and q dollar. IF YOU
can give them but five cents week, tell
them what it costs somebody in labor,
and hold then strictly to theta allow
ance.
The philosophy of early traing is to
make the child father to the man.
mother to the woman. The homely pro-
verb, "As the twig is bent, the tree in
clines, is not yet outgrown. 1t is as
true now as in ancient times, that if some
twigs are permitted to grow as they in
cline, the tree will be a crooked one
Golden Rule.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
Electricity in Place Of Punishments.

NJ. Bella. administrator of the Omni-
bus Company in Paris, has, according to
the last number of the Popular Science
Monthly Just brought the attention of the
learned world to an invention of M. De-
foy for subduing savage and FESTIVE
horses. The apparatus is exceedingly
simple. 1t consists merely of one of
Clark's magneto-electric machines ems
closed in a little box, and placed within
easy reach Of the driver. A conducting
wire running through the reins connects
this part of the apparatus with the bit.
By turning handle current is formed
which affects the horses mouth, and so
surprises him that he stops and stands
still. The most vicious and dangerous
horses soon yield to its soothing influ-
ence. This beautiful result is obtained
without resorting to any violent or pain
full action, for the current of electricity
is SO weak that man can receive 1t with
out experiencing the slightest inconven
fence.
This most wonderful tact having been
discovered by this ingenious Frenchman
it only remains for some enterprising
Yankee to apply it with enlarged scope
not only to horses aud donkeys, but to
hogs and all long-eared or pig-headed an
imals of either aquadruped or biped per-
suasion. Instead, for instance, of put
ting dangerous criminals or lunatics into
solitary cells or straight jackets, just ito
kle them with few currents Of electric
ity, and they will become tractable and
quiet. Termagant wives, and husbands
noisy with drink, should be subdued in
similar way.
But the far more important use of this
invention and the one to which the par
ticular attention of the public is called,
remains to be mentioned NJ. Defoy has
made an electrical switch still more in
genious than his bit. An ordinary rid.
ing whip is furnished with conducting
wires and very small magneto-electric
apparatus. If horse under the saddle
becomes unmanageable the rider Just ap
plies the points of the electric stick to thu
top of his shoulders and he will immedi
ately become quiet and kind, instantl!
subdued by this gentlest of means
Now by applying this simple electrical
apparatus to the rattans and rods now il
the hands of teachers and parents, tn,
whole difficult question of corporal pun
: ishment will be solved at once and that
too, upon the most advanced scientific
principles. A disobedient, FESTIVE or in
soIent boy will be made directly lovabl
: and orderly by gently laying this new
, rattan upon his hands or cheek and turn
ing the electric handle few times. TIL
boy like the horse will be surprised int
, obedience. We have no doubt tina
school committees and superintendent
will instantly sanction the use of SO hu
| name method of enforcing obedience
and our perplexed teachers will find il
t this painless rod" a long-hoped-for in
strument of relief and joy. This will b
new departure more wonderful tina
that of Quincy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
A Gratined wish.


A correspondent writing from the
Yorktown peninsula tells the following:
While coming from a scout this after
noon, we called at house and found a
couple of ladies, quite young, and as
handsome as Hebe. They were secesh
to the backbone, and each had a 'lov-
yer" in the rebel army; one of them was
at Yorktown, and only left the day be-
fore to pick his way back along the York
river, and carry such Information as he
had gotten from us. The young lady
showed us his photograph, a cookbook
meet him face to face, that he might
leave us for dead.
''Oh, if all the Yankees were one man,
and had sword here, l should like to
cut his throatm
And she said it with vim, too. We
told her we would take good care of
Lieutenant White, and see that Miss
Glorrill had an opportunity to change
her name after the battle was over, hop
ing for an invitation to the wedding, and
as she had called me the Divine, or
or chaplain of th1 regiment, l proposed
to marry them.
Never; | hope he will come home
| ueau DeIOre you SldI TAKE OrkUOWn.
would wade in blood up to my knees to
bury his body"
She spoke of poison in glass of water
we drank, but | replied that one look OF
her angel face, one smile from her lovely
feature would be an antidots to the rank.
est poison.
"Yes, and to your hatred of the South
too"
The. Irritation nearly made her in favor
of the Union and us the more so. But
we had not gone far when we saw a com
pany of soldiers approaching, who
brought with them the "lovyer'-;
corpse upon litter, returning to hi
sweetheart. He had been shot Will,
trying to avoid the quick eye of tn
sharpshooters, near a house upon tn
York River shore, where his father hat
resided, and where negro informed tn
soldier that his mother and sister were a
the house where we had been in CONVEX
sation with the ladies, one of whom wa
his sister, and our soldiers had, after re
ceiving orders, carried him to be buried
We did not mar the sorrow of The rela
tives by stopping to witness the reception
of the body. Her hasty wish that h
might come home dead was speedily an
sadly realized.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

