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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
Luminous Lizards.

"Some of the geckos have remarka-
BILE arrangement for clinging to the WALL
and in the East | have observed them at
twilight climbing or crawling along the
wall over my head just like flies, and
upon these insects they mainly feed. One
of the most curious has the faculty of be-
coming luminous at will, and they have
been observed crouching on limb,
cleaning just like coal of fire. A friend
of mine, also a collector" continued the
speaker, twas on a trip through Asia
once, and saw a remarkable collection of
these fire bodies.
"They had been tramping through a
rough country for several days, and one
night came to camp in thick scrub
forest, and, the tents being set, they
turned in. My friends native servant
slept in the same tent with him, and in
the middle of the night all hands were
awakened by terrific scream from the
man, who, when the others awoke, was
rushing about the tent yelling at the top
of his voice, and literally raining what
what appeared to be Goals of fire. After
while they got him calmed down, and
the luminous objects were found to be
merely the innocent lizards. Attracted
by something, they had crawlcd into the
tent, and were roaming over the pros
trate sleeper, when one happened to cross
his face-hence all the trouble.
"No." said the scientist, in answer to
question, "no one has ever solved the
problem of the curious light that these
animals emit. 1t is light so luminous,
in fact, that you can read by it, yet gives
out not the faintest heat; it also CLEANS
brightly when the animal is plunged into
the water; in fact, it is one of the puz-
zles that never has and probably never
will be solved. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1885,

toward the spot where it was supposed
they must leap for the only chance Of
their lives.
But the young man lowered down his
burden into the eager arms outstretched
to receive her, ard instantly followed
the rope, seized by the advancing flames,
giving way before he had quite touched
the ground.
Eager hands dragged him into place
of safety just as the fire, bursting into
the attic, enveloped the whole roof in a
sheet of flame.
DYES" said Mark Blakey, conf.
dentially, to his brother John, as, next
day, they walked about the charred re-
mains of the ancestral home-"yes, it's
pretty bad loss, to be sure, but it
might have been worse. In the first
place, there's the insurance; and next,
the house was a mere rotten old concern,
which the next high wind might have
blown away. Why, bless your heart
part of my business in B yesterday
was to see about pulling down the old
house and putting up'a new one. The
fires saved me the expense of the first,
and l reckon that can carry out my
plan, though in palmer fashion than 1
had thought of.
'Im glad to find it's no worse fol-
you, Mark. And what will you do for
young Healy"
Mark Blakey's hard face softened.
Tears sprang to his eyes.
! IEIill r,;,,o h;oo ,ybnt h. .,oI-, Doc
sic. He'll find her a prize worth any
mans having. But l won't be able to
do much for them, under present circum-
stances. They must wait, as my wife
and did. Why, you know we waited
over seven years"
But Bessie and Walter had not so long
probation before them; for, lo in
clearing away the foundations Of the
old house, what should be discovered,
securely buried under the stone cellar.
hearth, but an old iron teakettle, con-
tanning the five hundred dollars and the
dozen silver teaspoons which Aunt
Placey had always said should belong to
Bessie, and which she was so afraid OF
having lost or stolen from her.
1t was a sum sufficient to start the
young couple upon, and there was no
fear that Walter, once started, should
not be able to make his own way in the
| future.
"There's only one thing that now both
ers me-" said Grandmother Blakey, as
she suspended her darning-needle and
thoughtfully gazed over her spectacles,
"and that is, how on airth that fire
could have got started"
81 know, gra'mam said Dickey, with
cunning little look of shrewdness and
importance. at was the mouse did
itm
"The mousel Law me, child, what
mouse2"
"Well, see him jump off the dresser
and run under the pile of shavin's and
light-wood, and there wasn't no trap tc
catch him, so put match in the shaw
in's to drive him out, and it was hin
burnt down the house. Susan Arche,
| Weiss,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A morning call-"Get up!"

