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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
DR.. Chapin on the Press.

At the publishers and booksellers din
ner given in New York city as the Cri-
mean war was coming to close, DR..
Chaplin, the eloquent preacher, made a
speech, in which the following passage
occurred. A writer in one of the papers
now resuscitates it from memory, and it
deserves to go the ronnds of the press,
and be handed down to posterity;
81 love to hear the rumbling of the
steam power press better than the rattle
and the roar of artillery. 1t is silently
attacking and vanquishing the Malakoffs
OF vice and the Redaus of evil; and its
parallels and approaches cannot be ie-
sisted. l like the click of the type in
the composing stick of the compositor
better than the click of the musket Ia the
hands of the soldier. 1t bears eaden
messenger of deadlier power, or sublimer
force, and of surer aim, which will hit
its mark though it is thousand years
ahead"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Gentle Mothers.
"My mother dear, my mother dear,
My gentle, gentle mother"

l thought 1 was singing my boy to
sleep with the little ballad of which
the above is the chorus, but the blue
eyes opened, and the quiet voice said
Mamma, you amt always gentle" In
self-juStiication l replied, "But you
know, darling, mamma has to scold
when you're naughty"
"Yes'm." The argument dropped,
so did the little head upon my bosom.
l did not finish the song, nor have
sung it since. Tenderly tuclling in
the little truth-teller, reproached my
self for deserving his remark, and gent
ly questioned the truth of my answer.
Do mothers ever have to scold? Has
scolding any legitimate place in the
family government? How is the word
defined? "Railing with clamor, utter
ing rebuke in rude and boisterous Ian
guage?" Is this helpful adjunct to
parental authority? Why do Christian
parents sometimes scold? For two
reasons, it seems to us. First, for lack
of self-contrOl; second, from habit
Children are often terribly trying, and
loud and angry tones seem sa 'ety-valve
for our stirred tempers. Besides, wo
feel that gentleness alone can never
safely steer the family bark over life's
troublous sea. Force, irmness, deci-
sion, sternness, even severity are often
necessary. A suitable degree of these
is not incompatible with gentlenesS.
1t is not a synonym for weakness.
The gentleness that makes one great
comes from subdued strength. The
lovely fruit of the spirit proves an ele-
ment of power. The soft answer
often costs the answerer dearly. Sweet
ness of spirit is the outgrowth of self
control Serenity of SOUL whatever DO
the constitutional characteristics,
comes most frequently from long self
discipline and prayerful struggle =
! Good Words.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Tho Koiser,s Love Of military.

Kaiser Wilhelm wears civilian dress
only while at Ems. AS soon as he leaves
it he puts on his uniform, and he always
appears before his people in brass but
tons and military cap. Even at his
home at Berlin he dresses in uniform,
and his palace is filled with military
relics The portraits on the walls are
those of princes in uniform, and in the
salon there is series of shelves covered
with models of cannon, rifles, shells and
little wooden figures dressed in the differ
ent military costumes all over the world.
---Lo9don Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
A precocious Musical PRODIGY.

About hundred artists and friends
had assembled in Vienna to bid Rub
instein farewell, when the pianist dis
covered among those present theyoung
pianist prodigy, Julius Pruwer, nine
years of age. He at once introduced
the boy as his --latest friend placed
him before the piano, and listened for
half ain hour to his performance, from
memory, of pieces by Bach, Chopin,
and others, transposing several of
them into different keys at Rubinsteins
request. After one of his best pas
sages. Rubinstein exclaimed: "This is,
genuine talent which has future"
List has also taken All interest in
Pruwer and presented him with his
photograph with the inscription: "To
the little pianist prodigy Julius Pru-
wer, WHO in his ninth year plays
Bach's fugues from memory, and skill
full y lransposes them" This is pre-
else. y what List did at the same age
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

Temperance reformers too often con-
fine their energy to talk, and the
organization of company of teetotal
National Guardsmen furnishes an ex-
ample which temperance advocates
throughout the whole country can
proftably study. Company D, twelfth
regiment, 100 men, in a body took the
pledge for life in New York city r.
Gently.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

The most trustworthy report as to
growing crops so far published this
yer was that issued by the National
Millers' Association" whose means of
information are of the very best and
most extensive character. The out
look is good in all quarters and the
report from most of the states are
considerably better than they were a
year ago,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
THE FOOLISH ANTS.