A correspondent at Starkville, Miss,
writes: The Flat Greek neighbOrhood,
together with the whole surrounding
country, in Eastern Mississippi, is amply
supplied with opossums and boasts OF
two or three "'possum dogs that cant
be beat" Consequently the favorites
delicacy of the Southern darkey IS abun--
dainty enjoyed on the creek at the proper
season. In this connection there is often
told in the community practical joke
which Peter Brown played on Jim
Mason. Peter and Jim were fast friends
and generally ran together" during their
leisure hours.
On one occasion, after dark, Jim killed
a small, fat opossum, which he thought
would Just about make square meal
for one hungry man. The little animal
was properly prepared and put on the
fire to cook; while Jim-who was at
that time the sole occupant of the cabin
stretched himself before the fire while
the opossum was cooking. In few
minutes he was buried in slumber. Jim's
sleep was deep and unbroken. Time
passed on; the opossum was finally
''done" through and through, and still
Jim continued to sleep and snore.
At this stage of the proceedings Peter
Brown entered the cabin and took in the
situation. He was hungry himself, and
saw an opportunity to get lunch. So
he quietly removed the skillet-top, took
out the opossum and proceeded to dis
cussn it with the keenest relish. In B.
little while it was all devoured. Peter
then took piece of the remaining fat
and carefully CREASED Jim's hands and
mouth, while the latter continued to-
snore. Peter then left the cabin, leaving
the bones scattered on the hearth.
At last Jim awoke with drowsy stare
and rubbed his eyes. He looked around
awhile, and then broke into the follow
ing soliloquy:
"Well, Mr.. 'Possum, reckon you done
by dis time; vars, you gran vilyan, I'll
eat you new; my mouf done sot reg lar
'possum fashion,"
With these words Jim looked into the
skillet, where only few scraps marked
what was left of the savory feast.
''Bless my stars" he exclaimed, 'ef
somebody amt done steal de 'possum!
Hi, here de bones scattered all bout de
flo; some logged vilyan been here an
eat dat 'possum while | was sleep; wait,
lem me see; why, my hands chock fulf
O. grease. Wait, hol on; why, bless my
stars, eff my mouf amt right greasy, too!
Well, well, well | wonder of | did git
up an eat dat 'possum while Twas sleep
| must "a done it, l must "a done it!
Well, all got to say is dis: Eff did eat
dat 'possum, he sets lighter on my stom-
ach an he GIBBS me less consolation dan
any 'Possum l ebber eat Sence L was
born"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
Farming in the Easy.GoIng StyIe.

Perhaps some your readers would like
to know how farming is carried on at a
certain place in one of the border towns
of New England, as related to the writer
by member Of that community.
Two hearty, able-bodied men, the far
mer and his hired help, turn out in the
morning at about seven O'Clock. 1t is
planting time, and the sun is two hours
high; but the silent rebuke OF the old
haymaker isn't meant for them. They
light their pipes, sit down on log at the
wood-pile, and puff away, discussing
such subjects as the potato market, the
last dog fight, and the superior chances
for getting a living out in Kansas or
Idaho. BY and by the farmers wife gets
up, lights the kitchen fire, and starts for
the barn to milk the cows.
As soon as she has passed little be-
yond the woodpile, the proprietor re-
marks: II call my wife pattern for any
woman to go by. She hain't missed
milking then two cows, night or mornin',
for six years. Then suddenly recollect-
ing that blowing is the order of the day,
he sends John to give the old mare a
| feed of hay. Returning from the barn, the
good dame gets an armful of wood from
| the pile where the farmer sits, replen-
ishes the fire, strains the milk and then
sets about getting the victuals ready for
breakfast. At half-past eight the men
are called, and an hour more is con-
sumed in taking their grub, re-lighting
the pipes and toasting their shins by the
kitchen stove. Then the mare is tack.
led, and at about ten o'clock they start
for the field, where they always keep the
pillow, and "set in" After striking out
and taking half dozen turns, they con
clude that the old critter wants TO puff
and so they stop, back up, and sit down
on the plow-beam for good half-hour'
rest. At the end of that time, they star
along once more, grumbling little abou
the rumatiz in their backs, which come
of such fearful hard work. In a few
minutes more, dinner is called. Thi
announcement infuses new life into tn
crew. In .jiffy the mare is turned GU
to Craze, and the two men hobble towar'
the house with all the speed that thei
clay-burdened boots will permit.
Dinner despatched, two hours noon
ing is next in order, and the plowmel
stretch themselves, according to circum
stances, on the bed, across two chairs 0
at full length on the floor. Between tw
and three blowing commences again, AM
they manage to finish out the LAND,
amounting to half an acre, perhaps, 70
the day. Then. the team is put up, tn
stock fed, supper eaten and the men fl
themselves comfortably and contentedl
near the stove for an evenings smoke o
snooze, devoting a half-hour, may be, t
chapter on the hard times, the farme
remarking further that it is doubtful
whether he will ever get time to fms
cutting the barrel of seed potatoes ths
: he began a week before.
This may be regarded by some as a
extreme case, but it would not be diff
cult to find its counterpart in all essentis
ulars.-Ame1icGaa CMltiUdtOr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

