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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-21
VOL. XII.
A HUMBLE HERO.

The quaintest class of people in the West
are the railroad men. Not the millionaire
monopolists of Wall street, who manipulate
stock boards and mortgages, but the harj-
worked, poorly y-paid aud big-hearted men
who drive our Western locomotives, feed the
roaring fires and risk their necks, limbs and
lives in clambering up and down, between
and over the cars. A short time since
found myself at a little railroad restaurant
at Union, Ind | was on my way to fill a
lecture appointment in Southern Ohio. 1t
was about ? o'clock in the morning, and
had to wait about three hours for the east
bound train. While comfortably toasting
my feet upon the great stove, in which a
fierce, soft-coal fire was burning, an engineer
and his fireman entered the room, with black
hands and smut ty faces. They seated them
selves on high stools at the lunch counter
and, calling for pie and coffee, began a char
acteristic conversation relative to their oc-
cupation in life. Their droll humor is i'm
possible for me to perfectly describa At last
the old engineer, rubbing the end of his nose
with the back of his hand, while his fingers
grasped the half Of a plump pumpkin PIE,
and holding in his other band a asteaa ing cup
OF coffee, which he occasionally blew upon to
cool it, with a peculiar Western drawl and
deep tone of voice, related the following in
cldent, which at that moment impressed me
as being one of the grande;t recitals had
ever listened to. give his words a nearly
as possible, only transposing and changing
them sufficiently for versifca5ion. | had
never heard of the occurrence before, in
which the hero was a brakeman by the
name of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-03-21

The number of French-speaking in
habitants in British North America is
1898, 929.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
shade Trees on the Farm.

Amer1can gricultnrist-
A few well-formed trees along the fence rows,
and even scattered here and there in the open
fields, add greatly to disappearance andvalu of
a farm. Cattle, sheep, and other farm animals
suffer greatly from the hot sun when confined in
a shadeless pasture in midsummer. They will
seek the slight protection from the broiling sun
a feuse may afford or stand huddled together
for hours, with their heads shaded by each other,
in most unhealthful manner Animals
thus exposed do not give the best re-
turns to their owners, and for this reason,
if not for comforts sake, they should be pro-
vided with shade Some farmers object to trees
in the pasture because their shade is too inviting
and keeps the live stock from feeding. Farm
animals need not Craze all the tune, and, With
good pasturage, can get all the grass they need
in the cool portions of the day, between Which
they should have refreshing shade for chewing
creatures that may be sunstruek; COWS lnduIy
exposed to heat frequently become sick, quickly
falling off in milk and may require
weeks Of expensive nursing to bring
them back to good health. Trees are an OBJ
struction to the cultivation of field and occupy
the soil for several feet around them, to the ex-
clusion of grain or other crops, and therefore ii
is best to plant most of the trees along the line
Of boundary fences The tired laboreR is thank
full for few minutes of shade and rest, and
DOUBTLESS will do more work by taking an Oe-
casional breathing spelP' under a tree, A tree
in midfield may hea chestnut or hickory and make
good returns for the space it occupies in nuts.
as well as refreshing shade. In many fields
here is low place with a spring or small run
ming stream, and is we'll fitted for group of
trees In short, any part OF field not suited to
cultivation may proffrably grow few trees,
thus afferding Is retreat for the hive stock from
the midday sun and driving storms If the pas
ture has no shade trees it will pay to provide a
temporary shelter. Four strong posts with
forks at the top may support two poles across
these lay smaller poles for rafterss The top
may be covered with straw, swale hay, or. il
more convenient, brush may be cut and laid
upon the skeleton roof
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
a USE FOR THE wH1PplNeFosr.
MIR. Bergh Points Out the Advantages OF
this Mode of Punishment.

