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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
After the. Solan Geese.

A sturdy cragsman fastens rope OF
hair, bound with sheepsiin, round his
body. About twenty fathoms of this
cable he keeps uncoiled in his hand.
The cord is. held by two comrades
standing on the brink of the abyss. lie
then adroitly descends the sheer sharp
side of the precipitous rock. The sea
boils below in the dizzy hollow. There
is mist above. The fisherman grasps
his stanch cord. Sucn an equipment is
bequeathed by the possessoras treasure
to his descendants. eff father leaves
his rope to his daughter the young
matches in the island" The English
party follow with eager eye the crags.
mans dramatic but daily exploit. His i'm
plement isa long stick with moose at the
end Attached to his body is bladder.
He snatchcs the unwary fulmar or gar
net by its neck. The bird in his grasp
is frightened and yomits the oil from its
stomach into the bladder vessel OF the
man. The bird is then killed for the
value of its feathers, which fetch I'D.
per pound. The spectacle is a "3itheryn
one to men Of unhinching nerves
to face, but to the courageous crags-
man the enterprise seems an
easy diversion. He ascends the face OF
the cliff with the same alacrity as he was
let down. Daring as may seem this
method of capture, mishaps seldom oc.
cur. The st. Kildians are men of steady
nerves and wonderful powers of endur-
ance. While the men ensnare the full
mar the women find their quarry in the
plfins, which are taken in their burrows
by small dogs. The 2"nine hours move
ment" has yet to reach ST. Kiida. When
they are not fishing cultivating their
garden ground, scaling the rocks for
feathers or eggs, the islanders are spin.
ming and weaving seventeen hours of the
twenty four. Mr.. Payne supplies a
pleasant picture Of their politeness. They
never forget to greet one another morn
ing and evening. The men raise thei
bonnets with the left hand and hold out
the right. All remain seated in church
until the women have departed. Family
worship is held in every cottage morn.
ing and evening. Every meal is pre-
ceded by a grace, nor will they take a
drink ofmilk or water without uncover.
ing the head The men meet nearly
every morning in front of one of ther
dwellings TO discuss business. They all
talk in the loudcst tones. A stranger
would fancy they were coming to blows,
The subjects discussed are, '''Shal We
hunt sheep, or mend nets, or catch solau
geeseg - london Society," :.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
ISLAND POND VERMONT FRIDAY NOVEMBER l. 1884,

They're built like red Irish setter, but
pure white, with liver-colored ears. The
hair on their tails is nearly half yard
long. an fine as Cashmere wool. Water
spaniels is good retrievers," continued
he, as he closed the gate, ''but they are
awful easy-goin' dogs. No one ever
wants to keep two of 'em together, cause
they're so easy-goin' that ones dumbed
sure to shift all his responsibilities on
'tother, cause he don't want to trouble
himself thinkin'. But dogs and humans
is mighty near al Ike. There's good ones
an bad ones lazy ones and ambitious
ones, smart ones and stupid ones. The
dog comes higher to man than any other
brute in his ways. 1 amt kept no dog
school for sixty-odd year not TO find that
out. y Chicago Neaos.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
Games of SaYages.

