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The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-19
The RED CLouD CHEF

The democrats and anti monops.
have been advised by Ben Butler to
fuse in Nebraska. We can not see how
the reform is TO come about that the
anti-monops. are fighting for by a fus.
ion with the u.iterrified. The democ-
racy had an opportunity TO correct the
evil during the last congress, if they
had fel. so disposed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-19

FRESH oysters at A. Lauterbach's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
Killed by ParsimOny.

M. de Vandille was the most remark a.
BILE man in Paris on account of his ex-
tro''ao veal th and ayarice He had been
magistrate at Boulogne. He literally
adopted the old maxim that the "seeds
of wealth, the half-pence and pence,
may be compared to seconds of time,
which generate years, centuries, and even
eternity ITSELF"
In 1876, M. de Vandile possessed up
ward of seven hundred thousand pounds,
which he had got or multiplied upon the
body of a single shilling, from the age
of sixteen to the age of seventytwo.
Having overheated himself one summers
day III carrying home lDad of fuel, a
fever ensued, and he, for the first time
in his life, sent for surgeon to bleed
him; but thinking his terms exorbitant,
he proposed bargain to common bar
Der surgeon, who undertook vein for
three pence a time.
But" said Vandille, chow often will
it be requisite to bleed2" "Three times, "
said he. "And what quantity of blood
do you propose to take7' "About eight
ounces each time" replied the operator.
"That will be ninepence! Too much
Too much!" exclaimed old Vandille. II
have determined to go cheaper way to
work; take the whole quantity at once
that you propose to take at three times,
and that will save me six pence" This
being insisted upon he lost twenty-four
ounces of blood, and also, by this I'M
precedented stretch of parsimony, his
life His vast treasures were left to the
king, whom he appointed his sole heir.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
The Woman who Wont.

On the wharf side of the Michigan
Central freight depot the other day was
box which anybody would instantly
suspect to contain coffin. A woman
about fifty years of age sat on this box
and wept. She hadn't shed above seven
tears when a man who was hunting up
some freight passed her and was at
tracted.
"Ah! I see!" he remarked as he scan
ned the box, "husband dead and wife
going to take the body back for burial
among friends"
She didn't look mp or give other evi-
dence that she knew of his presence, and
he walked closer and remarked:
$50 the old gentleman's gone, eh3 Too
bad, but that is the end of all"
She answered by we'll constructed
sob,
Taking the body back to the old fam
lily burying ground, l supposed" he went
on. "Well, it probably doesn't make
any difference where man sleeps his last
Sleep but when die want to be taken
back to old Massachusetts to lie until the
summons come"
Ii she cared Two cents Wheeher MS BODY
went to Massachusetts or Halifax she did
not let on.
Probably sick for several weeks and
expenses must have been pretty heavy
Pm stranger to you butif-ahem-that
is, if you won't take it amiss, here's S;
bill to help along so far"
She covered her face with one hand
and held out the other.
"And, l hope" slid the man as ht
turned away, "that he may rest in peace
under the shadow of the village church.
She probably hoped SO, too, but sht
didn't say it. The man went his way tC
the other end of the freight house, ant
falling in with freight handler whom
he knew he said;
"Thats an awful sad case dow
there
"What 2"
"That poor old wife taking her hus
bands body home for burial"
''You get out That's casket to b
shipped to Dexter, and that woman ha
been weeping around here for two hour
because she lost an old parasol off tn
wharf ?"-FSee Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
HEALTH HINT.

To cure weak eyes battle your eyes
daily in sat water; not salt enough to
cause a smarting sen alton.
The worst cold may bepromptly cured
if, within twenty-foIr hours after it has
been taken, the patient will keep warm
in bed and eat nothing for a day or two.
1t is said that by the following simple
method almost instant relief from ear
ache is Afforded: Put five drops of chic
roform on little cotton or wool in the
bowl of clay pipe, then blow the vapor
through the sem in the aching ear.
Prevention of summer complaint in
children, according to DR.. Little, can
be attained by giving them plenty of
water. He had been physician to chill
dren's orphan asylum for twenty-five
years, and every summer there had been
enteric disease. In the summer of 1882
he ordered that the infants be fed only
every three or four hours, and that water
be given if the child cried in the inter-
val There was not single case of en-
teric disease in the institution during that
season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
Heard a Hundred Miles.

