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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-18
Through Sleeping Car to Sioux City,

Through Sleeping Car to Sioux City, 10.
The Illinois Central r. r. will run
through sleeping car to Decatur,
Bloomington, Mendoza and FreepOrt,
ILL.,, and Dubuque, Manchester, Wa
terlOo, Fl. Dodge and Sioux City,
Iowa, leaving Milan at 1918 pm.
Friday of each week. Through pas
sengers for points in Northern Illi-
nois, Northwestern Iowa and Southern
Minnesota will appreciate the advan-
tage of this weekly through sleeper
from New Orleans to Sioux City.
A. H. HANSON, q. p. A.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-04-18
SHERIFF'S LAND SALE.
Hicks & Russell VS.. J. t. Ellison.

Hicks K Russell vs.. J. T. Ellison.
will sell for cash. to the highest bidder,
Mt .he Court House door in the town of Hum
boldt, Tenn, on the ID day of May 1855, in
the usual hours, all the right, tit and inter
est tn &tJ. T. Ellison has in or to the follow
ing described town lots in the town etHpm-
az said town, to-wit The south half of lets
No. Q, 10, il and u. of block IS in said town
Also the following ether property IN said
town, to-wit: Lots No 5, 6, and s. 6eins "
and being part of the west half Of block 50
Tenn Ia satisfy n venditi0ni exponas in favor
Of Hicks & Russell against J i. I. Ellison.
n. a. SENTER, Deputy Sheriff.
March 81, lSS5
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
MEN AND DEEDS

Men that can dare and do;
Not longing for the new,
Not pratings of the old;
Good life and action bold
These the occasion needs,
Men and deeds.
II Duncan McGregor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
A Curious Old Clock

Perhaps there is not an older clock in
America or one of so artistic and costly
finish as is DOW owned by E. B. Chaffee,
of Middletown. He regards it as in
valuable, both for its antiquity and its
perfect accuracy as timekeeper. 1t
has also adaptations and conveniences
superior in kind and suited to variety
of uses. This clock is called "The May
Queen" for distinctions sake and be-
cause of its prominence. On its Dutch
face it bears the following plain inscrip-
ton: ''H. p. Karbenters, Hague, A. d.
1868. Tempus Fugit." 1t is therefore
at the present time 237 years old. The
clock is well preserved, considering its
great age, though in places the wood
seems to have been worm eaten and, as
it were, honeycombcd. On the inside
are inscribed the family names of per.
sons supposed to have been its owners
before it was brought to this country,
viz: Vandewater, Van Arteveld, Van
Benschoten, Sugdam and Van Zandt.
Probably no money would tempt the
present owner OF this unique treasure to
part with it. 1t is valued even more in
the night than in the day, as it strikes
not only the hours. but the half and
quarter hours, and by an attachment
moved by cord or wire leading to any
sleeping room in the house, will tell to
the minute the correct time. = Hartford
COurdnt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
Lee in PennsYlYania.