We must look for considerable sim
plicity in the games of savages. We
must also allow for their want of me-
chanical skill No outsider, not even Mr..
Gale, knows how cricket ball is stuffed
and sewed some, at least, of the pro-
cesses are a trade mystery. The savage
cannot produce cricket ball, golf ball,
a billiard ball; his equipment is thus
scanty, and he has to do the best in his
power with the rude materials and means
at his command. Yet we must not de-
spise the games of savages. Little stud
led as they have been by the anthropoo-
gist, for even Mr.. Tylor has chiefly writ
ten about primitive form Of backgam
mon and about tsigan, or polo, alone),
the games of savages deserve to be ex-
amined with respect. The arrangement
of such vague things as savage games is
not very easy. They may, perhaps, be
classed as initiative, gambling and purely
sportive, though the three divisions
naturally overlap and run into each other.
The first category may be dismissed
briefly enough. OF savage as of civilized
children it may be said that "their whole
vocation is endless imitation" A we'd
ding or funeral among their elders is
copied by the little ones in childish play.
The Esqumau children 'build little
snow huts, which they light up with
scraps of lampwick begged from their
mothers" Australian children have their
tiny boomerangs and light yet dangerous
boys spears, the latter being made of q
long reed tipped with a sharp piece of
hard, heavy wood. Australian children
are regularly taught by the old men TO
WELD their little weapons. and the late
Mr.. Grimston, at Harrow, has his Austria
liam counterpart in the aged Murri, who
sets up she mark for the. children and
teaches them how to direct their mis-
siles. A disk made of bark is thrown
hard down on the ground, and, as it
bounds along with irregular leaps, the
Young blacks cast at it with their spears.
"Obedience, steadiness fair play and
self-command were inculcated by the
practices witnessed" in the playing fields
of the bush The initiative games OF
young savages, then, are like those of
other young people, only varying in the
thing initiated. Among games we can
scarcely reckon the dances of the adults,
in which the manners and Customs OF
beasts are initiated. These dances have
usually a religious sense, (as when the
Athenian girls mimicked the bear in the
worship of Artemis, or they are magical
ceremonies, intended to secure luck in
the chase. SATURDAY Ree'ew.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A slow match-A long engagement
Citizen.
Love is blind, very blind-when the
girl is rich.
The price of writing paper is going
up. We always thought it was station
ery.-PttSbarg Chronicle.
Between babies that pull whiskers and
wives that pull hair, it is a wonder that
aome men have any capillary appendages
at all-Philade!phia CdN
young man by the name of-Sweet
was recently married to Miss Knox.
She gets the sweet, and he will get the
knocks. .--Burljagt0n Free Press.
Visitor" Mercy me! What are those
horrible sounds upstairs9' Lady of the
House" Oh, that is nothing but dear
George. suppose he has lost his collar
stud again.
Native-"Well, how do you like our
town?" Visitor-''Very nice place.
Just consider; there are twenty-five
trains on which one can leave daily
Minnesota Bag0o.
The wife of a Kansas man thought
her husband was dead and had him put
on ice; but he awoke in the night and
yelled out, "Why don't you put some
more wood in that stoven
"Wcll," said Dumps to his wife, in
dignantly, 81 guess know liar when
| see one.'' ''Ah, indeedr' was her calm
reply; "been looking in the mirror, have
youF-Morchaat- Ira0eie".
When Fogg came into the room unex-
pectedly, Mrs. F. gave scream and cx-
claimed "You frightened me half to
death!" "Did II" was the unfeeling
reply. "Suppose try it over again. =
Boston Transcript
''Do you know what the board over
that cows face is for2" asked the colonel.
''No," responded the major ''unless it
is to keep her bushes from being seen
when the milkman works the pump
handle.n
A young lady in St. Louis recently
doused young man with a pailful Of
water, while he was down on his knees
begging her to be his bride. 1t is always
the custom, we believe, in some parts
of the West to wet new suit. -Brting-
ton free PTe3s
A young lady, in reply to her fathers
question why she did not wear rings
upon her fingers, said: Because, papa,
they hurt me when anybody sgueezes my
hand" 4" What business have you to
have your hand squeezed2" Certainly,
none; but still, you know, papa, one
would like to keep it in squeezing
order.n
BALLAD OF THE BABY.
He's come where he'll have to scrat, h eor his
grub,
And reach out for everything he gets;
He'll weep when they first douse HIM into the
tub,
And he'll get shaken up when he fret3.
They'll think he's smart whea he first learns
to crawl,
And they'll go into fts when he talks;
And he'll have the most fun when he's very,
very small
For he'll have TO go it alone when he walks.
First we baw,
And then we talk,
And then we crawl,
And then w. walk.
And from thai time Oh we are prone to get
into trouble as the railway cinders into the
human EYER J. Bnrdette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
TWO GRAY HEADS.
gray heads at the gate.