Several old fellows were exchanging
yarns in the postoffice lobby the other
day-yarns suited to this season of the
year, fish, snake and sea serpent stories
when one who had said little, stepped
forward and took a hand in the game
Ali of the old fellows had vouched for the
truth of the stories they had told, but,
STILL there was kind of feeling that
some high-latitude lying was being done
in the audience, and when this last gen
tlonnan came forward, the crowd yearned
to hear him swear the yarn woulo uv
strictly true.
Gentlemen, said the new man, II
am going to give you true story" "
(groans). 81 am willing to swear to it."
(Cries of "Swear," "Swear'D eff there
is justice of the peace here, let him
swear me"
One came forward and administered
the oath. This began to inspire conf
dence.
Gentlemen, I heard two men talk a
hundred miles, the other day." (cries of
"Oh" "Telephone!'D and it was not by
means of any telephone, either" (Sur-
prise and cries of 'Liar," +" "Perjurer, u
etc.,
"Then, how was it," asked one of the
men.
"Why, 1 was riding on the Chicago &
Alton Denver express with them" "
The coroner cut him down, and he
was buried in the potter's field. Through
MAIL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
Absent Minded.

"But speaking of absent-minded peo-
ple," said Chicago gentleman, "there
is my wife, one of the most careful AMI
level-headed women in the world. But
one night last winter we went to large
party and we both, for special reasons,
were more than anxious to appear we'll
My wife was greatly concerned about me,
as am the absent minded member of the
family. and looked me over critically and
carefully after left the courtroom and
before we went down stairs. She was
herself all right, of course, and was su
perbly dressed. We went down in high
feather and had passed through the par
lors and had spent delightful half hour
on parade duty, as it -were, when my
wife suddenly turned pale in what !
thought was fainting ft | hurried
her from the room, and was about to
turn the hose upside down for res ora
tives, when she clutched my sleeve and
pointed to her feet. She had before
leaving home drawn over her shoes pair
of my socks, and had forgotten to remove
them. The thought that she had been
parading before three hundred people
with those socks on was too much fol
her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
The Mormon Temple.

The great building at Salt Lake, which
the Mormons have been twenty-eight
years in constructing, is approaching
completion. The main walls are done.
1t is built of granite, which is hauled
from the mountains, back of Salt Lake,
on great wagons or trucks, with wheels
twelve feet high. The walls are ten feet
in thickness and eighty-fve in height. 1t
has cost up to this time $4,000, 900,
which has been collected by the tithing
tax 1t will require six years more to
finish the work. Probably no other
church building in the United States has
been constructed in way to secure such
durability as is possible to this. Some OF
those who predict the early ruin of the
Mormon hierarchy are wondering what
use they can make of this temple.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
AT THE GARDEN GATE.
"Come and unbar the garden gate,

"Come and unbar the garden gate,
My hands are full Of gathered flowers"
Sang blithssome Kate, as the painted sky
Was fading out mid evening hours;
A welcome song to my listening ear,
From prattling, pretty, winsome Kate;
So l hurried DER the well-worn path
That wound along by the garden gate
A cloud of fragrant apple blooms
Was hung 50 closely overhead
That even sly, eavesdropping birds
Could not make out word we said,
Nor take note Of what was done
By bashful swain and blushing Kate,
And both have kept the secret we'll
Those happenings at the garden gate.
Bright roses bloomed on Katie's cheeks,
While fading sunlight bathed her hair;
A merry twinkle filled her eyes;
Her lips-well, kisses nestled there
l drew the bar and cleared the way,
That she might pass my bonnie Kate;
But toll was claimed; she paid; and
Returned it all at the garden gate
Long years have rolled away since then,
And we have lived and loved together,
Sometimes in sun, sometimes in shade,
Unmindful of the wind or weather.
Each year, when comes the apple blooms,
At eve l go with my darling Kate,
And on each anniversary day
Take toll anew at the garden gate.
-CLark w Bryan. in Hdrper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
VOL. XII.
GOODNIGHT AND GOODBYE.