A morning call-"Get upw
The penmans business is fourishing.
The flower of the family doesn't often
make good breOd.-Judge.
Remembering the poor is we'll enough,
but it is much better to give them some
thing.-Picayune.
Gentlemen (entering rail car)-"Is
this seat engaged?" Self conscious
young lady-''Yes, sir, that's engaged
too. ."-BOston Transcript.
They were talking over an aged mil
lionaire who has on several occasions
given his heirs high hopes high hopes
always dashed by his recovery.
The young couple who before mar
riagc thought they could live on love
are now living on corn bread and
hominy.-Kentucky State Journal.
Policeman: Have you a permit to
play here9" Organ-g grinder: mo, but
it amuses the little ones so much"
Policeman: "Then you will have the
goodness to accompany me-" Organ
grinder: Every we'll, sir; what do you
wish to singY"-FIiegende Blaetter.
A young lady whose very best young
man lived over the way with his parents
took a seat by the window one cloudy
morning. "Why do you sit by the win
dow such chilly morning, LauraF
asked her mother. 'Im waiting for the
son to come out, ma," she replied.
eyes" said he, speaking of the church
choir, 'they all have good voices, but
they don't know how to use them
together; there's no harmony among
them" "Ohn exclaimed she, "you are
wrong there. The best of feeling exists
between them. ."-BostOn Transcript.
An English magazine contains an arti-
Gle entitled "What Dreams Are Made
Of" As the author fails to mention
mince pie, picked pigs feet, fruit cake,
and several other indigestible things, it
is evident he tackled subject upon
which he lacks information. Norris
t0toR Herald.
The reason farm hands are so scarce
can be accounted for in the fact that a
man can't get moments rest on the
barb wire fence now in use. The old
rail fence offered some inducements to
man to engage on farm, but this barbed
wire business don't give man any show
at all.-Peck's San.
She held my heart in willing thrall,
She held my ring on her finger small,
She held my respect, this maiden young.
And she also knew when to hold her tongue.
Boston Courier.
She held mortgage on my life,
Shesheld beside a fat cash plum,
She held our private residence,
She held me underneath her thumb.
Merchant Traveller.
A pie in ITO was made of two BUSH
els of flour, twenty pounds of butter,
four geese, two turkeys, two rabbits,
four wild ducks, two woodcocks, six
snipes, four partridges, two meats,
tongues, two curleys, seven blackbirds
and six pigeons. A pie can now be had
from one slice of dried apple and little
piece OF soggy dough. Such is the march
of improvement. nt.-LOWjSrile Courier
Journal.
Capped the climax: An Englishman,
Frenchman and American were discuss
ing the merits of their respective coun-
tries. The American, after listening to
all the others had to advance in favor Of
their countrymen, remarked: "Wall,
yes, I guess they did some tall painting,
but there was young fellow in our vii,
lage and he got piece of marble and
painted it like cork, and blame me if it
didn't float. .n-Augusta Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
Animals and Earth Vibrations.

Very probably not only fish but ami,
mails and some birds hear as much by
the vibration of the earth as bv the
sound travelling in the atmosphere, and
depend as much upon their immediate
perception of the slightest tremor of the
earth as upon recognition by the ear in
the manner familiar to ourselves. When
rabbits, for instance, are out feeding in
the grass, it is often possible to get quite
close to them by walking in this way,
extremely slow, and carefully placing
the foot by slow degrees upon the
ground. The earth is then merely
pressed, and, and not stepped upon at
ell, so that there is no jar. BY doing
this have often moved up within gun
shot OF rabbits without the least aid from
cover. Once now and then have walked
across field straight at them. Some
thing, however, depends on the direc-
tion of the wind, for then the question
of scent comes in. To some degree it is
the same with hares. 1t is certainly the
case with birds, as wood pigeons, flock
of them, will remain feeding only just
the other side of the hedge, but if you
stamp the earth, will rise instantly. So
will rocks, though they will not fly far
if you are not armed. Partridges GER
tainly secure themselves by their atten-
tion to the faint tremor of the ground.
Pheasants do so too, and make off,
running through the underwood long be-
fore any one is in sight. The m ost sensi-
tive are landrails, and it is difficult to
get near them, for this reason. Though
the moving grass must conceal an ap-
proaching person from them as it con-
ceals them from him, these birds change
their positions, no matter how quietly
he walks. Let him be as cunning as he
will, and think to cut off corners and
cross the landrail's retreat, the bird
battles him nine times in ten. That it is
advised of the direction the pursuer
takes by the vibration of the surface is
at least probable. Other birds sit, and
hope to escape by remaining still till
they detect the tremor coming direct to-
ward them, when they rise. Rlin and
dry weather change the susceptibility OF
the surface to vihrate, and may some
times in part account for the wildness or
apparent tameness of birds and animals
Should any one doubt the existence of
such tremors he has only to lie on the
ground with his ear near the surface;
but, being unused to the experiment, he
will at first only notice the heavier
sounds, as of a wagon or cart-horse. In
recent experiments with most delicate
instruments devised to show the cosmic
vibration of the earth, the movements
communicated to it by the tiles, or by
the "pull" of the sun and moon, it has
been found almost impossible as yet tO
carry out the object, so greatly are these
movements obscured by the ceaseless and
inexplicable vibrations of the solid earth.
There is nothing unreasonable in the
supposition that, if an instrument can
be constructed to show these, the ears OF
animals and birds-living organisms,
and not iron and steel-should be able to
discover the tremors of the surface. life
of the Fields.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
A Plano In q Tent.