MIR. Bergh Points Out the Advantages of
this Mode of Punishment.
New York Mail and Express.
THERE'S amarked decrease in the number of
cases of cruelty to animals said Mn Henry
Bergh 10 reporter Drivers seem to be get
ting more mereiful to their beasts; they under
stand that the horses are property and that it is
to their interest not to maltreat them. Then
AGAIN, thasa burly, cruel fellows, have learned
that they cannot thump horse with bar of
iron without danger and almost certainty of ar
rest must say that fSeTs has a great deal to do.
with the increased kind treatment animals are
receiving. am sorry can not attribute the
cause entirely to better motive. In curb
ing the cruel passions of man toward the ami
NAL it naturally makes him better towards his
family, and more humane generally. Yes; the
fear Of punishment is the most effective method
of awakening the humane emotions, especially in
that Large class who have no moral education or
training.
"A few years ago cock fighting and brutal
dog fighting were common in this city. / have
stopped all Of that inhumanity, and the only
place where they make any pretense to carry
1t on is at Hunters Point; and even there
among the roughs and refuse of this city'S
scum, we 20 and stop them. Such men,. with
brutal passions and blunted intellects, can only
be taught humanity by fear. They are of the
class who whip their wives, and for such men
would recommend the whipping post True,
it is very severe remedy; but If they refrained
from whipping their wives they would not get
whipped The whipping post W. uld not be used
as often as one would suppose; but il would serve
as threat. and there would not be so much wife
beating. No. it wonld not break the mans
pride or degrade him; he is already degraded,
and has no PRIDE when he beats his wife. This
would whip pride and spirit into him. and make
better man of him. While visiting the 0rieEt
l conversed with the officials who did the fiagel
lation. They state that it is very rare that a
man has to be whipped twice, and that it at once
takes the brutal element out of him. Burglars
p9lAl CHI krf 4lnnA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
Hiving Bees ON the Big Bridge.

Brooklyn end of the big bridge were startled at
the bazzing Of swarms Of bees about theil. ears
on Wednesday afternoon. The bees grew
thicker and the bnzzing louder until 4 swarm
over the footwak, and while they were sus-
pended the pedestrians gave them wide berth
The walk from New York to Brooklyn was tenn
porarily bat effectively bleckaded The swarm
settled at last on the iron girder on the south
side of the bridge, under the passenger plat
form for incoming passengers ndnear the large
wheel over which the cable runs. Then travel
on the bridge was resumed.
Superintendent Martin sent to keeper of
bee keepers supplies, at is Thomas street, in
this city, for help to hive the bees. An employee
of the firm brought hive, and the bees were
soon housed Superintendent Martin took the
bees to his home near Prospect Park, where the
hive was placed alongside of the hives he al
ready owned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25

Of character A person who has always
been prompt sin his school life win be
more likely to be prompt in afterlife
with whatever duties he may have
to perform. Not only are they taught TO be
prompt to-day but every day, They must be
regular in attendance They are also taught to
be Industrious. They are not allowed to form
the habits of wasting time. The restraint given
by the schools was thoughtto be very valuable.
The ability to hold ones tongue at the proper
tame is worth a great deal To restrain ones
actions IS important The children IN our
schools are taught SO that habit Of doing these
things is formed They are taught good man
ners. The teachers are almost without excep-
ton, persons of good habits and possess high
moral character They are kind, polite and gen
( tie in their manners
1t was Thought by the speaker that all these
and many other things that are taught ia OUT
schools enter largely into religions practical
religion. He stated that theology should not be
taught in the schools, but thaG religion, IN its
broadcast and best sense, should be taught, and
is taught. Attention was called to the fact that
the statute says that the use Of the Bible in the
schools shall not be denied, and that 1t is most
generally used throughout the State.
TheProfessor seemed to think that formation
of good habits of thought and action is the work
of the school.
The congregation was larger than usual when
the regular minister is absent. The pulpit was
filed with quite great deal of dignity. Many
members expressed themselves as being well
pleased with the sermon It is hoped that the
Professor will again becalled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
WARMERS CRIME.
A Complete Wreck of an Enormous Fortune
by Gambling.