Up to Monday evening, June 20,
neither Lee nor Longstreet knew of the
whereabouts of Hooker's army. But
late in the evening on that day ragged,
weather beaten Confederate soldier was
seen lurking around Longstreet's head
quarters. The appearance and conduct
of the man excited some suspicious,
but on his claiming to know General
Longstreet, and that he had important
communications to make to him, he was
at once taken to Longstreet's tent. AS
soon as Longstreet put his eyes on him
he graspsd the poor soldier by the hand,
and, shaking it heartily, said: "Good
Lord, am glad to see you! l thought
you were killed." He proved to be the
brave and faithful scout, Harrison, that
Longstreet had sent into the Federal
lines while his corps was still in Cul-
pepper county, Virginia. Longstreet
examined him on the spot, and from this
man he received the first information
that the Federal army had crossed the
Potomac at Edwards $ ferry, and its ad-
vance lad reached Frederick City, Mary
land. He sent the scout to General Lee,
by staff officer, and followed himself
soon after.
Longstreet, in one of his contributions
to the "Annals of the War;" page 419,
in speaking of this very mans appear
Qnce on the night as stated, says:
'Late on Monday evening, June 90,
a scout named Hrrrison, who had been
sent by me into the Federal lines to OBJ
tain information, while our army was
yet in Culpepper county, Virginia, came
to my headquarters at Chambersburg,
and reported that the Union army had
crossed the Potomac at Edwards Ferry,
aad his advance was at Frederick City,
Maryland"
General Longstreet saw at a glance
that the information brought by this
scout was of vast importance, and might
involve momentous consequences. In
this connection, little further on,
Longstreet says:
1--WE had not heard from the enemy
for several days, and General Lee and
myself were in doubt as to where he
was. Indeed, we did not know that he
had yet left Virginia. In the absence of
all knowledge of the position of the
Federal army, General Lee had issued
orders to General Ewell for All attack on
Harrisburg, part of whose corps was,
on that very night, Monday, June 20,
near the intrenchments, on the west
bank of the Susquehanna; but on re-
ceiving the information brought by this
scout he at once countermanded the
order and directed Ewell and all his
other generals to concentrate at Gettys-
burg"
The work of concentration was begun
at once. We thus see that the capture
of the capital of Pennsylvania was one
Of the objects contemplated by the COM
mandmg general He knew that no
regular or efficient force was there to de-
fend it, And he also knew that the raw
militia could effect little or nothing
against Eweil's veteran troops. South
srR BiC0udc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
TelephOning at Sea.

Professor Bell, of telephone fame and
Professor Trowbridge, of Harvard col
lege, have theore' 'ically solved the ques
tion of ships at sea communicating with
each other. and now both are anxions
for practical tests. The results so far
obtained apply to steamships which are
lighted by electricity, and consequently
have dynamos on board. A wire which
is attached to the dynamo is allowed to
trail after the vessel in the water, thus
giving it what amounts to ground con.
nection. The end on shipboard has a
telephone attached. This end, by its
connection with the dynamo, is positive,
while the end trailing in the water is
negative.
If the wire is mile long, then the
water about the ship for half mile
would be positive and the water within
the other halfradius would be negative.
Thus there is large area of water about
the vessel which is affected positively or
negatively, and no vessel with a CORE
spending telephone attachment can enter
this area without giving notice to the
listeners on board both SHIPS, and con-
munication can be carried on over the
wires. BY such arrangements collision
can be prevented in fogs, as comm mica
tion can he continually carried on as long
as the YES els are within the given area.
If, on practical tests, communication can
thus be successfully carried on, the
ocean racers can, by mutually adopting
the system, continue their racing with
much less danger of collision. -Neac
Bedford Standard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
ISLAND POND, VERMONT. DECEMBER 4, 1885

mer eaBy indifference, "but it is not
true, if you will allow me to say so, in
this particular instance. l, personally.
am not a fortune-hunter. Perhaps you
know of some one who may better de.
serve the nameP
"You were my clerk" said Golding
with sneer; "whst are you nowp
IL will tell you," replied the other in
the same unru fled tone. Gas you right
ly said, was your clerk, and it came
about in this way. AT my fathers death,
the property to which l succeeded was
somewhat encumbered. Your late part
ner was an old friend of ours, and he
suggested that | should obtain q situa-
tion for some few years, leaving the
property thus to clear itself by applying
the income to the extinction of the debt.
To simplify matters, he kindly offered
me a position in his own Office at a good
salary, stipulating that nothing should
be said or known Of his long friendship
with our family, lest it should be
thought he might favor me. ac-
cepted the post. In few years, as we
planned, my property was unencum-
>bered, and your sudden dismissal of me
simply anticipated my own resignation
by two or three weeks. You see, Mr..
Goding, while | give you full credit for
having intended to injure me, l can
very readily treat with indifference a
course of action that has ended in fail
ure."
AS Gilbert ceased speaking, he glanced
meaningly at Elinor, who, with Miss
Seaforth, had stood quietly by. 1t was
evidently no news to them, and Mr..
Golding, as his gaze travelled from one
face to another, saw that his efforts had
been in vain, and that success was hope.
less.
But the whole matter was so utterly
unexpected that for moment he felt
that it could not be really true. He
turned to Elinor.
"You knew of all this, it seemsP
Eyes, ''she said, but speaking in so
low tone that he could scarcely catch
the words; II knew of all; but it
was my fathers wish that the matter
should not be mentioned That, of
course, was sufficient. You would, how
ever, have know it before long, for
for"
She hesitated and cast an appealing
glance at Gilbert.
"We are to be married shortly, said
that gentleman, promptly, completing
the sentence. ~
The blushing face, the downcast eyes
beside him confirmed the statement, if,
indeed, confirmation was needed. Mr..
Golding wanted to hear no more, but,
turning short ON his heel, with a NUT
tered execration, left the room and the
house. - Household Words.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
White Men at a Discount.

