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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
The Useful Spider.

HOW THE EMBRYO WORMS ARE DESTROYED.
While walking in beautiful garden,
an exclamation from my companion at
tracted my attention to beautiful rose
bush, which, on account of it's bright and
fragrant petals, had become favorite.
As the expression was not one of pleas
ure, inquired the cause, and found that
huge black spider had woven a web
among its branches, obscuring many of
the prettiest blossoms.
The intruder paused from his labor and
scrutinized us carefully until he became
convinced of our friendly intentions, and
then resumed his labors. He had COM
pleted the web which was to serve as his
residence, and was then at work on an
accessory one at one edge, which was
much finer, and almost transparent.
One side was attached to the main part,
and the opposite extremity to slender
twig. We watched him till this work
was finished, when he changed his modus
operandi.
After trying all the ropes and stay-lines
and finding them secure, he stationed
himself at the outer extremity and SEEM
ed to be waiting for some expected visi-
tor. Soon an ugly brown moth appeared
and darted directly toward a branch be-
hind the web. He would soon have
reached the point, even with the opposi-
ton offered by the spiders trap, but he
had scarcely touched the delicate threads
when the spider by dextrous move
ment swung the net around him, and
with few cords spun for the occasion
bound him securely and made him a
sacrifice to voracious appetite. Upon
examining the bush the moth was ap-
preaching we found many little white
eggs deposited which would have event
ually developed into myriads of unat-
tractive worms to feed upon the delicate
foliage of the plant. We did not destroy
the spider, but left him to fulfill his mis-.
sion as a protector and then to satisfy the
appetite of some spider-loving insect,
bird OF animal,-EI,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

Samuel Wright, a wealthy and eccentric
widower, whose viii was opened in the probate
court at Northampton, recently, gives to the
towns of Pelham, Prescott, Goshen, West
hampton and Chesterfield, $1,000 each; TO
Shutesbury, where his remains were taken for
intement $500; income of funds to be used
for the benefit of orphans and the needy and
aged, excepting town paupers.
A stepson of Edward Worden of New Bed
ford, 10 years old, rose in his sleep recently
and jumped into the street from the third story
of the house, distance of about twenty feet
He struck upon the hard ground. Medical aid
was summoned, and it was found that the ex-
tent of the boys injury was few bruises, but
they were not severe enough to keep him in
doors, for he was out to play the next day as
usual.
The board of assessors of Boston have made
up their account of the valuation of the city for
1880 and find the total valuation to be 5000,
0S9, 200; an increase over the valuation of last
year of SOS, 766, 500. Of this increase eight
and one half millions is found to be in real es-
tate and the balance of seventeen millions in
personal, showing noticeable improvement in
the business of the city. The rate of taxation
is fixed at $500 per thousand as against Sl2.-
so last year. The state tax this year is so cents
as against 20 cents last year, and the city rate
$l4,07 against $ll.S4 last year.
Mr.. Warren, census enumerator of Concord,
has Just completed his labor at the state prison.
He finds the total number of prisoners to be
749, of the average of 81 IL years. Some $50
are of American parentage Nearly one-third
were sentenced for breaking and entering, one
seventh for robbery in other forms, One-twellth
for petty thieving, one-twentieth for murder
and one-fftieth for forgery.
The new zouave uniforms of the Cunning.
ham rifles of Brockton, were destroyed in the
freight-house fire, recently. The loss was
about $1,000.
In overhauling an old safe at the Nashawan,
muck Office in Easthampton, recently, pack
age was found behind partition that had lair
there untouched for over Is years. 1t contain
ed two 80 bills, on the old Northampton bank
and two of the oldest kind of "shin-plasters."
Mrs. H. c. H. Newell of Wilbraham gather
ed one day last week 1872 varieties of vile
flowers within stones throw of her house
and 70 within space of 100 square yards.
The derailment of car belonging to Bos
ton and Albany freight train at Rochdale sta
| ton, Is miles south of Worcester, and tn,
firing of an oil tank, few nights since, result
ed in the burning of IA cars loaded with mer
chandise of various descriptions, a blockade o
the track for about three hours, and loss 0
500 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
GOOdoby Mister +!