When the gold and the red of the setting sun
Grows pale and fades at the close of day;
When the flooding splendor is over and DONE
And night draws on and covers its way,
We do not hope its return in vain,
For we know tomorrow will come again.
This is goodnight.
When we part with clasping hand at night
From the friend we love, we feel regret,
And the bright, warm heart takes with it the
light,
And joy of our own hearthstone; and yet,
This regret is not hopeless pain,
For we know that the friend will come again
This is goodnight.
When we leave the shore that has known our
birth,
When we turn our longing sight to fill
Our hearts with memries Of sorrow and
mirth,
The throbs Of expectation are still.
And night draws on, while we strain our eyes,
For long, last look Of our paradise.
This is goodbye
When soul is called from the busy crowd,
To tread the paths of an untried way
In garments of light instead of the shroud,
And we look our last on the form Of clay,
We know we have said our last adieu,
And the broken VOWS we cannot renew.
This is goodbye
When we stand at the gate at eve 18th him
Who has filed our life with joy Or pain,
When we watch the waning light grow dim,
And know we shall never watch it again,
We say the words and hear the reply,
Andwe know the farewell is spoken for aye.
This is isgood-night and goodbye
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
Humanity's Main Spring.

Everybody wants to have the world
happier than it is; all the world wants
to have more justice; all the world
wants more prosperity. But men have
not yet been taught, either by nature or
by revelation, what is the secret of pros
perity; that power is the servant of weak
ness; that the ends, as indicated by the
providence of God, the great ends of
power in the development of the human
race, are to assist those that are
uppermost to draw up those that are
below them; to assist those that are
feeble, by giving them the egis and pro-
lection of those that are mighty. The
mainspring, therefore, of reform is want
ing, the old word :-"Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God, and thy neighbor as
thyself;" there you have it. AS the sub
jugatian of rude force springs more from
the instincts of life than from the senti.
ments OF love, so all final great reforms
in the organization of human society at
large must spring from the same central
element. "Thou shalt love thy ncighbor. >
The world don't believe in that yet has
not come within sight Of it-Beecher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
What q Small Boy Can Do.

A boy ten years old can stand out in
the street of quiet village oa a calm
summer afternoon and make the air
quiver, and startle the doing population
out of years peace, by shreking to a
boy three quarters of a mile away. "Oh,
Skinnie! Comm nout tafter support"
And the other lad will yell back, with
awful distinctness and care, Yes! Git
yer bean-shoot'n' come to the auction
store!" And they will converse in the
same thrilling pitch and maddening
force if they are only ten feet apart.
But twenty or thirty years afterward
either of those boys will get up to ad-
dress public meeting in hal not fifty
feet deep, and ten feet away from the
speaker not living soul can hear word
he says. Darlington HaWkeye.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
HE EXperia- en.cd.

He was bashful wooer, but there was
q certain manliness about him which in
dicated that he needed little encourage
ment to let himself out. She saw this
and she resolved on a policy of encourage
ment.
''Do you believe these stories in the
funny papers," she asked, "about the
willingness of young ladies to be
kissed 20
'T-I really can't say" he replied.
"They may be true" Then, gathering
courage, he added; 81 hope they are
true," and he drew closer to her.
'It seems tome" she said, "that there
is only one way in which young man
can discover whether they are true OF
not"
"And what way is that 2" he asked.
There was brief pause. Then with a
far away look in her eyes, she answered
"By experimenting when he has the
opportunity"
He experimental.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
A NOyelist's Methods.