On certain street in Denver is a stone
mansion of surprising elegance, which,
with its grounds, cost nearly 81 900, 900.
Directly opposite, on vacant lot, is a
tent, boarded up inside as far as the
angle of the roof. The back end of it
is pierced with stovepipe and in the
front end are door and window. In the
window hangs curtain of costly lace
and in the tent is a piano of exquisite
tone. The tent itself did not cost over
$50. The piano, upholstery aud furni-
ture inside are said to have cost over
$4,000. The owner planted his tent
here over twenty-five years ago and is
one of the moderately successful Colo
RADIO miners, being worth about $50, 900.
He prefers his tent to any dwelling house
and says he would not exchange it for
Windsor castle, -a-Dsneer Times,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
Making Leather From Catfish Skin

"When I was shooting on the st.
Francis river in Arkansas, some years
ago, discovered that catfish skin made
good leather" " said Jacob Trungenwalt,
the fishing tackle maker on Third street,
Yesterday, ''and have manufactured it
ever since. heard a story when l was
there about big catfish which had
broken all the nets in the neighborhood,
and laid for him with my gun beside
pool which he frequented. | stayed there
all day and was leaving at moonrise,
when | threw the remnants of some
canned salmon on which l had lunched
into the river. Suddenly saw huge
black shining object roll half out of the
water. My heart leaped into my mouth.
| pulled myself together and held my
gun in readiness. There was another
splash then bang went my gun, and
floating in the pool saw the big catfish.
He was dead, the bullet having gone
through his head. He weighed 100
pounds. Well, sir had him skinned
in no time, intending to stuff the skin,
but the fellow gave the job to made a
botch of it, and brought me the skin
beautifully tanned instead. A happy
thought struck me that might profit by
the accident, and started and have since
successfully carried out catfish skin
tannery. We make use of it for every
thing from shoe laces to slippers, cabas,
pockctbooks and fancy pocket case COW
ers." The leather is light gray in color,
very soft, and Mrs Trungenwalt says,
''tougher than the hide of badger. -
PHILADELPHIA Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
HOE OUT YOUR ROW.

One summer day farmers boy
Was hoeing out the corn,
And moodily had listened long
To hear the dinner horn.
The welcome blast was heard at last,
And down he dropped his hoe,
But the good man shouted In his ear,
"My boy, hoe out your row."
Although hard one was the row,
To use a plowman's phrase,
And the boy, as sailors have it,
Beginning now to ''haze;" 3
~ can," he said and manfully
Again he seized his hoe,
And the good man smiled to see
The boy hoe out his row.
The lad the text remembered,
And learned the lesson well,
That perseverance to theend
At last will nobly tell
Take courage, man; resolve you can,
And strike Vigorous blow;
In life's wide field of varied toif
Always "hoe out your row."
-Dinie Farmer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13
VOL. XIII.
IN WATCHES OF THE NIGHT.

Beneath the midnight moon of May,
Though dusk on either hand,
One sheet of silver spreads the bay,
One crescent Jet the land;
The dark ships, mirrored in the stream,
Their ghostly tresses shake
When will the dead world cease to dreaml
When will the morning breakl
Beneath night no longer May,
Where only cold stars shine,
One glimmering ocean spreads away
This haunted life of mine;
And, shattered on the frozen shore,
My harp can never wake
When will the dream Of death be o'erl
When will the morning breakl
-WiIIiam Winter, in Harpers Magazine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-13

The Methodist Episcopal church is
going to start another university in West
ern Missouri or Eastern Kansas. A
Kansas citizen offers $5Q0,000 if they
will call II by his name,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-23
A Suggestion!