Two gray heads at the gate:
Lingering kisses, elasping of hands,
The granddaughter there with her baby
standsl
The horses prance, and the travellers wais;
The driver shouts, eve are lateI'
The hour-glass stays not its sands
For the old man and his mate
They wave "Gool-byeIn from the door
Hung over with morning-glory vines.
Her soul through her aged features shiness
And the sun-streams over his white lock,
pour:
They are lover and bride, as of yore,
IN their cottage under the pines,
Although they are full fourscors.
The eyes that look up to his,
And meet halfway his caressing glance
The beautiful, heart-fresh countenance-
Nothing therein does the bridegroom miss
OF her maiden tenderness;
And the thoughtful years enhance
Unto her his nobleness.
For three-score golden years
They have shared ife's homlinass and its
grace
Times plow-mark burrows the wrinkled face
But, deep in the channels Of long-dried tears,
A biossoming glory appears;
Unfading faith in the place
OF transient sorrows and fears.
steady lifetime through
S Jul has been unto soul a guiding light;
Tney have lived in realm where there is no
night,
Where love is eternal, because it is true:
And heavy will be hardly new
When it breaks on their fading sight
Through celestial morning dew.
Two gray heals in the sun;
Each in its halo of silvery light:
Fair as the mountain-forehead white,
Their brows in the pureness they have won;
Some love tales in telling are done;
But the story these old lovers write
Is a story forever begun.
LUCY Larconl.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07
AS lccessTuI locker.

Mr.. John Hammond, the owner of tho
English racehorse st. Gatiens. estimates
his net winning on the turf in England
during the present racing season at the
enormous sum Of $1G0,0O0. His win
nings on the Derby alone were $3.50, 900,
and those of the last two or three years
amounted to 100000. Hammands
proudest boast to day is that twenty
years ago he was employed in cleaning
boots outside OF "a sporting hotel at Ep-
som. He began his career on the turf
as a stable boy next became a jockey,
and when he grew too heavy to ride he
became a tout. He pursued his calling
until he became financially strong enough
to be an investor on his own account.
He bought st. Gatien and Florence for
s15, 900, and won more than ten times
that amount with each animal, in this
one Nson, capturing the Derby, the
Manchester cup, the Ascot gold vase, the
Czarewitch ard dozen minor events. =
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07

Life knows no winter when the heart is light;
Tho skies are gray, and dull the waning
year,
Mid cloud and gloom the world is fair and
bright;
For all is summer when one smile is here.
Tho skies are blue, and fields with verdure
grown,
Jan song or blossom make the world seem
glads
All, mol It's winter when one smile is flown.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07

The action of man is representa-
tive of his thoughts and will; and q
work Of charity is a representative type
Of the, charity within the soul and mind.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07

At Constantinople one can see the an
cient weapon Of the Turks Pcrsians and
Mougals in course of fresh construction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-11-07

The Indians OF Nevada esteem as a
great deicacy an owl cooked with sauer.
Sraut stufiing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-13
WISCONSIN NEWS.