ALBION, N. Y, Aug "a The belief is spread
ing that Warmers defalcation and embezzlement
of the Burrows estate is even more sweeping
and complete than has yet been ascertained 1t
is still thought by those connected with the
bank thai there will be at least enough of the
Burrows estate left ia spite of Warmers unpar-
alleled destructiveness, to pay the depositors in
full The latter, however, are. getting skeptieal
since the opening of the outer door of the bank
vault, and the finding of only 81, 600 bond
therein.
Between the second and third or last door of
the safe there is considerable space for the stor
age of papers. Therein, it is believed, most of
the securities of the bank were kept The ex-
perts slowly tore away the second door from its
hinges. Examiner Williams and Cashier Coan
were the only ones allowed to be present and
both were, from the nature of the case, intensely
excited, not knowing whether they should find
portion of the securities there or not AS the
door was slowly lifted from its position, Mr..
Williams stood close at hand, and as soon as the
door was removed, engerly reached into the re-
cess and found nothing but small package of
pamphlets, understood to be of no Importance
As he CROPPED in vain for anythinge else, Mr.. Coan
exclaimed: t.Oh my God, what has he done
with all the papersI" At motion from Mr..
Williams, however, he quickly checked himself
from any further expressions. The solitary
bond found there, it is believed, was dropped by
Warner in his haste
A prominent gentleman of Albion, who has
known, and knows to-day probably more about
the true state of affairs than any one else, ex-
pressed himself as follows II think all this
talk about Warner taking away so much money
with him when he disappeare ed is all nonsense. I
know personally that he has been gambling in
stocks in Wall street. time and time again.
also know that as time went on and he continued
to lose that he kept doubling the amounts
he risked in the wild hope of win
ming back what he had lost He
kept on gambling, and continued to
become deeply and more deeply involved, until
he was suddenly brought to his senses by the
terrible reality of absolute ruin staring him IN
the face, and to escape from it all ! think War
ner has committed suicide. Had he other inten-
tions he would have made some provision for his
wife and child.
A blind woman named Waters had 81 1000 in
bonds deposited in the vault for safe keeping.
The envelope was found, but the bonds were
gone A widow named Sheldon holds paper
purporting to be note for s., 500, signed by
Warner as executor. 1t was given her as GER
tifcate of deposit but is really fraud, only
binding on Warmer personally. Many such
cases showing Warmers yilainy could be cited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
woRk BHsEArH rHE WAVES.
Odd Experience of Men Who Inspect tn,
Wrecks of Sanken ships.


London telegraph.
''Can you see under water27 Very seldom. 1
remember years ago going down to have look
at the wreck of the Forfarshire- vessel
Grace Darling and her father pulled TO, notfrom
windward of the island as the story says but
from the lee side, where the cable lay ready, and
where the water was smooth Owed just out
Of curiosity, and saw the old hooker plain
enough. OFF that same coast I've been down IN
water so bright that I've stood among weeds as
tall as this room, beautiful garden of them,
and watched EN- with delight almost
to forgetting the Job / was down there
for, and saw all kinds Of fish swimming about
and appearing quite close through the glass in
my helmet. though If / put out my hand to them
found them to be fathoms away s4But as
looking througha London fog. And then take a
ship. Suppose you were to come into this room
at night without light-you couldn't see So
it is with q ships hold and cabin under water
It's pitch dark. A man can only grupe TT
must be dangerous work moving about among
cargo under snch circumstances. why not
when you're used to it. A bit of sea on above is
often inconyerient by making the vessel on
the surface roll and tauten the tackle for
heaving up the cargo, and so running up a
mass Of dad weight on sudden before you're
ready, and then letting it come down crash
again. "A ground swell-I mean the swell at bot
tom--is also troublesome, for it'll swing man
to and fro to a distance Of seven feet and more.
ouJ liilS Is Ouly on ueck. lCB quleJ enough IN
the hold Suppose such swell should dash
diver against anythifigT 1T wouldt hurt him,
sir. Tine dress makes him so light have fall
en- through many a yawn and hole in a ships
decks, fit TO break a mans neck and back. you
might think for the depth Of it, and have
gone very softly, and have come up again just
as quietly "Can you converse under
waterl' Eyes; but very few know how it Is
done If you were to stand up, face to face,
with another man each might burst himself by
yelling without producing the faintest sound
Now, how do you think you can hearg II can
not imagine. BY lying down You ana your
mate must lie down on your breasts 1t must be
on your breasts-head to head, or side by side,
close and in that position you'll hear one another
as easily as you and Team hear each other in
this room 4 suppose the sound is conveyed
by the deck, or sand, or whatever you lie uponln
Possibly. | only know it's true When
found this out, ! spoke to another diver about it
and he would not believe me. Well, one day we
happened to 60 down to wreck together
told him before hand what position to place him
self in; and, after we had been at work some
time, we came together and both laid down, as
agreed; and said: Jim, are there many more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
Rev. John u Pitner.