Dear RegtSter-Every year there are a
number of people in st. Louis and elsewhere
who would gladly take refuge in the lovely
Arcadia Valley during the hot summer
months, and this year there will doubtless,
owing to the prevailing cholera scare, be an
unusual demand for accommodations out Of
the crowded cities. Almost daily inquiry is
made concerning this matter, but there seems
to be no very satisfactory way of ascertain
ing ,ohere IN your Valley, beyond the limited
capacity of the "Acardia House," boarding
may be obtained. Now why, in view of this
state of affairs, would it not be we'll for all
persons who are willing to take boarders, or
rent houses FURNISHED or unfurnished) to
register the fact at your Office? This plan if
adopted would afford convenient reference
and doubtless lead to good results. There
are probably a number Of unoccupied houses
which some party mig gain possession Of,
furnish cheaply and by renting for three,
four or five months realize handsomely on.
Again, there may be hOuseholders who would
like to go away for few months, and by OBJ
tanning satisfactory tenants would secure
good care of their premises during their abb
sence in addition to the income to be realized.
The register to be kept should state location
terms, &c.-and, il boarders are wanted, the
number which could be accommodated.
| Suppose you ventilate the idea little and
believe you could, with some care and at
tention, have your Valley filled with a good
class of people, and there are no branches of
trade in your community which would not
feel the benefit Of such a result. It's worth
tho experiment at any rate. Suppose you
try it! Yours Very Respectfully,
| 81. LorIs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-23
$4,000 Cabbage Plants-best in the market
how ready ut Markham's Gardens.
From Des Are.

DIES ARC, Mo-, April Goth, 1885.
Ed. RegiSter-As you have not heard from
our little city for some time, will try to give
you few items.
Spring is here at last. Farmers are busy
planting corn.
The granite business is all the rage at
present, and bids fair to be big thing.
new quarry has started, and will work
a good many hands. This is great help to
our town; it circulates considerable money.
There was several hundred dollars in cash
paid out here last week.
Our merchants are doing fine business,
as we'll as backsmiths, wagon makers and
boarding houses.
While business is looking up and brisk,
the measles are also keeping up with the
times. A great many have been down with
that disease, and it goes very hard with mid
dle-aged people.
Mrs. Crowly died last Monday with the
measles-the first death in Des Arc for some
time.
Our country is in fine health, excepting as
to measles.
Our saloon has started, and we have q few
happy men once in awhile, but all peaceable.
Mrs. j. NJ. Norris returned from visit to
st. Louis yesterday.
Rev. Truitt, of Piedmont, preached here
to-day.
Our school election passed off quietly; sue
ceeded in voting a four months school. which
speaks ,cel for Des Arc.
Miss Alice Settle, Of Frsdericktowns Il
teaching private school here.
E. w. Graves made tying vidt = tn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-23
Personal.