An improved Calling gun has lately
been exhibited by the inventor in Eng
land. 1t is capable of firing 1000 shots a
minute, and Killing man or horse at a
mile range. The gun has a compact ap-
pearance, can be taken to pieces and cas-
lily carried about, can be applied to mil
itary or naval use, and the mechanism
of it is simplicity itself. The revolving
barrel has ten compartments, into which,
as they whirl round, metal cartridges
drop from tall, oblong case, fixed over
the center of the barrel. At each turn of
the handle ten shots are fired, and their
dispersion is accomplished by sliding
apparatus. The size of shot in different
caliber guns of this class ranges from
musket balls to half Founders. BY the
use of this implement three men can do
the work of 300 rifemen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
ecticut.

SoiHlOCttCuLs
The Hartford steam company has in
creased its capital stock from $50, 900 to
500, 1000 and will at once put UP build
ings and lay pipes. The system is not
the Holly, nut an adaptation, modestly
called the Hartford" system.
A freight elevator fell in the Meriden
silverplate works recently, probably IA
tally hurting Elmer Clark, an employee.
The Phenix Mutual Life Insurance
company has compromised the suit
brought by Mrs. McDuffy of New Or
leans, La, to recover on $4,000 policy,
which the company claimed had lapsed
because of the non-payment of two pre-
miums, the plaintiff showing that the
notifications that the premiums were due
had not reached her, but had been re-
turned to the company by the dead-let-
ter office.
About 10000 bushels of oysters in New
Haven harbor were killed by being COW
cred with sand by the gale of last Thurs
day.
The carriage factory of Kean and Lines
was damaged $1,000 worth at New Haven
Saturday night, by fire, which burned
the paint shop and blacksmith shop; the
loss is covered by an insurance of 800
500.
Mrs. Orr, of Hartford, has astonished
that city by finding nail an inch long
in the yolk of an egg.
The April term of the Litchfield super
ior court disposed of nearly $50 liquor
liquor cases, from which the state attor-
ney received $4,000.
The rolling mills at Thamesville,
which started up with the iron boom,
and for several months ran night and
day, have shut down, on account of the
present falling state of the iron market
and the lack of demand for their manu-
features.
A stern Puritan at Milford refuses to
sell the right of way TO the Parallel rail
road company. whose proposed line runs
through his land, unless the company
will agree to do no business on Sunday.
The railroad companies at New Lon
don have agreed to build the Harvard
university new permanent quarters, to
cost $4,000, Harvard agreeing to row the
university races there for the next ten
years.
The total loss by the oysters buried
under sand by last weeks gale at New
Haven may exceed $4,000.
Frederick Hunt, a wild young man of
Bridgeport, has been arrested, charged
with setting the numerous fires in that
city year ago. His father is cashier of
a New York bank.
The hearing as to the amount of dam
ages in the breach-of-promise suit of
Gertrude Hill, of Saybrook, against Sam
uel Harrison, of North Branford, which
Harrison had allowed to go by default,
has resulted in an award of $1,000 with
costs of about $500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14
Perseverance and Health.

