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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
A Famous Game.

From story by Joel Chandler Harris
C"Uncle Remus'D, in the Century, we
quote the following character-sketch.
The time of the story is before the war:
g. In his own estimation Major Compton
was one of the most accomplished of
men. He had summered at the Virginia
Springs; he had been to Philadelphia,
to Washington, to Richmond, to Lynch
burg, and to Charleston, and had accu-
mulated a great deal of experience
which he found useful Hillsborough
was hid in the woods of middle Georgia
and It's general aspect of innocence i'm
pressed him. He looked on the young
men who had shown their readiness to
test his peach brandy as overgrown
country boys who needed to be intro
duced to some of the arts and sciences he
had at his command. Thereupon the
major pitched his tents, fguratively
speaking, and became, for the time be-
ing, part and parcel of the innocence
that characterized Hillsborough. A wiser
/ man would doubtless have made the
same mistake.
"The little village possesses advanta-
ges that seem to be providentially ar
ranged to fit the various enterprises that
Major Compton had in view. There
was the auction block in front of the
succeed courthouse, if he desired to dis
pose of few of his negroes; there was
a quarter track, laid out to his hand
and in excellent order if he chose to en-
ioy the pleasures of horse racing; there
were secluded pine thickets within easy
reach, if he desired to indulge in the ex-
citing pastime of cock-fghting; and va
rious lonely and unoccupied rooms IN
the second story of the tavern, II he
cared to challenge the chances OF dice
or cards.
''Maior Compton tried them all with
varying luck, until he began his famous
game of poker with Judge Alfred We'll
lington, stately gentleman with How
ing white beard and mild blue eyes that
gave him the appearance of benevolent
patriarch The history of the game IL
which Major Compton and Judge Alfreo
yelling took part is something more
than tradition in Hillsboro, for there
are still living three or four men who sa
around the table and watched its pro
gress. 1t is said that at various stages o
the game Major Compton would destro.
, the cards with which they were playing
and send for a new pack, but the resul
was always the same. The mild blu
, eyes of Judge Wellington, with few ex
} ceptions, continued to overlook "hands
, that were invincible-a habit they ha'
acquired during long and arduou
l course of training from Saratoga to NeN
: Orleans. Major Compton lost his money
5 his horses, his wagons, and all his ne
n groes but one, his body-servant. Whe
a his misfortune had reached this limit b
| adjourned the game. The sun was shir
G ing brightly, and all nature was chez
I full. 1t is said that the Major ais
=. seemed to be cheerful. However tn
e may be, he visited tie courthouse an
}, executed the papers that would give n
d body servant his freedom. This bein
q done, Major Compton sauntered into
s convenient pine thicket and blew o.
n his brains"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
His Thanksgiving.

Z pretty incident is related of the
Thanksgiving Day appointed in England
in 1889, to celebrate the recovery OF the
kings reason. 1t was one of the most
interesting days in the reign of George
the Third. The king went in solemn
state to return his personal thanks in st.
Pulls cathedral, which was filled by an
ih,.lense congregation of deeply-moyed
spectators.
In the evening the whole of London
was illuminated, and the queen arranged
for a splendid illumination of Kew pal
ace, where the royal family were then
living, and where the king had been
confined during the period of his in
sanity. .
When the lamps and candles had all
been lighted, the queen sent her youngest
daughter, the Princess Amelia, beauti-
full little girl, to lead the king to the
front window of the palace, to witness
the devices. The princess walked up to
him, fell upon her knees, and presented
paper upon which the queen had caused
to be written poeticaf address from
herself to her husband:
TU TIE KINu.
"Amid rapt'rous nations praise
That sees Thee to their prayers restored
Turn gently from the general blaze
Thy Charlotte woos her bosoms lord.
"Turn and behold where, bright and clear,
Depictured with transparent art
The emblems of her thoughts appear,
The tribute of grateful heart"
P. S. The little bearer begs kiss
From dear papa for bringing this;
The little bearers request was Instant
ly granted. She led the king to the
window, where he saw in letters of blaz>
ing light: "The King-Providence-
Health-Britannia The whole COM
pany were delighted with this incident,
and the whole family, grouped about the
king and queen, rejoiced together in his
recovery. Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
Sleep. Trance and Death.

