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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.

In accordance with the common law Of our
state and most eVered, CUSTOM do hereby
appoint Thursday, the 26th day Of thepreseni
month, as day OF public thanksgiving TO
Almighty God fOrhis manifold blessings and
,mereies to us as astate and.natIon. And re-
commend and eujoin the people Of the state
ON that day 10 lay aside their secular pursuits
and assemble in their customary places OF
Worship and around the sacred affairs Of the
home, anh. with fitting observance of CRATE
full song and praise, recognize the sovereign
goodness and love of our Heavenly Father for
the many and varied blessings winch he has
vouchsafed TO ms during the past year. Let
MS thank him for our continued peace rs q
state and nation; let us praise him for oul
almost perfect immunity from the devasta-
tions by disease and the elements; let us bless
him for the harvests of rare abundance; and
letus thank him and praise him and bless
him, and adore his great name, for the a
bounding content, happiness and prosperity
of the people of this great and progressive
nation, "whose God is the Lord"
Given under my hand and the state seal al
Hartford, this3d day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thous.. nd eight
hundred and eighty-fiye.
SAMUEL +. PINGREE.
by the Governor"
ALFRED Z. WATSON,
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20

pared with the work to be done, the
past is nothing. Oar children's
children for ten generations to come
must labor harder than we are do
ing to accomplish the conversion of
the world. The worlds population
is l,5OO,OO0,OOO. OF these, the
Christians number less than a third.
Half of that third belong to the
Roman Catholic Church. The Pro-
testants number ll3, 100000. They
are divided into sou sects. And
this number of their strength in
cludes, also, all the thieves, ex-con-
victs, the debased, besotted, the
speckled and streaked in Christen-
dom. The popular idea is that the
Church of Rome is anti-Chrst. l
don't agree with the popular idea.
| regard that wonderful institution
as a great Christian camp. 1t may
have to be reconstructed, but be-
fore us we have the great problem
the l,1OO,OOO,OOO of pagans to con-
vert to Christianity. That is the
solid rock that looms up in our path.
Look at it; see what work has been
done in 1900 years, and how much
is yet to be accomplished. In India,
after more than a hundred years of
mission work, we have 100000 ma
tive converts and 100000 Chris
tians among 26O,o0O,0OO heathens.
Can we remove that solid boulder
that is as old as the hills ? T"Yes,
we cam" shouted Rev. DR.. Corbett.
awe have the Holy Ghost with us.
Don't be in a hurry, brother"
"Amen," "Hallelujah," were shouted
to this from different parts of the
church. Bishop Foster continued:
We must get down to hard pan
then. 1t is big loaf to be leav-
ened and it has been long time
working. We have now with us
the sunlight of modern thought that
is melting superstition. ! am tired
of the cant from our pulpits of sa
cred phrases that mean nothing
Put soul into them to bring on vic
tory. Our Methodist church We
think the most divine and ineffable
We boast that we are going to con
quer the world and we come from
our palaces and princcly farms and
subscribe 81 cents a head for The
undertaking. "That's So" chat,
So" replied several voices. 1t is a
burning disgrace, that excites pity
and disgust. Here have we Leen
our own board of twelve Bishop,
and forty laymen incubating for :
week. Now we find that our nest
was filled with rotten eggs, and {
world is waiting to be conquered
I'll say no more.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
THANKSGIVING DAY.

LItANIASSIN IENO I)<AI'
This is a civil feast, a festival APP
pointed by the State. And it is re-
anarkable not more for its wide
spread observance among our peo-
pie than that this observance is so
continuous and unchanged as the
years run on. This day is set apart
for praise, for worship and for rev.
,erent thanksgiving to Almighty
God for His blessings. 1t is day
for almsgiying, for joyous family
reunions, for feasting. And yet our
annual Thanksgiving Day is almost
the sole heritage in our civil institu-
lions from those of a few genera
tions back who held that feasting
and all things belonging to the
senses could have but the slightest
connection with true worship, which
they taught must be simply and en-
tirely spiritual. We note it as re-
markable fact that while in our So
,cial customs, and our intellectual
habits and even in our religious be-
liefs, strong and universally ac-
knowledged reaction has taken
place from the GOODNESS and auster-
ity of our Puritan fore-fathers,
Thanksgiving Day which they be-
queathed us, still has firm place in
the peoples heart. And it is well
that this is so. 1t is a sad common
tary on the weakness of our human
nature, but to return thanks for
blessings received, simple as the act
is-natural as the act is-delightful
rs the act ISIS one of the deeds for
which some special time must be
appointed and set apart to insure its
being kept in a position of rightful
prominence.
AS our people gather in their re-
spective places of worship on Thurs
day next, it will be subject of uni
versal remark, now as in the many
years of, "a long past, that the service
is seemly and fitting. Surely our
blessings of peace, security and ma,
terial prosperity never called upon
as more loudly than now to recog-
nize the Author of these gifts by
our humble gratitude.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
A REMARKABLE SPEECH.