In its sketch of Charles Reade the Pal
Mall Gazette thus describes his method Of
work: "At eight o'clock he used to rise.
At nine he breakfasted. At ten he be-
gan his work, which generally lasted
until two or thereabouts. His work
was done in the drawing room, from the
windows of which he could look on to
the smooth lawn, sometimes watching
the traffic as it passed the bottom of the
garden or looking on at a game of ten
mis-, or amused by the gambols of his
tame hares. When the French windows
were closed no noise from the street
could reach him, though he was not as
some authors, for he even tolerated the
presence of friend when at work.
When he had fairly broken the ice of q
story he worked with great rapidity, and
sometimes for many hours without rest.
He loved great sheets of drab manuscript
paper, great pens and the blacklist OF
ink. As each sheet was done it was
numbered and thrown on the floor, which,
after a few hours, was carpeted with
manuscript, The maid servant gathered
up the sheets; they were put in order
and sent to his favorite copyist, who're.
turned them written out clean in neat,
round hand. Mr.. Reade went over them
again, s'ashing here or adding there
The revised sheets were once more copied
out, once more revised, and then sent tc
the printers. Punch once declared that
a compositor threw himself off Waterloo
Bridge in a fit of madness induced by
C4arles Reade's manuscript little joke
which he took much to heart. 1t proved
effective, however, and was good for
both compositor and copyist. At times
he dictated story, but this happened
very seldom. He took no lunch, but
dined late, often going to the theatre
after dinner"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
When lie Could Write Best.

care there not times" said man,
entering the office of busy editor,
''when you can write better than at
others2"
eyes"
"Ah, thought so. That men who
write must consult their mental condi-
ton, have no doubt. Now, tell me,
when can you write bestan
"When am alone, the editor replied,
but the bore, to whom the hint made no
impression, continued to talk until the
exasperated newspaper man suggested
that a section of the wall swung on
hinges. s.-ArkansaaO 1raeeter,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
The Early Bird.

Mrs. Symperson is quite young
woman, and is the mother of a precocious
little girl. There was company at the
house few evenings ago. When bed
time arrived Mrs Symperson said
"Come now, Mamie, it's time for you
to go to bed"
'I don't want to go to bed"
''But you must. Don't you know all
the little chickens have gone to Ded"
eyes, but the old hen went to bed
with them. .n-.SVtings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
she EXPECTED to he,

At Vassar they do not allow the young
ladies to drive out with the male men un-
less there is a near relationship between
them or unless there is an engagement
on the boards. A Vassar daisy asked
permission to take drive with a young
man.
"Is he your father, brother, or
cousini"
"No, ma'am."
care you engaged to him2"
"No, ma'am," and here the crimson
rushed from her neck and cuddled up
among her bangs, "but l expect to be be-
fore we get back"
She was allowed to go.-Hatchet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25

A youthful appearing couple have been
detected in a strange conspiracy to OBJ
tain money. They visited different cities
as single persons, obtained positions in
society, courted each other and were mar
ried. In every case the wedding pres
ents amounted to handsome amounts,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25

American railroads in Mexico are to be
handicapped by a law requiring that all
railways fence the entire length of their
lines with fences on both sides which will
be stock proof The Mexican Central
road will have to expend $1,000. 900 to
comply with such law,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-07-25
TESTERS OF THE PRESS.
HUMOROUS STORIES cULLzD FROM
EXCHANGES.

He EXpeI eIimentef-Heurd a Hun
dred MileS-W ON IN Who Wept,
An invalid from Boston came to Aus
tin for his health He was confined to
his bed at first, but soon recovered suffi
ciently to take a ride in hired hack
from Monroe, to Miller's stable. The
hack driver was very polite and attentive,
and when he helped the invalid out on
their return to the hotel. the latter said
81 am very much obliged. | think l
shall require your services again pretty
soon."
-"You bet you will. Idrive the hearse."
-leras SutRal.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-25

Also, the letter expressed the OPT
Mon that the immediate issue of
1900 permits for Chinese to land
here would have the effect of lower
ing tho existing rate for labor.
During the discussion the opinion
was expressed that if the Chinese
came the japanese would not be
needed, whereupon Mr.. Davies said
that planters were in honor bound to
aid the Government in the matter of
japanese labor. They, the planters,
had said they wanted japanese and
now they could not turn around and
say they had changed their minds.
The Chinese they asked for now arc
to supplement the japanese.
A discussion arose on an obiec-
ton raised by Mr.. w. II. Castle, to
addressing the Minister of Foreign
Affairs as the Premier" and it
was shown that the title was not
misplaced even if not provided by
law.
Mr.. Horncr asked what the
planters were to do in case japanese
could not be procured and the Chi
nese were not permitted to come.
This started q discussion upon the
necessity and methods for getting
from the cane the large proportion
of sugar now wasted.
After accepting an invitation to
meet at Dodd's stables at = o'clock,
Saturday afternoon, to visit the Gov
ernment nurseries, the Company adj
journed till ! O'Clock on Monday.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-25