1t is with deep regret we announce the
departure from our midst of good, honest,
old-fashioned "Mr.o
He's nearly all gone now. Once in
while you may see him; but very
seldom.
He doesn't amount to much any more.
He's got to be too common; also too
honest.
AS the old-fashioned and comparative
ly honest rat was superseded by the
heightened and mischievious Norway,
so is "Mr." now superseded by Col"
We meet "Mr." very seldom on the
streets now; and in only tolerably
heightened assemblages can we see him at
all. But there you will find "Col." all
the time; and he's prouder than pea
cock that hasn't seen his feet for five
minutes, Col" is.
The vain gent eman having beaten out
old Mr., "Mr." is now engaged in con-
flict of the bloodless savage kind with
Hon." who is great society person.
age, also, whether he's honorable or dis
honorable. kentucky State Journal,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Useful Flower.

In Southwestern Russia, between the
Baltic and the Black seas, the sunfower
is universally cultivated in fields, gar
dens, and borders, and every part of the
plant is turned to practical account. A
hundred pounds of the seeds yield forty
pounds of oil, and the pressed residue
forms a wholesome food for cattle, as
also do the leaves and the green stalks,
cut up small, all being eagerly eaten.
The fresh flowers, when little short of
full bloom, furnish a dish for the table
which bears favorable comparison with
the artichoke. They contain large
quantity of honey, and SO prove an at
traction to bees. The seeds are a valu-
able food for poultry; ground into flour,
pastry and cakes can be made from them ;
and boiled in alum and water, they
yield blue coloring matter. The care
fully dried leaf is used as tobacco. The
seed feceptacles are made into blotting-
paper, and the inner part of the stalk in
to fine writing paper; the woody por-
tions are consumed as fuel, and from the
resulting ash valuable potash is obtained
Large plantations of them in swampy
places are protection against intermit-
tent fever.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
GEN ERAL NEWS.

A Spanish gunboat overhauled and searched
the American schooner George Washington off
Cape Maisi, when Ia miles away from the coast
of Cuba. The Spaniard is supposed to be the
same vessel that has committed several similar
outrages on American merchantmen.
The verdict of the coroner's jury in the case
of the steamer Seawanaka, finds nobody to
blame.
W. H. Cushman, the absconding president OF
the First National bank OF Georgetown, Col.
was recently arrested in New York, He stole
100000.
A fgure-head, supposed TO be that of the
lost British training ship Atalanta, was recent
ly found by the bark Girl Of Devon.
The japanese are shipping gold to the
United States.
Mrs Jennie Smith recently acquitted Of the
charge of numbering her husband-a policeman
of Jersey City-is vending religious works in
Baltimore, Md.
George Montegriff, 65 years of age, was re-
Gently robbed of $lS00-the savings Of life
time-on a Stonington boat.
Old John Bender, the head devil of the gang
of murderers in southeastern Kansas, whose
butchery of DR.. York and dozen others Gre
ated so much excitement seven years ago, was
arrested.by Sheriff Gregg at Richland, 50 miles
west of Fremont, Kan, some days ago, and is
now lodged in Jail. He was with a woman
travelling eastward on foot.
The cruise of the revenue cutter Corwin in
search Of missing whalers in Arctic seas, de-
veloped the fact that the inhabitants of the st.
Lawrence islands are dying from starvation.
The governor Of Siberia claims that Ameri-
can vessels from San Francisco are extensively
engaged in contraband trade with Russian Pa
cifc ports, introducing spirits, tobacco, agricul-
tural and hunting implements without paying
duty, and he says that they are also trading in
furs without paying the slightest regard to ex-
isting rules.
Rev. Edwin P. Adams was placed on trial at
Buffalo, N. Y, recently before the presbytery
for holding and teaching doctrines contrary to
those Of the Holy Scriptures and the Presbyte-
rian church.
Some 100000 worth of timber was recently
burned by forest fires in the southwest districts
Of New Brunswick.
One of the leaders of the Rumpa Qndia) re-
bellion has been shot, and several Others have
been sentenced to various terms of imprison-
ment. The rebellion, however, shows no sign
of collapsing, as the British troops cannot stand
such an unhealthy climate.
Deputy-sheriff w. B. Weaver and w. b.
Hammond fought over game of cards at
Tuscarora, New, few days since, and Ham
mond was killed and Weaver MORALLY wound
ed.
Vctoria's band of Indians,attacked Col Girl
erson's command at Eel Paso, but was repulsed.
Stephen d. Field, a nephew Of Cyrus w Field,
has patented an invention for applying electric
ty as a motive power on both surface and ele-
waited railroads. An important feature of this
system is, that an attachment is provided which
will, under collision between two trains, inn
pose check upon each train, automatically pre-
serving a safe distance from the next succeed
ing one. The brakes will be operated by the
same currents used in propelling the motor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Treatment of the Chinese.