The relationship between sleep, "the
cousin of DEATH" and death itself, is
probably real as we'll as apparent. The
distance which separates them is great,
but there are intermediate connections,
grades of dissolution as of development.
Among these the similar states of trance
and Information are worthy of special
notice. For sleep and for trance one
cause, for exhaustion chiefly of nervous
matter but more or less of every organ
and tissue, is assignable. The hysterical
stupor is the sleep of nerve centers, worn
out with the assault and conflict of
stormy reflex action. Healthy sleep is
the rest of physical elements wearied
with the same same strain applied more
gradually. Cases nave been recorded in
which somuolence, continuing for days
without cessation, has resembled trance
in its duration, while preserving all the
ordinary features of natural sleep. Va
rious facts support US in associating the
Information of animals with the same
train of organic or functional changes as
the other unconscious states which we
have been considering. 1t comes like a
habit, it has, one may say, annual re-
t~rn, its apparent cause is the oppression
of external cold, and the animals 1T
effects are mostly those which, from
their bodily structure or habits, are sub
iect to great periodic variations of tenn
perature. Vital tissue is exhausted, and
function is in part suspended, probably
because the numbness of cold has taken
hold upon the radicles of the outer cir
culation, and of that part of the brain
surface which is connected with it by
numerous anastomoses In such a case
anemia would seem to be the cause of
the winter sleep, as there is evidence to
show that it is also the cause of that
temporary starvation of brain which lulls
without arresting its action, in the nat
ural repose of each night. We may even
regard the lethargy, ended by death, into
which man falls when exposed to great
cold as a short and mortal Information
- British NelicdL ,JOurRdl
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
HEALTH HINTS.

Fluid extract of eucalyptusglobulus is
highly recommended in whooping
cough.
Menthol has been used with success
for ringworm, both in tho form Of so.
luton and pomade.
Dr. Morrell MacKensie declares that
the pollen of rag-weed is the chief ex-
citing cause of hay fever in this coun-
try.
A poultice of black walnut leaves. ap-
piled to the throat, and the use of de-
coction of the leaves as gargle, have
been found by DR.. Curtis, Of Illinois,
of decided benefit to diphtheria.
For troublesome cold in the head the
following suggestion may be good: Put
teaspoonful of powdered camphor in
pitcher of boiling water and inhale
from the pitcher. Practice this for ten
minutes at time, and once. an hour if
convenient.
When gum boil needs to be opened
tLa lnnnnt ohnnld he rolled round with a
piece of rag to within about hail an lncI
of the point. 1t may then be freely used
at that part of the boil which is softest.
After a gum boil has been opened gentle
pressure is needed to squeeze out the
matter, and the mouth should be well
rinsed with hot water.
The difference between the effect oi
brain work and worry on the mind car
be compared to the difference between the
ease with which the stomach disposes OF di
gestible food and the discomfort which
arises when indigestible masses are pu
into it. Worry is a kind of dyspepsia o
the mind. AS some one has said 1t /
to the brain what restaurant pie is to th'
stomach,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
The Kinds of Oil.