At Appleton, on the 4th, Charles
jersey was arrested, on complaint OF
Peter Fassbinder charging HIM WITH
the murder, Of August Huebner. In
August last, number Of young men,
incluGing jersey, were shooting at a
mark II a field IN which Huebner was
blowing. As Jersey was IN the act of
firing Euebner appeared over a small
hiIlock and received the bullet IN
the groin dying from the wound II
about three weeks.
GREAT excitement has been caused at
Whitewater by the death of Miss Anna
Koran, under circumstances which in
dicate poison, the body OF the deceased
woman has been taken 10 Milwaukee
for chemical analysis.
E. H. Bush, an Old resident of Ra-
cine, died suddenly at his home on the
morning of the 9Th.
A CHANGE Of venue to Dodge County
has been granted IN the case of George
Colgrove, held at Waukesha for the
murder OF John E. Atkins.
u the case Of Bridget Cuff VS.. the
city of Fond Gu Lac. the jury brought
In q verdict for 81 500 damages for the
plaintiff. The suit was for injuries re-
ceived by fall on a defective walk in
1879.
Mas. JONATHAN WHITNEY, Of Port
Hope. attempted to kill her husband
with an axe, OF the 4th, and then cut
her own threat.
AUGUST SCHRANH, a young German
employ ed by J. Tanner. Of Portage. was
arrested on the 4th, ior forging his en-
d aoyer's name 10 a pospofice order.
TIE State Board OF C4nvassers, in
session az Madison, on the 4th, announce
the following pluralities on congress
men: First District, Casweu, 1854;
Second District, Bragg. 1922; Third
District, La Toilette, 52l; Fourth Dis
trict, Van Scbaick, e46; Fifth District,
Rankin, 6.24I; Sixth District, Guenther,
I,228; Seventh District, Thomas, 1891;
Eighth District, Price, S,277; Ninth Dis
trict, Stephenson, 3.529.
The Minneapolis Bazaar" a dry
goods establishment at Eau Claire, has
been closed by creditors.
GLIDDEN, Ashland County. is to have
q paper TO be called the Pioneer. f. A.
Eealy, publisher.
VIM. EDWARDS and James Kirby, two
burglars, were sentenced to state prison
for five years at Madison. on the 3D..
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-13
A LOSS TO SCIENCE.
science Hall of the Wisconsin State
University Burned.
rhe Valuable Contents Entirely De-
stroy ed-ioss in Dollars A!eue
-20i eco.

81 ;. 30 en- the evening of the 1st
inst, flames were discovered in the dor
nitories Of the State University build
ing, at Madison, and it soon became ap-
parent that Science Hall was on fire
This was magnificent stone structure,
three stories above the Easement, and
III by 156 feet IN area Il con-
tanned al the scientific laboratories,
apparatus and collections of the univer-
slty and was the best equipped institu-
ton Of It's kind IN the West. At the
time OF its discovery, the fire was con
fined to the engine-room, having prob
ably originated from a forge which was
being operated IN the evening. The
flames soon spread to the roof of the
north wing containing the machine
shop, physical laboratory, draughting
rooms and geological museum. This
wing, containing the instruments, col
lecuons and records OF priceless vaIue.
among other things the records Of the
United States Geodetic survey, and
private observations OF Dr.. Davies, pro
fessor of physics, was consumed. The
fire department, volunteer affair.
seemed paralyzed, and could do nothing
to stay the flames. and the entire build
ing was burned 10 the ground in the
presence of a crowd Of nearly 10000
persons.
Among the irreparable losses sus-
. ,ained wa the destruction of the geo
logical department with Dr.. Irving's
note books containing the observations
Of q dozen years past, and type speci-
mems of microscopic sections Of rocks
belonging TO the university and to the
geological surveys OF the state of Wis
consin and the United States. Lap
hams geological collection Of 10,G00
specimens, and Strong's OF 5000 of
great value met destruction. The art
gallery, Of considerable value, was also
n this wing. In the south wing, were
the lecture rooms, various chemical lab
OratorIes, assayIng, geological and others,
ard all were consumed leaving nothing
standing but badly-cbarred stone walls
The building, including heating and
water fixtures, cost about 100000. DR.
Davies physical apparatus Is valued at
over $1,000, DR.. Birge's geological de-
partment is worth about -, coo. It is
tLOught 100000 viii hardly cover the
loss There Is an insurance Of S4l, ,G00
divided among number of companies
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-13
LATE NEWS NOTES.