Rev. John L. Pitner, of Trinity Church,
Evansville, filed the pulpit of Meridian street
NJ. e. Church yesterday morni ng the pastor,
Rev. John Alabaster, being in Greencastle. Mr..
Pitner took as,his text John XIV, 6, mo man
comethunto the. Father but by me, and madehis
sermon forceful and eloquent. He showed that
Jesus was constantly from the time of his advent,
surprising all with whom he came in contact
Christ uttered these words with the knowledge
that mankind is ambitious of better things than
this world affords and is constantly striving to
rise above these common environments. Man
recognizes in himself the fact that he is gigan-
tic ruin, and there finger in him traces Of what
he once was Like-the old frescoes on cathedral
walls, coated over with whitewash, we see Just
enough of beauty to make us anxious for full
view of the masterpiece that lies beneath. So in
human nature there are fragments of primitive
grandeur that we desire to enjoy again. The
transcendant vision of the prophet can only be
realized through Jesus Christ, the Son of God He
alone can redeem the RAGS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
MRS. F1TzeooBrR on FLIES.
A Somewhat Remarkable misunderstanding
of a atFIy,, Term

A Somewhat Remarkable misunderstanding
of a ely Term.
Atlanta Constitution
''Fitz, brightly remarked the amiahle Mrs.
tItZgoober as her husband leaned back in his
chair, and turned to the athletic dppartnent of
the paper, II wish you would see the captain of
the Atlantas and tell him we've got a big lot of
HES that we'll close out to him cheap as the
season is nearly OUT
Flies" echoed the astonished man; s'fiest
NOW wilat under the sun do you suppose they
want flies forP
ITO strike of course; don't the paper tell of
the number of flies struck and if they knock
them around that way every day they are com
pelled to replenish their stock"
Oh, soul of Socrates, did / ever hear of the
lke! groaned Fitz. What they mean by a fly, my
dBludsd wife, is knocking the ball into the air !"
blank look overspread the ladys face as she
replied:
'0h, yes, understand now-the fly is on the
BALI
Fitz eyed her pityingly.
No, there's no fly on the ball.
Why do they call it fly, thenW
Because the bali flies through the air !"
That's 1t, sit; I'm glad you told me. But
they do have coop of chickens to turn loose and
run after, don't they2n
NO, they don't have any chickens
How do they manage to catch FOULS then?7
Fltzgoober almost tainted, but managed to.
gurgle forth:
What pity some women haven't grain of
sense
i was just asking for information timidly
answered the wife
'.Dody,a spoke Fitz, "a foul is when the man
at the bat
What bat2p
Base ball bat, of course. foul is when the
ball is struck by the bat
u Thought the man struck the ball
They do, said the bewidered man; stbut he
has bat to strike with; and when the ball is
struck, and does not cross or enter the diae
mond-'
Do they play with diamonds, toogo
mo, no; the diamond is formed by thebases y
What are the basesln
The pointsthat the men must touch before
they can score run
don't they?7
Arrested for WHAT.
For stealing the base. | saw in the paper
whereon man stole all three of Them
Oh, lordy,' groaned Fitz; they mean by
that, that the player slips up on the base. =
What makes them slip upon the base; they
| amt alive, are theyl"
Fitzgoober did not reply; he merely cast a.
scornful look at his better half
Il also saw continued the lady, fwhere sew
eral of them took their first base on balls Now,
do they have right to have bases served to
them in any style they want to-"
Still Bit5 was silent; he was paralyzed.
AS he did not reply to her question, Mrs. Fitz-
gcober sprang up and left the room hurridly
growing angrily; Il think things have come to,
a pretty pass when husband won't give his
wife information on subject that she asks
about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
RELIGION N THE SCHOOL.