In an article on the soil supply of tn
world" writer in Popular Science
Monthly says: For a moment let us
glance at the principal sources of animal
and vegetable oil-supply, ere the foun.
tains of mineral oil were revealed for the
use and comfort of the human family.
First and foremost, of course, ranked
the fish -oils-.the well known train (oI
drain) oil which drained from the blub.
Der of the great Greenland whale "a large
whale sometimes yielding fully thirty
tons of blubber--each ton representing
nearly two hundred gallons of oil,
Though the cachalot. or sperm. whale,
could never rival the Greenland whale in
the quantity of its contribution, it had
at least the advantage of quality and
variety, since, besides ordinary blubber,
it yields large amount ofsperm- oil, and
also of spermaceti. Of the latter valua
BILE product, the head alone often yields
ten barrels.
Next among the oil yielding fish come
the grampus, or dolphin, the porpoise
the shark, the seal, the cod, the herring
and others.
OF animal fats IRE butter, tallow, lard
! goose grease, neat's-foot oil (preparet
I from the feet of oxen, and 0aeod by cnr
riers in dressing leather), and mare
grease Imported from Buenos Ayres ant
! Montevideo, where multitude of horse
are annually slaughtered for their hides
tallow and bonesD In Russia, especial
at Moscow, yolk of-egg oil is in grea
repute for making soap and pomatum.
Vegetable oils form very lmportan
item in our supplies, inasmuch as oil
seeds to the value of G5,500,O 900 are al
nually imported into Britain for crushin
purposes, and our exports of oil ar
roughly valued at 81, 100000. The el
port of seed oil from London, Hull, an
Liverpool, in 1880, was 14,5O8, 900 ga
Ions.
Under the head of seed-oils rank lii
seed, cotton seed and castor oil. Coli
oil, also, is made from mustard, hem
radish, rape, turnip and other seed
Then we have olive. oil and almond-ol
From India comes poppy-seed oil; fro
i the Black sea, oil of sunhower-seed
FROM Ocylou anu tue a0AuN '"ASS NOA,
cocoanut-oil From Western Africa Il
palm nut oil Of the oil-palm, aud oil
ground nuts, for use in fine machiner
From Singapore and China we recei
kokum- oil and vegetable tallow. Abo
, fourteen thousand tons of croton-oll a
' annually imported for the use OF
wool -dressers of Britain.
q Beside these, so familiar to ourseivt
!. almost every country has some special
in oils. Thus, in Southern Russ
n tobacco oil is largely used; in Italy,
). of grapes stones; in China, oil of tea-see
2 in India, oil of nutmegs, of seeds OF t
4 gamboge.tree, of ard-apple-seed,
" cashew-nut, of cardamom, of neam,
q margoza and many others. Brazil, t.
. has large number of oils, both amin
J ond varatahIe neculiar tn itself
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
How a Baby Helped to Make
Senator,

1t was during Hendricks first race for
the Senate and member Of the legisla-
ture was in the same car. He was ve'y
bitter against Hendricks for some reason
or other and took no pains to conceal it.
He was going up to the capitol with his
wife, who had little baby in her arms
Tho baby was crying violently and the
mother seemed unable to soothe it. 'Let
me have the little fellow, "said Hendricks,
walking up and reaching out his arms,
The mother handed him the child reluct-
antly and he started to dandle it up and
did it so successfully that the baby
stopped crying and soon fell asleep. He
carried the child all the way to Indian.
apolis, and when he left the car the mem
Der was his warm supporter. So cry
ing baby helped to make United States
Senator. -Louiscalo Courier Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
ISLAND POND VERMONT, FRIDAY NOVEMBER H. 1884.
Miss Dorothy threw the letter into the

Miss Dorothy threw the letter into the
CRATE and left the room.
Mike saw the episode of the letter, and
concluded that he would look at it more
closely, 80 he paved it out of the gate
and began to examine it. Something in
the way the paper was twisted struck his
latent sense of humor, and with a sud-
den accession of youthful spirits he be-
gan to worry and chase it around the
room. Finally, becoming tired of this
sport, he jumped up on the window-sill
to rest from his arduous labors. The
paper, however, stuck to his claws and
went uu with him. This ANNOYED him,
and he began to claw at it, finally being
successful in jerking it off, whence it
few down into the street. Ned Wad-
ham happened to be passing at this mo-
ment and the note fell directly in front
of him. His heart gave great bound
as he stopped to pick it up. He scanned
its contents in moment and then looked
up at the window. Seeing nothing there
but rather disreputable-looking old
tom-oot, he concluded that Dorothy mad
JHTONu Iue uOle dt ultl anu hpuuCH AOl
self.
Wild with JOY, he rushed into the gar.
den, and, seeing Dorothy there, fell
down on his knees before her, and cried
OUT
"Dody, Dody, darling, forgive me.
was wrong, all wrong. 1t shall be rug
nothing but rugs. Well paper th'
walls with rugs if you'll only say tn
word"
She, imagining that he had taken tn
first step, raised him up, threw hersel
into his arms, and
l draw the veil on what followed, anC
will only remark that they never foun'
out the mistake, compromised on waxe'
floors, and had no more quarrels.-Chi
| cnOO Trib1LDe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
Farms in France.