The ceremonies attending the com
pletion of the Washington monument
took place on the 9Th inst. The cere-
monies we're Of q very simple nature
One Of the master mechanics who as
sisted at the laying OF the corner stone
thIrty-slx years ago, was present.
While searching the river at Wheel
ing, w Va, on the Tth inst. for the
body Of Rebecca Stewart, who was sup
posed to have drowned herself. John
1Ic1Iasters was drowned by the upset
ting of a boat.
ButteTfeld x Crabb's saw mill at
Alpena, Mich, with 275, 900 feet of lum-
Der, was destroyed by fire on the 9th.
Loss s35.000.
i furniture store and q number of
other buildings at Randolph, Vt, valaed
at $4,000, burned on the 9Th.
The Home Rubber Works. at Trenton.
\. J., burned on the 7th. Loss S7O,-
GOO.
The franchise bill, which has been
under discussion IN the English House
OF Lords for a long time, passed that
body on the 9th. It had already passed
the House Of Commons.
By the caviBg of an embankment
near Carlton, Tex, on the 9th, two men
were killed and three injured.
Menken, the murderer OF Katie
Broedhoft, was found guilty cf murder
II the first degree, at Binghamton, y. 7.
or the 9th.
An incendiary fire at Meyersdale, Pa, ,
on the 9th, destroyed seven business
houses and caused loss Of $50, coo;
fully insured.
The boot and shoe manufacturers of
Philadelphia have decided to shut
down. About 5000 men viii be out OF
work.
John Nesmith lcolored) was hanged
at Mount Pleasant, S. c., on the 9Th.
for the murder Of J. W. Shipmen, in
June last.
Fleisehman's distilIery and yeast fc-
tory at Milestone, \, J., were DESTROYED
by ire OF the morning Of the 9th. The
loss was s50,0C0.
Breckenridge, Col, was visited bv a
$4,000 fire on the 9Th. Twenty build
lngs are in ruins.
Smalley S cotton-miN at Farnsworth,
Lancashire, Eng, was destroyed by FIRE
on the 9th. The loss is estimated at
e200,oo0.
Three boys we're drowned bv the
breaking OF the ice on the river at
RODdout, \. Y, On the 4tb.
Fifty ne horses aud ten cars were
consumed by fire IN the stables of a
street railway company III Baltimore on
the 4th.
Fire on the 4th destroYed c. Feiru-
espaugh's brewery, at Newark. \. J..
causing loss Of 100000.
John Hesson was shot and instantly
killed by Philip Lodges. in New York
City, ou the 4th. Hestou abused MS
wife, who Is LOhges' sister
Biganist Neville. who ran away with
and married Miss Whitney, Of Detroit
was refused a new trial at Toledo on
the tth and sentenced TO seven years at
hard labor.
Sam Day was fatally stabbed at Bel
laire, O., on tbe night of the Sd. by Bob
Boram, . tough.
The Northern Pacific Brewery.
~ Feckhan, MInD., burned on the Sd.
Loss S50,000
The five story building occupied
by FIshe & Coleman, Boston, was
guttel by FIRE on The Sd. Loss $4,000.
Howard sullivan was hanged q,
Salem. \. J., On the . inst. for the
murder OF Ella Watson.
olx business houses we're DESTROYED
u Troupe, Tex. on the night If the
30th. The loss vas s2l 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-13
FO2TY-ElGHTH CONGRESS-.