We are told that Cinnamon do not
come here to make it their home; that
they are sojourners; that they live on
nothing, and send their earnings ont of
the country that they will not assimi-
late themselves to our people or our civ
ilization. 1t must therefore be answer
ed, for the five hundredth time, that they
have never received announcements to
do otherwise; that they are driven by
the spirit of caste to dwell in quarters
by themselves; that they are denied the
privilege of naturalization; that an un-
naturalized foreigner is an alien. We
compel the Chinaman to be an alien, in
fact; we treat him like an alien in all
commercial and social intercourse, and
then we indict him for remaining an
alien in spirit. When we have done
something to attach him to our country,
it will be time enough to complain that
he does not detach himself from his
mother land. Christian Union.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Exact ,TuStice.

Several days ago white man was
arraigned before colored justice, down
the country, on charges of killing a man
and stealing a mule.
"Wall," said the justice, ode Jacks
in dis case shell be weighed wild careful
ness, an eff l hang yer, faint no fault OBJ
mine.n
Judge, you have no jurisdiction only
to examine me-"
"Dat sort O. work longs ter de raigler
justice, but yer see rs been put on as
special. A special hez de right ter make
amoufat de supreme court eff he chooses"
'Do the best for me you can Judge"
Oats what Use gwine ter do. Use
got two kinds of law in dis court, de
Arkansaw an de Texas law. 1t gen.
orally gins man de right ter choose for
hisse'f. Now, what law does yer want,
de Texas or de ArkansawP"
81 believe I'll take the Arkansas"
"Wall, in dat case, I'll dismiss yer fur
stealin' de mule"
"Thank you Judge"
can hang yer fur KILN de man"
81 believe I'll take the Texas"
"Wall, in dat case, I'll dismiss yer fur
KILN de man"
"You have good heart, Judge"
can hang yer fur stealin' de mule.
I'll jis take de 'casion ter remark dat de
only difference tween de two laws il de
way yer state de case. - Little Rock
Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Torpedo Warfare.

BLOWING UP GILLIAN WAR TRANSPORT
The Gillian transport Loa was blown |
up in Callao bay on July 3. The plan |
adopted was the following: APeruvian
officer took an ordinary fruit boat, put a
torpedo in the bottom, and over this he
placed false bottom, resting on springs
kept down by the weight Of the cargo.
He then loaded it with a very choice as
sortment of camotes, yucas, chirimoyas,
granadillas, fowls, turkeys, green vege-
tables, ETC., and towing it out toward the
blockading squadron before daylight, set
it adrift. All day long the launch float
ed about, but the Chilians could not see
it, until about five o'clock in the eve
ming. Fearing it would fall into neutral
hands, boat was sent out to bring it
back. The Loa was doing duty, and see
ing the boat from shore making toward
the neutral vessels, caught sight of the
launch and at once turned toward it.
Seeing this, the boat from shore beat
hasty retreat. The Loa lowered two
boats to fetch in the prize, and it was
brought alongside and the discharge at
once began. AS the weight in the launch
was diminished, the machinery in con-
nection with the torpedoes was set free,
and in a moment 300 pounds Of dyna-
mite were exploded, and the Loa was al
most lifted out of the water. The effect,
as described by those who were watch
ing the operation with breathless inter-
est from the shore, was dreadful. Every
house in Callao was shaken to its foun-
dations, and every ship in the bay shiv-
cred as though fearful earthquake had
spent its fury beneath them. The fated
ship appeared as if enveloped in one
mass of flame, which resolved itself into
dense clouds of black smoke. When
this cleared away she seemed not to have
suffered, but suddenly she was observed
to sink at the stern, while her bows went
high in the air, and the Loa disappeared
forever. AT least $50 men persisted. The
only officers saved are the second com.
mander (wounded), the doctor and one
engineer. The explosion occurred very
close to the anchorage of the neutral
squadron, and the disaster might very
easily have happened to one of them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
MaIna.