Two Colonies Of Ants had lived mean
each other for a long time without
Trouble of any sort, but at Length Some
thing Happened to set them by the ears.
Neither party would give in that it was
Wrong, and one Colony finally engaged
the services of an Elephant to trample
down and Destroy the Houses of the
other. The Elephant began Slashing
Around According to Agreement, but in
his Vigor he Trampled Both Colonies
into the Dust.
Moral-When you hire man to Poison
your Neighbours Cat see that your own
Dog is Tied UP.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
powr. Down. Low DOWN.

Art thou downl Low downi
In the Decorating dust,
Without a prop T. aid thee,
Or fri nd in whom to tTusti
Trust to thyseif, forlorn one,
Stand upright on'the sod,
And asking help from no one,
Secure the help of God.
II.
Art thou downl Low downi
Day dark Tomorrow fairl
To hope is pious duty,
IT'S wicked to despairl
If honest pride support thee,
And IONS fence leep thee whole,
Fate's arrow may be blunted
By armor of the solll
III.
When in the deadly struggle
OF hand and heart and broin,
Thy fcothold seems to fail thee,
Arise, and fight again!
Turn sorrow into sola2e,
And in their own despite
Compel thy foes to aid thee
To conquer in the fight.
".
Though day be loug in breaking,
The>sun must rise at last
Bile So may cheer the noon time,
The iigE morn be overcast
Fight onl fight on! fight everl
Thou'lt learn the truth ere long,
That God and man and heayen and cart
Are allies of the strong!
Charles Mdcay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
ALL IN THE MEAT.

A Wolf having fallen Victim to the
Tiger, set up a loud Lamenting and
begged hard for his Life. He made such
a fuss over it that the Tiger finally re-
leased him and babe him 60 his road.
The Wolf was hardly stones throw
away when he met Hare and bounced
upon her.
"Spare my Life, as the Tiger just now
spared yours !" cried the Hare.
'Not this even;ng!" was the calm re-
ply. "Tis true that the tiger spared my
life, but while he doesn't care cent for
Wolf-meat, l am extremely fond of
Harew
Moral-When you appeal to the Honor
of Crook you make him Tired Free
presS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

The movement among certain New
York butchers to boycott Western
beef is perfectlynatural one, but it
is evidently destined to fail. All in
situations and direct assertions tina;
the Western beef was unwholesome
have been met and satisfactorily dis
posed of; aad the great fact that the
imported meat is sold from 20 to 40 per
cent. lower than that produced here is
an argument whose force is not to be
met. Already the importation has
reduced the price of home-bred beef
and meat is cheaper there now than
it has been for several years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
THE PASSING HOUR.

This weather sometimes resents Old
Trob's predictions in thoroughly
caprieious manner. In the morning
after a day and night of oppressive
heat, and with the indications pointing
to "@esterly winds and higher tenn
perature," the wind whips around into
the east, without warning, and the
mercury COS down at the rate of six
degrees an hour.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

1t is stupid practice to teach chill
dren the capital letters first, says a
writer, because by so doing you oblige
the poor little things to learn the
alphabet twice over. There is, in,
deed, no positive reason why children
should be. taught capitals at all, for as
these are the exceptions in writing
and printing, they would be acquired
nv 'iurtariiy and iinperceptibly when
the child, having learnt all the small
letters, begins to read.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
American Fables.

A Flock of Ducks which had OBJ
served Man standing on the shore of
the Pond, got into a dispute as to
whether he carried gun or cane To
Settle the Matter they all swan near him,
and of a Sudden he raised the Disputed
object to his Shoulder and slam banged
among them. 1t was Double Barreled
SHOTGUN, and not Cane
Moral-But as he was Detroit sports
man he didn't hit blessed bird. There
fore, no moral can be drawn from the
above.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

my engagement to Matt Brewster was
broken, and that young gentleman married
Nettie Haley.
AS for ne, I was 'gucky" enough to
become the happy wife Of John Eriek-
son. And or First Reader proved
perfect Margaret Eytinge, an
Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

Through dark, thick nights, amid
binding storms of hail." says trans
atlantic voyager, "still we drove ahead
at fifteen or sixteen knots seventeen
or eighteen miles an hour. roughly,
with the most reckless disregard of
what we might chance to meet. 1t is
true that every known precaution was
taken, lookout men on both sides for
ward, and the officers most vigilant,
but still with vessels of such immense
length it would have been absolutely
impossible to sheer out of the way of a
vessel lying to under close reefs or a
steamer coming end on"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