MoHDT, Dec The only business Cf tie
session vas the reading of the Presidents sn-
nual message.
TUFseaY. Dec. 2-yest offered resolution
directing an investigation into all leases OF
auds Ii Indian Territory. Ar extended de-
bate was INDUCED IN, but tie resolution went
over
WEDNESDAY. Dee. 3.-The report Of the com
mission appointed 10 select ste for the Gar
field sta#ls was read. McPhers on introduced
a bill &c suspend the coma &c Of the silver dol
lar. Il crOvideS tLat on and after the passage
be suspended, tlst the Secretarv Of the Treas
urv be iigected not to reissue snv United
states notes Of = denomination less ttaD IS and
TO testyav sll United States notes of a less &c
commission than -. and cease engraving or
printing al such notes. It authorizes TIE Sec
reta~v Cf the Treatu-v, upon the deposit Of sill
yer buiiOn OF such sUt-tTeasTTTy a. he shall d-s-
iCuate 70 Issue IN the csposltor thereof silver
c51rfisstGs having upon their { C tha weight
-Ud market value OF the metal 50 aanosI Sd
c4llulated IN Ual ed States gold DOL
lars st the rate Of . SO stan
dsr9 grains 20 the dollar Vests rsso-
Iutiou was taLen Up. ard so smerdG eut
added IT cvesS3uC the scope of the invest ga
non to luclE6s ali iz1d e.sss IN Indian Iesef-
vstI5Bs. > tiii was passed al. botlz ug tie
construction 4 rslr1ad bridge across
tie 81 Crojx River between Stll~ster aud
1aNftl Ee.sr- Rltat4s
THURSDAY Dec. 4 Bills were introduced
sud referred Granting 4 psusion - Gen.
Grant sBd tor tie erection Of pubjlc b1iiclnE
30 Eew Orleans. 10 cost 4, ,lBa. o.. C. meror.
0f PeuDsy lvsnia. iatrUducsf 4 resolution Gl-
7 G ing the commit on finance TO invest z 4te
aid report upcn the e5vlsablI5t7 sf diver i1C S
portion Of the surplus revenue te the building
NJ # or foreign ccmme1ce After an exscu-
tive session the Senate adjourned til Monday.
NoSDAY. Dee AFTER the opening ceremO-
pies. The session 9as devoted 70 tbs rest1ing Of
tue PRESIDENTS animal message.
TUESDAY. D-c 2-Fallet. 81 = Question Of
privilege introduced & pres ubis and 1es-
oIuton charging LIT Wright, 6e5u'y
United Ststes marshal for tie southern
district Of Ohio, WITH high crimes sDd m =is-
mes 1ors II his Cffi-isl scrs st the tIme OF the
stste election n October, ard directing an IN
vesIigstioD q the ssme. The TesC uti3n vas
adopted after i NJ de bate
ygEDSEsDAY. Dee. 3.-Tbe fil' passed author
izlng tie CONSTRUCTION Of a bridge across ths
~. CF0lx River between Saltwater ant Tay1sr's
Falls. The senate amendments /. the Heuse
bilI forfs1ticg the n7eerree lzId graft uf tbe
Atlantic & PacI6e Rsllruad C1npauv weFc non
concHrrei ~. The Hcu etlleove Ut Tnto coEu is
tee ef the hole Nr- Caz- ot &ew Xs8Ts n Be
chsI-. o. the lil gHak.rsg 1sHafa3rsrv pr8Y75s1 :
fer fbe Bsy23 Sc T5ce. N0 sule1dTues.fs =. .
offered te tie tsn. sud 10 issc1sSIau had
Randall nereiy making q haief s;sfeTEcat tbst
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-12-13
AN AVEEGING NEMESIS.
arrest az an 0bIo EfIsalssJ>t s.sr
Charges Preferred bY His FIRST

NiEe.
Thomas !. Benskine, s niddIe-aged
man, was arrested at Dayton, O.. on the
3th, on charge Of bigamy preferred
oy his first wife. who told a very seusa-
tiODal story. She claims that after
Using her money, he abandoned her IN
Toledo three years ago, and says that
since then she has been on his track
ike an aveuging Nemesis. She tracked
him to Fort WAYNE, Ind, where she al
leges he was the cause Of the ruin and
death from alleged malpractice Of
q girl named Josie Brown, with
whom he was living. There he
was known by the name OF Gibson.
She followed him TO Logansport, Ind.
where she had papers drawn up charg-
ing him with serlous crimes, but he
somehow escaped. She again got on
bis track In Chicago, following him TO
Muncie, Ind, thence to Cincinnati, and
from there to Dayton. She has been
il the latter place about two weeks and
at last found him at the Soldiers
Home. She charges him with having
married a Cincinnati belle named
Bin champion. The wife went into de
Jaiis connecting him with the fairer
sex II all the cities IN which he has So
lOurned. She claims that he mingled
with the church people and by this
means won the good graces of the
women. She is unwilling 10 estimate
how many wives her hubby has. He
was taken to Cincinnati to answer 10 q
charge of b5gamv