of the past try to secure the reins of
power again" No doubt about it.
And yet we often see and hear this
weak defence set up for public men.
In fact, l have a notion to try the
same dodge myself the next time /
appear before Justice Bickerton on
charge of robbery. A plea of justi-
fication on the ground of precedent
must have weight. l am in posi-
tion to show that Smith, Brown, and
Robinson broke open a bank and
robbed q poor widow of two cents,
long before 1 began the business.
Therefore, Your Honor, you are
bound to discharge me. l have
done nothing but followed the ex-
ample Of the three worthless afore-
named, only | may have taken a
cent or two more, on account of
more urgent need.
One other point, and finish.
" Measures and not men," / don't
see, any more than you, how men
can be " dissociated from their meas
ures." | can just as easily UNDER
stand an act being done without an
agent, or crime committed without
criminal. But still / think the
people in general are more concerned
about measures for the public good
than about the men who may effect
those measures. For myself, l al
badly in need of measure of coin.
don't care whether it comes frori
Tom, Dick, Harry, or Bob, as long
us | get it, or whether either of those
gentlemen has anything to do with
it. The measure is what l am after,
and never mind the men. When l
used to attend elcctioneering meet
ings at home l observed that the
wide-awake candidate generally drew
burlesque contrast between the ex-
travagant intelligence and honor of
his rival and the incredible absurdity
and dishonesty of his opinion. The
mob unavoidably put the man in the
place of the measure, and howlcd
themselves hoarse with groans and
Kisses. | had better stop before
over-eXertion produces a relapse,
and | again become
A SICK READER.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-25
; cts per Glass.

My motto is, to give superior article
even if it cost more, and thereby ensure
speedy sales.
With my GINGER BEER, ROOT
BEER and SPRUCE BEER, | have
been at heavy expense experimenting
on them, so as to give the public drinks
that will he both strengthening and
refreshing in this climate. guarantee
them strictly VEGETABLE, no NINE
RAILS employed. | use some of the
finest medicinal herbs that grow in the
States. The public wants drink with
some nutriment in it, this you find in
my beers that strengthen the body as
well as dilute the blood for purposes of
more easy flow through the system.
They can be taken by any one as they
are absolutely pure. They are the most
enjoyable thirst quenchers ever intro.
duced. will sell them at prices to suit
one and all.
Superior Genger Beer, 10c. per bottle.
Donnolly's Root Beer,
Donnolly's Spruce Beer,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-10-25
THE LABOR DECISION.

The final decision of the planters,
in their discussion Of the labor ques-
ton with the Government, to ask for
the immediate issuance of two thou
sand permits to Chinese immigrants,
is, perhaps, as moderate as could
have been expected in the rather
desperate straits of their industry,
and the country's, for cheaper labor.
If such an action be inevitable, it is
to be hoped that it will be accepted
rs final test of the Chinese, so that
if it will only have temporary effect
upon prices of labor, as some
thoughtful planters hold with us, n
repetition of the call for relief from
the same source will never be made.
Still we hope that the planters may
see their way clear to combining
for the importation at once of q
sufficient number of japanese to
bring labor down to the required
level. Although the plantations re-
port total want of four thousand
laborers, it does not follow, by what
the planters in council have said
themselves, that so many are re-
quired from abroad. According to
their own accounts, there are large
numbers of men on the plantations,
and hanging about the outskirts, out
of whom efficient labor could be
obtained if they found the planters
were not so much at ther mercy on
account of Il scarcity of men. Even
the knowledge that the planters have
abundant sources of help from Japan
ought to produce salutary result
upon these loafers, and the first
small invoice of Japanese promised
is likely to be taken as an earnest
by the class described that they must
work or get out of the way. Are
the planters satisfied that by confess
sing and acting upon dependence
upon Chinese help, that nationality,
with its well-known unequalled faci-
lity of combination, would not treat
them as dependents from the first?
1t will be a disastrous result of
the admittance Of large rein
forcement Of Chinese, if the