Mexican papers. several of which
commented in very uncomplimentary
style upon the methods of that
country's postal authorities because
they missed sen ling the mail with
the first through train which left the
city of Mexico. Even with that slip thu
Mexican government is an example of
enterprise and promptitude in COM
parisOn to our own. 50 far as perfecting
postal facilities by the new rail route is
concerned. The United States govern
ment has not vt made proper arrange
ments to carry mails to Mexico by the
railroad, and the ridiculous spectacle is
yet seen Of forwarding newspapers
from Denver to Mexico by the ocean
route round New York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13

The total number of dwelling -houdes
in Boston is 1896. with seventy six
hotels and. 1853 family hotels. There are
9,347 stores, and 5,1O9 miscellaneous
buildings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-06-13
Few American readers will accept
Mr. Archer's verdict in regard to Reade:
CHARLES RsADE.

CHARLES RIDE
Here rests in pcac3-if rest he can
a crool rd-briine !, straigh t-hearted man,
A Quixote full OF fire misplaced,
A sociul saviour run TO waste.
OF plenteous zeal but wisdom scant,
Peryerse, lelfervid, petulant,
He took his every fad TO be n
Divinely- sanctioned panacea,
And warped his powers from higher uses
Abusively to right abuses.
Unskilled to reach the root of things,
He spent his strength on tinkeripg5,
In controversies small and great
Would dogmatize and illuminate,
Iill-"Hold! enoughl" the public cried,
Converted-to the other side.
Thus sympathetic zeal intense
And industry and eloquence
Have left upon the roll of fame
No re ord but fading name;
For, gauge his merit as you will,
TITS manner makes the classic" still,
And he who rests in silence here
Was but copious pamphleteer
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

Nh. EDITOR I'm your issue OF the
sth inst noticed in your scissor col
umn an item from the Topeka Com
HloHtUealth stating that the elevator
and grain men Of Sslina had requested
the railway commission to appoint .
day when they will meet them here,
In order that they may lay some griev-
anees before them for redress.
Nov. we, their constituents, 1.-THE
farmers and grain raisers) do sincere
y hope that this, the prayer Of our
Representatives In the matter Of mark
eting our crops may be Eavonbly en-
tertalned By our worthy commission
srs, and their request be granted ct an
early day and that they will giYesuch
timely notice Of their visit as 10 allow
an opportunity for selecting q good,
strong delegation Of their Cthe elsva-
tor and grain msn'sl constituents, that
our worthy commissioners may be at
once convinced that we do not pro-
pose to desert them In their day Of
trial.
Nov, Mr.. Editor, although you are
neither 3 grain dealer nor q horny
handed farmer, yea win be bound TO
admit that there are some grievances
conneetsd with this business that de-
mand the attention and immediate
action Of our railway commission.
For instance, It was only about thirty
days ego that none Of our grain men
could pay more than Tssesnts for our
best milling wheat. Y0u might start
at Bavaria and 90 b Lindsborg by
way Of New Cambria, and this mlser-
able grievances had % affected all our
grain men that 70 cents was the Limit
beyond which they could not pass.
o, Well, there were q few exceptions,
q very few. Some Of their o0nstitu-
ents were hard-heartsd, stTong-head-
ed. Unreasonable men and could not
Be made 10 listen 20 the IS cents, and
moreover, their grain was vey nice
and their pile Was very large and cur
representatives, in grain could afford
to Lose q cent or two on The bushei on
their wheat Just for the sake Of keep
ing them In the party Cbscauss, you
ses, they had q big lot oflt).
But as said bslore this did not af- |
ford much relief and our grain men
were ssLli aalic.sd with thls miserable
grievance. And % the thing suntin-
ned until one of their conziltnents
moved, with tender feeling aroused
oy their mlSssblscondlaon, vvntprsd
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15
AueR,oaM sRIpa