We believe there is good deal of truth
and wisdom in what our excellent con-
temporary, the Sdaitdria1a, says on the
above subject. A man who inherits
wealth may begin and worry through
three score and ten years without any
definite object. In driving, in foreign
travel in hunting and fishing, in club
houses and society, he may manage to
pass away his time; but he will hardly
be happy. 1t seems to be necessary to
health that the powers of man may be
trained upon some subject and steadily
held there day after day, year after year,
while vitality lasts. There may come a
time in old age when the fund of vitality
will have sunk so low that he can follow
no consecutive labor without such a
draught upon his forces that sleep connot
restore them. Then, and not. before, he
should stop work. But so long as man
be used, or it will become source of
grievous, harrassing discomfort. The
man will not know what to do with him
self; and when he has reached such a
point as that, he is unconsciously digging
a grave for himself and fashioning his
own coffin.
Lille needs STEADY cllannel TO run IN
regular habits of work and sleep. 1t
needs steady, stimulating alma tend
toward something. An aimless life can
never be happy, or, for a long period,
healthy. Said a rich lady to gentle
man still laboring beyond his needs
Don't stop; keep at it." The words
that were in her heart were: IF my
husband had not stopped, he would be
alive to-day" And what she thought
was Doubtless true. A greater shock can
hardly befall man who has been active
than that which he experiences when,
having relinquished his pursuits, he finds
unused time and unused vitality hanging
upon his idle hands and mind. The cur
rent of his life is thus thrown into ed
dies, or settled into sluggish pool, and
he begins to die-Scienttfc american.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

A man living in Montreal obtained
two young seals, and after feeding them
about year they became very tame and
would go into the house and stay an hour
or two by the fire, and then go out and
take swim in the St. Lawrence return
ing again to the house and striking their
flippers against it to gain entrance. FL
nally he decided to send them off, and
gave them to steamboat pilot to carry
40 or so miles down the river, which was
done, but next morning the seals made
their appearance again as usual.
A bad little Milwaukee boy, having
been expelled from school, returned in
girls clothes, and the imposture was not
discovered for several months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

Out in Nevada school trustee had
just got everything fixed to run away
with the school fund, when to his indig-
nation he found that the other trustee
had squandered every dollar of it. He
says now the world is too full of thieves
and scoundrels for an honest man to have
any kind of chance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

A bright little girl who had successful
ly spelled the word that" was asked by
her teacher what would remain after the
1T" had been taken away. THE dirty
cups and saucers," was the reply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

A cynical old soul was reading from
Wordsworth: Heaven lies about us in
our infancy YES" said he, 'just so;
and our neighbors lie about us when we
grow up"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-14

NOtIHiOFIs
The town of Bethel have elected a wo-
man superintendent of schools. and the
selectmen decide that she is legally com
petent.
Moontpelier's new depot, to be built by
the Central Vermont railroad, will be 50
by 100 feet, with tower "a feet high.
and will be heated by steam.
The Randolph normal school now en-
rolls lo3 persons, an increase of Is over
any previous list for the summer term.
Mr.. Gillette and another gentleman of
White River Junction, Vt, have each
given thirty acres of land to be occupied
as mill property by a new company
which is forming for the erection of n
cotton mill at that place.
May day in Northern Vermont was
ushered in with the thermometer at 10
degrees below the freezing point and the
ground covered with snow. In some To-
calltles in that vicinity the snow fell to
the depth of two inches.
Gov. Proctor will hear at Rutland. on
the Goth, an application for the pardon
OF George e. Miles, the Barre bank rob-
Der, sentenced to state-prison for Al years
in 1875. N''-
The eighth annual Congregational con-
terence OF Bennington county will be
held at North Pownal the 25th and Goth.
d. b. Bosworth made third success
iul attempt to commit suicide by hang
ing at Berlin recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-23
&eIeTEesA sSEEH.

FE1kuSTEE5 8ALB-The undcrsigned. a
=, = trustee for the benef. OF the CREDITOR:
nc auction, TO The highest bidder, st the Ole
5tsnd OF Washington s. Bro, on the corner O
UElon and Prince streets. at half past ter
O'clock, on SATURDAY, the 3lst OF January
1880, the following propert5:
anares Alexa. & Fair Ag. ASS q. stock.
IL sacks Fine Salt.
sacks &. L. Salt
Os!r Fairbanks Scales
5000 Grain Sacks, more or asa.
OLLce DeGK and ether Cti e Furniture.
Iron Safa.
! Horse.
Cart ard Harness,
Ierms-Ceah.
jsn 2i-lJt B. II LANHEET T-r:too