In some respects the natives of India
appear to possess greater aptitude than
the European, but it is something new
10 hear of white men Disgusting them
selves as Hindoos in order to obtain EN-
ployment. This, however, has actually
taken place in Australia. The ship
ments OF horses thence to India. are
large, and Indian Syces are in request
for their care upon the voyage. The other
day an Australian shipper of horses had
been unable to obtain Indian grooms.
The horses were on board ship, and the
vessel was to sail in two days time. He
was thus delighted to see boat coming
off with two ack men. They were
brought into the cabin to sign the usual
agreement, when it was discovered they
were white men, with their faces and
hands artistically blackened after the
fashion of the negro minstrel. The run
ner, or man catcher, thought the ship
was just leaving, and that he could run
his men through in the hurry. There
must be dearth of employment indeed
in Australia when white men are found
willing to color their faces in order to
obtain situations at the by no means
high rate OF wages paid to Hindoos. =
LOa Ion Standard.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
SELECT SIFTINGS.


The total number of physicians in the
world is estimated at 199, 900.
On perfectly new land in Kansas red
clover seven feet high has grown this
season, and white clover FIVE fest siS
inches high.
Natives of Borneo eat monkeys and tie
tine skins around their waists, letting the
tails hang down behind. This is said to
be the origin of the existence there OF
men with tails.
1t was the boast of the West some
gears ago that a bonanza man of some
sort had drawn a check on a shingle for
$j00,000 Down in Texas the other day
it was decided that Hugh Bennison's
will scrawled on a caudle.box should
stand.
The Patagonians, including both sexes,
have an average stature of five feet ten
inches, according to Mr.. H. Hale, who
considers that the adoption of equestrian
habits has shortened the legs Of the peo
pie two inches in two centuries, their
former heighth averaging six feet.
Evidence of the prevalence Of canni.
balism among the pre- historic inhabi-
tants of Portugal has been discovered on
the Peniche peninsula, where also has
been found skull on which some early
surgeon appears to have used his stone
implements in the delicate operation OF
trepannng.
There seems to be some foundation for
the superstition that it is unlucky to be
one of social party of thirteen. The
Lancet and Cliaic quotes Quetelet as say
ing that, taking thirteen persons of diff
ferent ages, the probabilities are that one
death will occuramong them in the year.
OF course the circumstance is likely to
take place whether the thirteen persons
meet together or not.
Jacob Bayer, little whitehaired,
tottering German, told the justice in
Chicago court how he made his living.
Early in the morning he starts out, SHOW
ing in front of him little cart. AS he
passes from one street to another he
keeps his eyes open watching for stones.
Building stones that have fallen from
passing wagons, cobble stones, pebbles.
or bricks are his especial prey. By
nightfall his cart is usually filled with
load worth dollar or so at least.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04

With the farm here and the one al
Coscob, Conn, there is found no diff
Guilty in supplying, not only all the virus
needed for the use of the department,
but for local physicians and boards of
health and physicians in New York and
other States. Crusts from the arms of
healthy infants vaccinated with bovine
vaccine virus, are preserved and these
are also sent abroad These are sufficient
with which to vaccinate ten persons.
The quills are divided into four slips,
and may be subdivided so that one quill,
both ends of which are virus coated, will
vaccinate eight persons. As many as
1000 quilts have been charged from one
robust calf. Two or three hundred is
the usual number, as it has been found
that about fifteen vaccinations to the
calf is all that a strong virus can be hoped
to be obtained from.
Quill vaccine, however we'll cared for,
is not certain of working more than a
month after being taken from the bovine.
The human crust virus, excluded from
the air by being packed in beeswax, will
retain its vitality for months.
There are number of vaccine farms
in America. One is represented in New
York, one in Brooklyn, two in Boston,
one in Poughkeepsie, and one or two is
the West.-N6,O York Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
The Game of DomInoes.