Mr.. Plumb ridleuled the idea that
the American Marine Was oompossd
Of British ships. n the American
nag was 20 fy anywhere q should bs
on something American and not 20 on
false pretsnses Why should we Build
up the ship yardl Of Clyde and
leave the ship ynfds % America 10
languish 70 deathf Why sho1ld We
put ourselves IN such position that
some Of these days, Wheh We may
want ships as aEal1gt GfcAt RFitaln,
we shall have n0nef Thsle has been
one contingent that has dlWeys held
70 the Democratic party. Fignih asid
this vas an Lk5sh oonanrcnt. E9w
would an IriEhman O. The United
States Ike the ideE of thalf cd enemy
being elevatsd BY the A1EoFIean cen
gress above people IN Americ6f
Ihink 81 lrlshnfen % TIE Irisl giaticu,
realizing that this ccunsty, whcaa N
tegFities they hEve foG4hs ~, aE
ask then % euntfsbrls = 3 ra1leF
Whieh hoisls TIE Azencan faE cg-
over British labof snd HEllisd cnpf-'
tai "- s"t
'sIg the sAnltisoan fae = 6 slani
Tor nolhlaf,D co1tiaaed lff. PIn.Ib, !
'ilf o is % rs71tesalt ncil ,liE ol atnsl-
lean s2iil, Why 15l hlse iiia Esl' lsli
govefnmeal . s6oW L oH log us.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15
A,,nhahem,

AgoOd time TO write, but nothing
10 write about.
Mr.. Aug. Freeman and wife, OF Sa-
lima, were In town last Monday, bid
ding adlsu to friends before they start
for Sweden.
DR.. Bradley is now ct work building
quite a stable and buggy shed on his
lots. The doctor has come 10 stay.
Mr.. Hiland FairchIld has been con-
fined to bis bed for some time past, but
ls now able 10 be up sgaln.
We understand that Mr.. G. V. Rose
burg has finally made up his mind not
to start q furniture store here, as con-
templated. We hope he will yet
come.
Farmers, stop and consult your own
interests before you buy your oils for
lubricating your machines. Call at
the Assaria Drug Store and learn pri-
ces. The DR.. has just received a COM
plete line Of oils. Call and see and
say n. o. MOORE.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

HARPER's MAoAZTEE for June, be-
ginning the slxty-nInth Volume,
promises q foretaste Of summer in two
psPeB-the one Of European travel
and the other Of American trayel.
Mrs. Lille win write Of the famous
French WaterinE-plsee, Biarritz. with
illustrations from Reinhart's clever
pencil, and Mr. John A. Butler Of
The North Shore" Of Lake Superior.
which Mr. Chas. Graham illustrates
from sketches made last summer.
Two papeEs, Of much commercial and
Industrial interest, will be a careful
and comprehensive article on the or
ganizstion and work Of the New York
Custom-house, by X WheatIey, aud
one on Sheineld and is trades, 10y w.
H. RideIng, both illustrated. Col.
HlggihsOn's paper will describe THE
Great Westeru March" Of population
during the administration OF John
Quincy AdaIps, and viii have fne
portraits of that president and Of John
c. Calhoun. There VIII be more Of
VIM. shaFp's charming poems, ''Tran-
sriPls from Nature with Alfred Par
sons Illustrations, a. well "a further
Instalments Of William Blacks and
f. P. Roe's novels, with pictures By
Abbey, Dielman. and Gibson. The
short stories will be "The Dagger a
tale Of old Rome, by John MeMulien,
with Illustrations by Frederlcks. and
"A Humble ROmance," By Mary f.
WiIkins. Among the miscellaneous
papers will be an account Of VIrglnIa's
one witch, Grace Sherwood, and q
"reminiscences Of Abraham Lincoln at
Cincinnati, by w. NJ. Dickson.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15


We are having fine Kansas weather
The trees are completely covered
with lovely verdure.
Corn is changing from It's sickly
color 10 q rich green.
Wheat "a growing with great vlgor,
and gently waving 10 the breeze, and
giving the farmer an encouraging
prospect for q beautiful harvest, re-
Warding him for his laber.
Fruit trees excepting peAeh) bid
fair 20 Be loaded with luaoi Gus fruit.
The WestheF has been especially favor
able for them while elo6naiBg
Postmaster Gfidef went 10 Kansas
City last Saturday with q car-load Of
hogs, and from there he went 30 Wis
eonsln 70 visit his aged parents, and
other relatives.
Charley Bowel has returned to In
dians. Should not be surprised II
there was q Maidstone that has drawn
him there. Do not believe he will
turn q cold shoulder on Kansas.
Mrs. GARNER, Of Mentor, Il visiting
friends at Bridge. Ladies needing
assistance In dressmaking will find
ner competent practleal person TO
aid them.
Our prophecy in regard to the enter
tainment at Bridge was not false the
house was filed 10 OverfioWing with
an intelllgent audience. It will be a
task am unable to perform 70 men,
ton the names Of those who exeelled
IN the exercises. can but repeat the
verdict Of every one present without
exception: It was grand, interesting
and entertaining. Prof. McCarty has
received unbounded praise for his sue
cessful efforts In managing the eXerci-
ces, and his assistants have done
themselves great credit IN their per-
formance. The string band from As
sRria added much pleasure during the
evening by their excellent music.
They are deserving much praise for
heir effort to please the audience,
showing themselves to be skillful per
formers. G-m.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