There are millions of farms in france
containing from quarter of an acre to
four acres, writes correspondent from
Dion. / find that about an acre and a
half is about all the most ambitious man
wants. The rent for land is always one
half the crop. The land is worth about
four hundred dollars an acre; or, If in
grapevines, six hundred dollars. This
IS why France is like garden. In Eng
land there are two hundred and twenty
seven thousand land owners; in France
there are seven million land owners. The
Frenchman on his two acres, with his
barefooted wife cutting grain with a
sickle by his side, is happy and content
ed because he knows no better. Such
life would drive an American farmer
mad. Tie Frenchman thrives because
he spends nothing. He has no wants
beyond the coarsest food and the wash
ings of the grape skins after the wine il
made. Yes, he is thrifty. He save'
money, too. The aggregated wealth o
thirty million, poor, degraded, barefootet
peasants makes France rich. The ignor
ance of the French farmer is appalling
never saw newspaper in a Frencl
farm village. Their wants are no NOR
than the wants of horse. The French
man eats the coarsest food; about tn
same as he feeds his horse. He will ca
coarse bread and wine for breakfast
SOUP. bread and wine for dinner; and
perhaps, bread and milk for supper. II
does not know what coffee or tea is,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
WISE WORDS.

The advice of our friends must be at
tended to with judicious reserve; we
must not give ourselves up to it and
blindly follow their determination right
or wrong,
In nature the valuable and the beauti-
full usually go hand in hand; and if we
do not always trace their union, it is be-
cause our limited experience has not yet
fathomed all her secrets.
There is no knowledge for which so
great price is paid, as a knowledge of
the world; and no one ever became an
adept in it, except at the expense of
hardened and wounded heart.
If you would be exempt from uneasi-
ness, do nothing which you know or sus
pect is wrong; and if you wish to enjoy
the purest pleasure, always do every
thing in your power which you know is
right.
AS the sun does not wait for prayers
and incantations before he rises, but
SStrafhtYYad St a sYY h" hho watt ftff to 'a5 aS gobd i a
applause and noise and praise, but do it
of your own desire; and like the sun you
will be loved.
If all the world were conservative, So
ciety would be like long train of cars,
without an engine. And if everybody
were radical, it would be like train of
engines without cars, rushing furiously
ahead, bound for progress as long as the
track holds out.
The rich and greedy will do we'll to
bear in mind that collins have no pock-
cts. Everything they possess they must
leave behind, and all of it is perishable ex'
cept their good deeds. They will live
and bloom over their graves and spring
up beneath their feet in heaven, and per
fume the atmosphere even in the Celes
tial regions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

The looms used in the State Of New
Jersey for the manufacture Of home made
silk are almost fac SMILES of those en-
ployed in China and India for the same
purpose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
American Carriages Abroad.

There is steady demand for carriages
to be exported to South American States,
the West Indies and South Africa.
Every carriage is made on an order from
the purchaser. Only wealthy govern
ment officials or mine or plantation own
ers are able to buy carriages in America.
The demand comes mostly from the West
Indies and from the Pacific shore OF
South America.
Carriages sent to South America are
usually large, four wheeled family con-
veyances, covered to keep off the scorch-
ing rays of the sun. The top and sides
of the cover are of heavy white water
proof cloth, forming a part of the car
riage top. Carriages sent to South Amer
leo are madeas heavy and strong as posi-
BILE because of the condition of the
mountain roads. They are so rough
that carriage like those which are
trundled around Central Park would be
knocked to pieces.
The first cost of q carriage in New
York city is only small part of its cos
when it reaches its purchaser. From
mandatory in this city recently car
riage which cost $500 was sent to Bogota
South America. On landing it at thu
coast town the carriage was taken apar
as much as possible and each piece wa
! hacked on the back of an Indian. Thence
| there was long and tedious journey VI
the mountains. The final cost to tn
purchaser was not less than 81, 500.
The looms used in the State Of Nev
Jersey for the manufacture of home mad
silk are almost fac SMILES of those en-
Moved in China and India for the sam
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14
FROwNS.