Captain W. II. Byers returned from the
East Monday.
Mrs. A. Block, Graniteyille, was in Ironton
Tuesday.
Mr.. j. A. Lyman went to the city Monday.
Mr.. Frank Scoville will visit Ironton next
week.
Andrew Smith returned to Ironton Satur-
day. He can't stay away.
Mr.. w. Oliver returned to lronton Satur-
day. ~ orse case than Smiths.
Miss Belle Molyneaux, st. Louis, is visiting
Miss Mariana Tong of this city.
Mr.. Harral, Belleview, was in town Tues
day.
VIM. Whitworth is quite sick this week.
Miss Renie Elkins and sister, Cape Girar-
deau, are here visiting their sister, Mrs.
Taylor.
Mrs. Samuel Gay left for Pennington
Monday.
Mr.. James Buford, Belleview, was in town
last week.
Mrs. Rutschman has returned from Cape
| Girardeau.
David Palmer, Belleview, was in Ironton
| this week.
Rev. L. c. Wernert has bought the Bake
we'll residence.
Mrs. Peters and her daughter Maud were
| in Ironton Friday.
DR.. May, Annapolis, was in Ironton last
| week.
| Mr.. j. Canmann was here a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pulley, Iron Mountain, were
| in Ironton Tuesday.
! DR.. Thomas has gone to West Plains on a
visit.
Dir. Okla Moser, Emporia, Kan, is here.
Miss Blackwell, st. Louis, was in Irontou
last week.
| Mr.. Monroe was in town Monday.
Mr.. Chas Tetwiler has returned from the
Bluff.
! Geo. Blomeyer, Hogan, was in town Fri
day.
Mrs. Block, Middlebrook, was in Ironton
Friday.
Mr.. Geo. Lopez, Piedmont, come home
Sunday.
Mrs. A. II. Miller, Fredericktown, was in
! Ironton last week.
j. w. Emerson has bought a fine, new
buggy.
| Mrs. E. Schultz is here attending to the
building Of her new residence.
Mr.. Teasdale, Potosi, is here on visit.
Mr.. Gus Long, St. Louis, is here on busl-
ness.
IF. Reese went to st. Louis last We'd
nesday.
Geo. Dilts, late of Upton, Iowa, is now en-
try clerk in the Company store at Pilot Knob.
w. L. Colman, Hogan, was in Ironton
Monday.
F.. W. Farrar, Mill Spring, was in the
Valley Sunday.
Can't, b. Zwart and wife will make trip
to ST. Louis Thursday.
Rev. A. o. Penniman went to the city
Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Gay left for Pennington to-
day "wednesday.
Miss Mamie Zwart is now on an extended
visit at her brothers., DIR. B. Fl. Zwart, Kan
sas CITY. She left here last Friday week.
Send to j. w. North, Kimmswick, No., for
his collection Of 20 plants for one dollar.
Also, fine Roses, Carnations, and anything
in the Florists line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-23
The Fairy Bridal.
From GOOdWater.

GOODwATER, Mo-, April 18th, 1885.
Ed. Reg,ster-On Friday, Sd inst, your
correspondent went into Washington county
on business; learned that a movement was
on foot having for its object the establishment
of High School at or near Belgrade and
that Rev. Mr.. Hardy, of Pennington, Mo-,
had been requested to deliver a lecture on
education at "Townsend Hail." Belgrade,
No., on that evening. Attended the lecture.
Found Mr.. Hardy to be wide awake, >ensi-
BILE man, fully capable Of doing justice to the
subject Of his lecture. He briefly discours
ed upon the urgent need of High school
in that section; upon the steps necessary to
the consolidation Of two or more districts for
the purpose of establishing "Central High
Schools" npon the 'jOint-stock company"
and other plans and upon the probable cost,
size of house, &C. In conclusion he offered
suggestions in regard to the proper ventila-
ton of the house and the Importance of its
having an attractive exterior and surround
ings. An organization was then effected by
the election of chairman, a secretary and a
committee on location of building site.
After taking steps to learn the views ex
pressed at the Annual School Meetings of
Belgrade and four adjoining districts, 1t was
decided best to adjourn the meeting until
the evening of April eth.
A short time ago a mare belonging to Mr..
Jno. Nelson was stolen; a horse, showing
signs of hard riding was left in her stead.
On the following day man from Dent coun-
ty Mo-, proved that the horse had been stol-
en- from him. A posse Of men Immediately
started in pursuit of the thief; near Potosi,
Mo-, a saddle and bride were found, the
pursuers, believing that the mare had been
turned loose, gave up the chase.
The saddle proved to have;been stolen from
SamI Adams, just before the mare was
taken. At last accounts the mare was still
missing.
The store of Mr.. Greedy, near Cottrell's
Mill, crawford county, Mo-, was entered by
thieves, who succeeded in effecting their es-
cape, taking with them about $50 in cash and
goods.
About ten days ago sneak thief entered
the house Of Mr.. Samuel Thompson in broad
daylight and stole about $45 in cash.
About the same time depredations, such as
the stealing of two sides of bacon from Mr..
Geo. Mason and eight bushels of potatoes
from Mr.. VIM. Davis, were brought to light.
Since my last the weather has been quite
changeable; some showing, little freezing
and thawing and much raining being in Or
der. Generally speaking, we have had but
few days that were really spring-like: and
whose Is the fault; Shall we attribute it to
President Cleveland: our Republican breth-
rem blame him with all mishaps and untime-
ly occurrences! Has GroverC. appointed as
weather. clerk-Secretary of the Weather
some one who deems it his duty to let us
have wintry blasts mi-occasionally during
all of 1885? Just now it is cool, damp and
cloudy.
But little corn has as yet been planted here
abouts. More anon. f.