Louis f. Gagne, Biddeford dry goods
dealer, haa become insane.
VIM. II. SWEET, aged about 40, was drowned
in Portland harbOr, recently, by the capsizing
of a sail boat.
The water in the Sebago lake chain is lower
than for 35years.
Diphtheria RACES at Buckfeld, and DIR. Charles
Brigham has lost three children in eight
days.
Charlie, son of ID. W. Jones, of Auburn, was
accidentally shot with n revolver, recently. 1t
was being cleaned by the hired man. The ball
entered his lung.
Minnie Shredder, whose husband killed DIR.
Lefevre in San Francisco, is daughter of Rev.
DR. HOratio Stebbins, for many years pastor
of the First Parish church in Portland, where
Minnie is remembered as young lady of sweet
disposition and graceful manners.
About 900 feet of logs have been ADAM
doned at Norridgewock Falls Nearly half of
the logs cut this year on the Kennebec waters
are hung up.
Mr. and Mrs. Southworth, of Edes Falls,
went TO a camp meeting a few days since,
leaving at home four children-three girls from
l6 years old down, and little boy of 5. About
l O'Clock the little boy says the girls left him
and went to battle in the river. After putting
on old clothes as bathing suits, they stepped
upon log, and it is supposed it rolled, precip-
itating them into water Is feet deep. The lad
says he thought they were hiding away from
him, and no alarm was given till toward night,
when person, by diving, found the bodies on
the bottom of the river.
Ground was broken at Athens recently for q
2-feet gauge railroad to Skowhegan.
Alderman Little of Portland recently intro
duced an order proposing to celebrate the two
hmdredth anniversary of the settlement of the
town of Falmouth, now Portland, which oc,
CURED September %, o. s., 1850. 1t was
adopted.
VIM. johnson of North Berwick, hung him.
self by an OK chain in a tree back of the East
ern railroad sheds, a few mornings since. In
sanity was the cause.
An incendiary fire recently destroyed the
Centennial hotel, hall and stable at Tenant
harbor, st, George. The buildings cost about
$4,000. Insured for S2500
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Vermont.

Stephen Callaghan was drowned while bath
ing in Otter Creek, Rutland, few days ago.
Dogs are making sad havoc with the sheep
around Fair Haven Hiram Hamilton losing 80
the other night, one of which was valued at
$500.
Cornwall is building a new town hall
Bears have been seen in Ripton several times
this summer by berrying parties.
A common striped snake three feet long was
killed at South Londonderry the other day, and
when its head was cut off so young, from 4 to
6inches long, crept from its throat
Waterbury's steam mill and chair factory, 100
by 40 feet with its machinery, is being taken
down and removed to Burlington.
Cornwall is building new town hall.
Grasshoppers threaten Addison county oats
A 225-pound bear was killed at Bolton the
other day.
Two more car loads of Spanish merino sheep
275 head, have been sent from Middlebury to
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Franklin county has 81 attorneys 80 of them
being located in st. Adams; 16 deputy sheriffs
and 80 notaries public. The new court docket
contains 269 court cases, 46 of which are state
cases and 81 chanceiy cases.
1t is said that the entire lot of rails for the
Brattleboro and Whitehall railroad is now ready
for shipment in England.
Official census returns are as follows: Addi-
son county, a. 1885, Franklin county, 30, 9Sl !;
Lamoille county, 1864; Orange, %, 466; Or
leans, 22,Ol3; Rutland, l,97l; Washington,
27,254; Windham, 26, $50; Windsor, sc, O63;
Bennington, %, l57; Caledonia, 90 736; Chit
tenden, 1926; Essex, 1880; Grand Isle,
4, l25; making total of 1884, 455 for the state
"a gain of 1904 over the census of 1870 The
counties that have lost in population are Frank
lin, Windsor and Chittenden, the others all hay
ing gained
An unknown young man of intelligent APP
pearance has committed suicide at SALISBURY
with Paris green, and was buried by the
town.
At the teachers meeting at Bellows Falls,
the principal topic was on the examination OF
teachers. W. G. Crippen, principal of the
high school at johnson, and others contended
that teachers ought to be examined by teach
ers, and that license should be given for life,
instead Of for limited time, as Mt present;
also that fourth professionalism Of teacher
should be created.
At aTecent meeting of Temperance people
favoring prohibition, held at Burlington, John
b. Cough addressed an audience of 1000.
Burlington is so disappointed at her census
that she has secured Superintendent Walkers
promise of fresh enumeration, if investiga.
ton shows neglect
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
New Hampshire.