Smooth out those frowns;
They are the language OF hearts unrest
As mourning gowns
Are signs that grief hath left us some be-
quest.
The world wants smiles.
Gladness, light joyance, and that heartfelt
mirth
Which reconciles
Its people to defects of fame OF birth.
-Medord Cldrk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

The electric lights in San Jose, CAL,
is death on birds, especially on rainy
and cloudy nights, when they seem to
lose their heads and pitch into the light.
One night forty-eight birds fell dead OF
wounded by striking the irons of the
main tower, and on the preceding night
two ducks fell victims to the electric
glare.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

In the cotton States there are 1877, 000,-
900 acres of land in farms, of which
81, $50, 900 are improved. The cotton
area actually titled was about A, 900, 900
acres in 1879. The crops in tillage now
occupy about 53, 900, 900 acres, the diff
ference representing the increase since
the census from which the above figures
were taken was made. The census value
of productions for this section is $547,-
600, 900. During the first four months
of this year, $54, 900, 900 was invested
in southern manufacturing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-14

1t is reported that the focks and herds
of Great Britain were never as free from
disease or in as good condition as they
are at the present time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-26
Ga,h's PortraI. OF Cleveland.

He is portly man of 4G, the youngest
president elect, they say, but Grant. Grant
was not quite AZ when inaugurated. Cleve-
land has an erect, solid carriage, slow move
ments with a little OF the mule or the tiger
lying back in him, so that you want to keep
clear OF both his teeth and his heels. he
smiles, but with some pre-occupation and
guard. He jokes, but sententiously, like an
executive joker. l thought l could see the
sheriff who had to distrain and the mayor
who meant to expose a city council in job
all the way through. 1t may be that the great
majority of the American people can live on
stern honesty and nothing else for four years,
but always found venisoD dry at the end of
that period of time and wanted o change
For a while the prevailing suspicion that ev-
erybody wants to steal around the government
will make it refreshing to have a severely
honest magistrate there yet the face of su-
preme power should be kind aud parental. A
harsh father, who would rather wear out the
rod than spoil the child is considered in pri-
vate circles to be an unhanged murderer.
The governor wears black clothes, not very
new, has brown hair, never on the blackish
tint, has a skin healthy but not delicate, and
his eyes are cold blue, not open, the eyelids
closing them well in, and his deliberate man
ner gives settled emphasis, somewhat Sc
we're, to his expression when he looks at one
particularly. He is bald over the top of his
head, a place as big as the palm of your hand.
None of his features are fine all are strong
and solid. His nose is Judaic rather than
Roman, large, unsensitive thick, deep. The
magistrate is everywhere the sitting magis
trate, who jokes with the tp-staves and gives
the prisoner a term grimly and with a little
| Joke which breaks the courage and complete
the dreadness of the penalty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-12-26
ARn.,mn.,.r,. Renort.

A private secretary of President Buchanan
used TO amuse his friends by reading to them
a letter that had been received from rural
postmaster in Illinois. 1t appears that the
postmaster had Just discovered that under
the regulations of the postoffice department
he was required to "report quarterly, where
upon he sent the following communication
July 8, 1857.
Mr.. James Buchanan, Pres United States
Dear Sir Been required by the instructions
of the post Office to Report quarterly know
herewith foolfl that pleasin duty by reportin
as follows. The harvestin has been gon on
peerty and most of the nabors have got there
cuttin dun. Wheat is hardly a average crop.
ON rolen land corn is yelleTish and wont turn
out more then ten or fifteen bushels to the
aker. The health of the community is only
tolluble, aud cholery has broke out about 2
and one half miles from here There is
powerful Rwak kening on the subject of reli-
gion in the falls naborhood and many soals
are bein made to know their sins forgiven.
Miss Nancy Smith a near nabor, had twins
day before yesterday. One Of them is sup
posed to be a seven monther, poor scraggy
thing, and wont live half its day. This is
about all have to report the present quar-
ter. Give my respects to Mrs. Buchanan
ard subscribe myself,
Yours Truly, - ,
y NJ AZ -- EullOu Co. I'LL.