Amedee Ponthieu has written au
elaborate article about the game OF
"domino" Cor, as it is called, "domi.
noes'D and contends that it dates back
to The sixth century. Two monks of
the celebrated monastery of Monte
Casino, who were confined in the Jail for
trifing disobedience. invented, in
order to kill the dreary hours of their
imprisonment, game with small white
square pieces of chalk, into which they
cut small holes, which they colored, and
with which they played. Being watched
by the iailer of the monastery, they com
menced to sing with loud voice the
psalm "Dixit Dominus Domino" as soon
as they heard the jailer coming, and re-
peated these words until the dangerous
man was gone. After having been re-
leased they manufactured square pieces
of wood and ivory with black holes, and
spia tnem to other monks Thus the
game was soon spread throughout Italy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
DemOralized Bees.

"We have no honey at our place this
season, said Market street merchant,
residing in the suburbs. Last winter
distillery was set up in the valley below
us, and last summer all the bees in the
neighborhood resorted to it and became
grossly dissipated. Instead of buzzing
about among the flowers they hung
around the Ium mill and spent their en-
tire time in getting intoxicated. thou.
sands of them falling to the ground and
lying there in drunken stupor. The u.s.
ual consequences have ensued. of course !;
their homes have been deserted, their
families broken up, their savings wasted
in riotous living, their lives made mser-
able, and their usefulness in society de-
stroyed. Many have gone down TO
drunkards' graves, and those that remain
are idling about the hives like disreputa-
BILE old bummers, with winter here and
starvation staring them in the face.
Meantime we are short of honey, and
have got to buy some to try and keep the
scamps alive, and give 'em chaEce to
reform. ."-PhiLadeiphia Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
Making Men Taller.

Charity Commissioner Beeves, of
Brooklyn, told an EG3le reporter how he
once got man appointed on the metro
politan police force. The narrator said !:
''It was in the time of the metropoli-
tan police, and he wanted TO get on. He
went to New York, and l went along.
He went through all right until he came
to height, and he fell below the stand
ard three quarters of an inch. l felt
very much cast down about it, for he
was friend of mine, and was very
anxious that he should get on the force.
A physician with whom l was acquaint-
ed happened to be there at the time, and
he asked me if was interested in the
man who had failed to reach the height
standard. told h m was"
That's all right, said he, G'll tell
you how to fix that
"Of course, didn't believe it could
be done, except by some trickery, but I
thought would listen to what he had to
say, anyway. He told me to get an or
der for remeasurement, which did with
his assistance, the applicant for the posi-
tion to be measured again the following
day. Now said he, when he had got
the order, you take your man to some
hotel near here, give him warm bath,
and put him to bed Make him stay in
bed until tomorrow morning, about an
hour before the time for him to be meas
ured again, and tell him to sleep all the
time, if he can. If he does this he will
be three quarters of an inch taller, and
come up to the standards"
81 didn't know what to think aboul
the suggestion. My medical friend was
not given to joking, but | thought he
had begun. However, l was anxious that
my man should get on the force, and
was willing to try anything. | told him
what the physician had said, and he
agreed to do it. The next morning he
appeared, and, when he was measured,
he not only came up to the standard, but
was a little above it. We were both as
much surprised as gratifel, and when l
spoke to the doctor about it he said
We'll, l told you so. Then I was curl
Gus to know how it was that such thing
could be done, and asked him. He ex-
olained that every one of the numerou us
joints in the human frame was supplied
| with natural oil. When man has
! walked good deal, or gone through
much exertion Of any kind in day, the
oil il used up. and the joints come close
together. The difference this would
make if there was but single joint
would be very little, but when there are
so many it reduces the height in some
cases as much as an inch at the end of a
days work. Let man take warm bath,
and long restful sleep, the joints will be
resupplied with oil, and the consequence
is he will be taller. You may not be
lieve this, but it is a fact"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-12-04
The Difference.