OK the farm Of John Potts, Ottawa
county, a fossil saurlAn-supposed 70
be about forty feet in lsngth-has been
partially quhFried Warrants were 10
sued the other day for the arrest Of
Veterinary Surgeon HOlcOmb, and
Commissioners John T. white and
Noble Barker (the latter being we'll
known herel, charging them with
having broken the jaw Of the animal
and carried Il away. This fossil Of
the Gov. Click era win no doubt Be
appropriated by piece-meal-sOuvsniFs
Of the sauFiAn period when q Demo
cratic fossil filled the GubeFnatoFial
chair Of Kansas Clicks appOlniees
have no doubt secured the jaW-bone
for the Governors own use, e. he Is
immense with that implement On pre-
dieting the stoppage Of the Gov Of i'm
migration on account Of the pTOhlbi-
tio1 amendment.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

raintng it Ike an advertisement Of
CuticuFa or st. Jacobs oil at 50 much
q word on rocks and fences wherever
We Tish 10 announce the fact that
there Is such a thing rs the American
roYeTnment. It is not. the flag that
= concerned. It Is not money it nep-
tesenls. It is not even the slels and
s.sipes. It Is the idea lhaf an Amer
lean nag stands for sreat and free
porDIe, and that beneath that nag
th1le doats the handiWork and erea-
ton 81 that people, the evidence of
their skill and genius. Plumb's
closing remarks were greeted with APP
plause, both On the galleries and on
the floor, and many Republican Sena-
tors iendered him their r1eongrasula-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

monument over his eorpse. Bobby
Burns mother reminded the public
that Der son asked for bread but the
Scotch gave him a monument. No
doubt Grant would much rather have
The clean cash" than q monument
when be has passed away. His great
ness can not beencOmpassed within the
four walls Of stone. Vanderbilt can
afford 10 build q better one lor himself
than the people will ever build over
the dead Grant. Grant has a monu-
ment in history, as enduring as the
pyramids. Cash, not monuments, il
better annraelated.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15


Ii Is reported that Jay Gould and
Others have started q relief movement
In favor Of Gen. Grant, and that Roe
coe COnkllng has been constituted as
the agent. The Grant haters, no
doubt, will Immediately hasten to
condemn this movement. we could
neyefsee any objection 70 the mOneyed
men Of the country making donations
90 the heroes Of the war. England
never could do too mueh for Welllng.
ton and Nelson. HosoEs and gIfis
were shOwefed upon them IN proid-
sion, aad these were bestowed By the
government. Those who admire
Grant and have the money 70 spare
can much better best0w it apon him
while living thhn waste q upon =
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

an experiment for their rclisf. BE
succeeded. The spell was broken and
70 cents No. 2 son wheat has passed
into history. But the success % tile
part Of grain representatives, was onl5
partial after al.
The fe-action. you sc. was b zreai
and they had besn undsr tts spen g
I0bg thatnow hey are eilI ng more
from the remedy thsn they Old non
the disease and the sooner Our CON-
missiOners can straighten out this g
fair the better We, their constituents.
will like it. A CONSTITUENT.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15

AN amendment to the 18th amend
ment Of the constitution Of the United
States. consisting Of the insertion Of
the word nativity" In section !, is
looked upon with favor. AS amended
the section reads as follows:
The rights Of q citizen Of the United
States 70 vote shall not Be denied or
abridged by the United States, OF by
any state, on account Of adtiuity, Facs,
color or previous condition Of servi-
tude.
We could never see any real, sub
stantial reason Why q fOreign-bOrn
citizen should be excluded from any
Of the hOnOrs or privileges Of the ma
tive born.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-15
RepubIIoan ceniraI oommlttee.

The members Of the Republican
Central Committee Of Saline county,
will meet ct the City Hall on a
Saturday, Aay. ~, lSal,
at 9 O'Clock. P. NJ, 10 take steps to
call a county eOnvehtlon for The PuF-
pose Of eleeting delegates 20 the State
Convention 10 be held July %.
NJ. d. SANPsoN. Chairman.
3. g. MOHLEk. Secretary,