Prof. w. A. Bell, President of the School
Board, at Plymouth Church.
Prof. w. A. Bell, president Of the school
board, occupied the pulpit Of the Plymouth Con
sregational Church yesterday forenoon, the sub
jeet of his address being Religion in the Public
Schools Prof. Bell explained that the reason
he chose the above for his subject was that
sthe real object Of the public schools seems to
be misunderstood by many people He referred
to what Mons. Capel Catholic priest, said, at
the National Teachers Association at Madison,
Wis, in regard to our public schools. He thinks
that they are the best schools in the world to
cultivate the intellect, and that if they
only had religion added to them they
would be all that his church desired.
The Professor stated that before
proceeding to the discussion of the subject, it
was necessary to understand the meaning of GER
Tain terms to be used. He said that many diff
ferences grew out of different interpretations of
these terms He then defined God religion
morality and theology. God is the great first
cause and Is the ruling power over all He is
greater than all else. It Is impossible for any-
Thing to exist without Him, 10 account for
anything we must start with God Man is next
10 God. Man is greater than any other of Gods
works. All nature is Gods thought God
thought 1t all into existence. The word God and
all that is good. Religion is derived from a
word that means to bind or bind back. This
definition involves three things something to
be bound, that to which it is to be bound and
something to bind it The thing To be bound is
man, that to which he is to be bound is God
and that which is to bind him is religion. Re-
igion means ones duty toward God.
Morality means ones duty toward his fellow
men. Theology is what we think Of religion It
is Of the intellect while religion is OF the heart
In practice there can DO no difference between
morality and religion. Christ himself made no
separation Of them in practice. In proof Of this
the Professor referred to the chapters which he
read previous to the Sermon which is as follows
Mat XIV, and James /. "Inasmiieh as We have
done it unto one of the least Of those, my breth-
rem. We have done it unto me. pure religion
and indebted before God and the Father, is this:
to visit the fatherless and widows in their Attic
tion and to keep himself unspetted from the
world
There can be, then, no distinction between
morality and religion except, in thought Re
hgion includes morality He then proceeded to
consider what some Of the prominent things are
that the schools do that tend toform good char
aeter. The first he mentioned is promptness
Children must 60 to school at certain time,
must have such and such lessons at q special
time, must be prompt in all their work The
zabit Of promptness is a very important element
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-25
OH voN MoLTKE.
A Pen Picture of the Famous Prussian Cen
efal and Strategfst

cffat a4tO cSEtspEl5ASte
Blackweod's Magazine,
Moltke the Silent-der Schweiger-as he is
called, is generally considered the greatest, and
is certainly the most successful Of living sol
diers. His achievements at Koniggratz, Sedan
and Paris have never been surpassed and com
pei the admiration Of all competent military
critics. Silent, quiet, cold, the very incarnation
of concentrated thought just as YOU see him
walking on the streets or moving in drawing
room, when everybody stands respectfully aside
to let him pass-so he stood on the battlefield,
his cold, clear eve passing slowly from one point
to another, and his cold, clear mind weighing
the chances of victory and defeat with the in
tensity and serenity of a mathematician ponder
ing over the solution of some grave problem.
No one it is said, has ever seen Count Nfoltke
excited, not even at Sedan, where the greatest
victory of modern times decided the fortunes of
the two most powerful empires of the continent.
His calmness seems mysterious almost awful
and there IL something strangely sad about that
silent, lonely old man. His wife died some
years ago; he never had child, his nearest re-
lations, with the exception of a nephew and
niece, seem to be kept at a distance by him.
Who are his companions and friendsf To whom
does he ever talk in a friendly, familiar way4
Nobody has ever been able to tell me, though
have often inquired.
An old man of eighty-four he still appears
without fail wherever duty calls him. He is to
be seen at almost alfof the Emperors receptions.
the most striking parsonage near the throne.
But how does the old field-marshal pass his time
when free from duty--when tired Of worlg No
body pxetends to know. Either nobody pene-
trates into his intimacy, or else those who APP
proach him intimately do not speak about it.
When the weather is fine you may see very
tail, thin man, with very light yellowish hair
and a sallow, beardless, wrinkled face, out Of
which shine pair of stony gray eyes. wrapped
in a long, dark military coat, cap on his small
head, fapltlessly dressed IN generals uniform
"a gentleman born in every inch of his aristo-
ArnaA - ItrINr cell ssn4E
but his head, ss in deep thought slightly
been forward -such a man, say you may see
coming out Of the great red building which
stands on TIE K@nigs platS, at thu corner of