A French paper has drawn the follow
ing parallel between the yearly expenses
of the personnel of the empire of France
and the republic:
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

Nine. Lotinga, a very smart
Jewess, who in imitation Of Mrs.
Weldon, has been posing as her own
lawyer n tho English courts pursued
gentlef and more effective methods.
She comes to court every day with .
very beautiful daughter, who sat be-
side her. One day Of the proceedings
she offered photograph to Mr.. Jus
tice Hawkins, who is trying the case
with special jury. His Worship re.
fused it. She quietly turned to her
daughter and desired her to give tito
his Honor. which, with much grace
Rebecca did, The Justice blushep
beneath his wig and took it. This
has not been tried here yet.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

RELIGIONS OF TIE WORLD. The
population of the globe is not less
that fourteen hundred million. One
hundred and twenty millionaire nomi-
nal Professionals; eighty millions belong
to the Oriental churches; two hundred
millions are Roman Catholics; less
than ten million are Jews; one hun
dred and seventy millions are
Mohammedans; and the remainder
over eight hundred millions-are
pagans and idolaters.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

A DEMOCRATIC daily paper, to be
called the Eoenimg Star, has been
started in Baltimore, the first issue
coming out Saturday evening The
Star will give city and State news.
and be Democratic paper. Sample
copies will be sent free by sending
name and address to "Star Publish
ing Company, ls North street. Bal
timore." Baltimore city and the State
needs a Democratic daily in Balti-
more The want of one is sorely felt.
and we wish the Star success II
the Democrats OF the State support
and encourage the enterprise, the
Star will be made a morning paper.
Another afternoon paper, named the
Evening Times, is also to be issued
this evening in connection with the
Sunday Times. Like the Star it is
to be Democratic newspaper.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

ATTACHMENT TO NEWSPAPERS -
The strong attachment of subscribers
10 . NellrcOnducted newspaper is ful-
~ confirmed by publishers stop
my paper!n words of dread to begin
ners in business, lose their terror after
. paper has been established for a
term Of years. So long as paper
parsues a just, honorable and iudici-
Gus course, meeting the wants of its
customers, in all respects, the ties Of
friendship between the subscribers
and the paper are as hard to break by
an outside third part as link which
binds old friends in business or social
life Occasional defects and errors in
q newspaper are overlooked by those
who have become attached to it
through its perusal for years. They
sometimes become dissatisfied with it
on account Of something which has
slipped into its columns, and may
stop taking il; but absence Of the fam.
liar sheet at their home and Offices for
afew weeks becomes an ins0pportasIe
privation. and they hasten to take It
again, and possibly apologize for nav
ing it stopped. No friendship On
earth is more constant than that con
tracted BY tie reader FOR a journal
which makes N honest and earnest
effort 70 merit its continued support.
Hence conscientiously conducted
paper becomes . fovorite ID the
familg.
Subscribe y the EVENING Carl
TAI.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

In THE CIRCUIT CoURT FOR ANNE..ARUK.
DEL COUNTY.
In THE ESTATE OF ELrzABETH g. CLAUDE.

ORDERED, this 18th day of September
~ 1885, that the sale made and reported
by Thos. j. Duvall. collector Of taxes, Of
the real estate of Elizabeth g. Claude, be
ratified and confirmed unless cause tothe
contrary be shown on OF before the 18th
day of October inst Provided copy of
this order be inserted in the EVENING
CAPITAL and the Herald. newspapers
published in said county once in each of
three successive weeks before the 18th
day of October inst.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $4,000. /. THOM 8 JONES.
True Copy.
Test SPRIGG HARwoor,
sep.15-Sw Clerk.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

The Calvert Gazette of Saturday
publishes letter from Senator Cor
man. 10 the course of which be says:
Il have no sympathy with any one
who claims to be a Democrat and
hisitales to support his party's nomi-
nation " To which the Baltimore
american wants to know will Mr.
Gorman tell an interested public II he
held the same sentiments during the
new judge movement in that city?r
Mr. German stands to-day just
where be stood then, and has always
stood onthe Democratic side.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-12

As NOTED in our local columns.
ground was broken to-day on the
Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line
Railroad. The projectors expect to
have the road ready by Nav. 1886.