Mrs. Laomie Searle of Manchester was re-
Gently assailed on the road to Hoollset, by two
Frenchmen, named Coin and Martel. Charles
ii. Bradford came to the woman's assistance
and the scoundrels were arrested.
n. A. Bailey, a graduate of Wesleyan uni
versity in 1877, and late of the high school at
Winsted, Ct, is chosen principal of the Keene
high school.
Joseph Stone has resigned from October, as
agent of the Manchester mills.
Ill-health caused VIM. Caswell of Wentworth
to cut his throat recently.
A severe hail-storm visited the vicinity of
Seabrook recently, stones as large as peas
falling so thickly that snowballing was indulg-
ed in. Many gardens containing tender veg
citation were ruined.
The Gilmanton company at Belmont is
laying the foundation for factory 1870 by 50
feet.
For several days the water off Portsmouth
harbor was literally black with mackerel, those
Mt the bottom crowding toward the top until
the uppemost layer was lifted nearly out of wa
ter. Fishermen report that there has been
nothing like it for years.
The directors Of the New Hampshire Bible
society chose as president Edward Spaulding
Of Nashua. The receipts of the past year have
been $780, 1867 Bibles have been sold and
1867 given away; and there is a cash balance
Of $lO9S,
The Sd regiment OF the state militia will en-
camp at Concord September g. the LIST at Man
chester, September IL, and the I'd at Peterboro
or Keene September 81.
Abel G. Shattuck, a rich bachelor, 20 years
of age, was recently kicked in the head by an
unruly horse at farmhouse near Nashua and
killed
Bishop Niles has consecrated the Episcopal
church of the Nativity at Bethlehem.
Rev. Calvin Stebbins is called to the Uni
tartan church at Lebanon at a salary of $500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
Massachusetts.

Tie house Of L. F. Talbot at Norwood, was
recently burglarized. Mr.. Talbot and his wife
were chlorofomed, and over 500 in money
was taken.
Milford is to have a pleasure park.
The Boston Young Mems Christian Union
are giving free rides to poor invalids.
1t is curious that the bands giving concerts
on the Boston Common, scarcely ever play an
American tune.
lucky accident happened recently to Capt
Robert Calder Of Nantucket, over 80 years old
who has been blind in one eye for 20 years, be-
cause of a film over it. He was cutting some
pine twigs, whena splinter flew into the sight
less eye, cutting the film, and letting in the
light.
Maurice Sullivan of Lawrence, while steal
ing fruit recently was arrested, and in resisting
officer Mitchell, was shot.
George Thayer of Reading is under arrest
for torturing horse by saturating hay with
kerosene oil and burning il under the horses
belly, while he was harnessed to a load which
he wouldn't draw.
Widow Small of Newburyport, aged SO, was
fatally hurt by fall recently, breaking her arm
and hip. She gave birth to four children at
once GO years ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

A silly American youth who had am
nounced on the steamer that 'in England
I'm always taken for an Englishman you
know" was disguised when, on demand
ing, Zone first. single, Euston," at the
Liverpool station, the clerk said, "Seven
dollars and a half please" 1t was paid,
amid the unsurpassed merriment of the
hystanders.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
MErUcHEN. Nj. Aup. %. 1879

METUCHEN, n. j., Aug 70, 1873
Messrs. Ely B-os., druggists, Owego, n. Y.
Being seriously troubled with hay fever and
rose cold, | lat the earnest solicitation of a
friend) tried your preparation, "Cream Balm"
and was agreeably surprised in obtaining
almost immediate relief 1 heartily indUrse
it and earnestly recommend it to all similarly
afflicted. Very respectfully yours, etc.,
w. p. ANDRUs, druggist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13

Kansas school-teacher: "Where does
our grain go TOP" Into the hopper"
"What hopper" "Grasshopper," tri-
umphantly shouted the small boy.