At New York recently Bishop
Foster, of Boston, addressed large
audience on the topic "Outlook of
the World for Humanity" For an
hour his audience followed him
with the closest attention, only
broken by outbursts of enthusiasm
and hearty "Amens." His views
were not wholly roseatc. He be-
lieved in the triumph Of Christi
anity over all other religions, say
ing in part:
There are some who too fondly
anticipate millennium. There is
a lack Of information on the pro-
gress of Christianity. The facts
are misstated daily in pulpits al
over the country. Ministers hest
tate to present the worst side fol
fear Of causing Encouragement.
They create hopes that are never to
be realized. We are not at the
dawn Of the millennium Com
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
ESTATE OF WILLIAM LONG.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
thelion. Probate Court for the District of les.
sex, Commissioners to receive examine and
ADJUST all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate OF William Long, late of
Gnlldhall, in said District, deceased, and all
give notice that we viii meet for the purposes
aforesaid, at the dwelling house of Mrs. Betsy
H. Long in Guildhall, on the 18th day of
December 1885, and the l9th day of May 1886
from Q o'clock A. NJ, until o'clock, p. NJ
each of said days, and that six months from
the 18th day of November, A. D., 1885, is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance
Dated at Guildhall this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1885.
CHARLES KEITH, .
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
I keep constantly on hand a full lincof
CH0ECE GROCERIES,

consisting of
TEAS, COFFEEs, SUGARS, LARD, PORK,
MOLAsSES, BOX SALT, RICE, CORN
STARCH, SATIN STARCH, JELLIES, SPICES
AND EXTRACTS. sOAPINE, BLUING,
WHEAT GERM MEAL, OATMEAL, BROWN
BREAD PREPARATION, CANNED
GOODS, PICKLES, lin bulk and bottle GRAN
BERRIES, RAIsINs, ETC, ETC, ETC.
NUTS, FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY,
PLAIN AND FANCY CRACKERS,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO, ETC.
Oysters in bulk throughout the season. Call
and examine goods and prices.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

Riel, convicted of high treason,
was hanged at Regina, n. w. r.,
last Monday morning. His behavior
at the last trying ordeal excited the
pity and admiration Of all. lie made
no speech, contrary to the general
expectation, but occupied himself
with his spiritual wants entirely. At
the last moment, in his prayers, he
asked forgiveness of all he had
injured and forgave all his enemies.
The excitement in Canada over his
execution runs very high, his fate
having been made an issue in party
politics, and serious trouble is feared.
A terrible destructive fire visited
Galveston, Texas, last week Friday.
1t began early in the morning and
burned until the afternoon. Owing
to the combustible character of the
materials of which nearly all the
houses were constructed, and high
wind, with a velocity of sixty
miles an hour, the flames spread
with great rapidity, sparlng neither
rich nor poor. Many houses valued
at from $4,000 to 100000 each
were swept away, and beautiful
gardens destroyed. In many cases
the occupants could save nothing.
In round numbers 400 houses were
burned, covering territory of 100
acres and leaving 1000 families
homeless. The insurance, a consid-
cradle amount of which was placed
in foreign companies, foots up $780,
$50. There must necessarily he a
good deal of suffering in the city,
and the work of relief is already
well begun. Jay Gould promptly
contributed $4,000. The business
portion of the city suffered COM
paratively little.
The new congress will assemble
for its first session on Monday, De
cember 7, that being the first
Monday after the first Tuesday in
December"
The Republicans of New Jersey
are confident that they are able to
elect a Republican United States
Senator to succeed General SewelI
Joseph Ma ckiu, guilty of election
frauds in Chicago, has been unsuc-
cessful in his efforts to evade justice,
the Supreme Court having confirmed
the sentence of the lower court-two
years in the Penitentiary.
One thousand citizens and old
residents Of Burlington, including
merchants, manufacturers, Repub-
licans and Democrats, are against
the appointment of George II. SIM
mons as Special Treasury Agent in
Vermont. Mr.. Simmons has full
/ list of hackers, it is said.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
ILL LUCK.

Neither philosophy, religion nor
commonsense have been able to beat
down the notion that there is such a
thing as fatality. 1t is easy enough
to say that each one of us works out
his own fortune, whether for good
or evil, that for every result there is
a cause which one can find by dill
gent search into all the conditions,
and that in the strict sense of the
word, there is no such thing as good
luck or bad luck.
1t is probable that we should find
if we should take half a dozen ex-
amples of each kind, and have it in
our power to investigate all the OPP
portunities, surroundings and acct
dents of each one making up the
sum total of life, that all these cases
would present about an equal aver
age OF opportunity, and a vertical
tion of Shakespeare's lines
THERE'S tide in the affairs of mon,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune etc.
For example, two men, both poor,
start out in life with equal advant-
ages. One, thrifty, self-denying and
dong sighted, boards up his little
earnings till they accumulate to a
respectable sum. Suddenly the OPP
portunity comes when by an invest
lnent the prudent man finds the
chance to begin a career of swift
growing prosperity. In the other
case, or typical man is careless, Law
ish in spending money, and intent
only on the present. 10 him, too,
opportunity comes, but lie is unable
TO grasp the chance held out to him
and 1t slips by. In both these cases
opportunity is the same, but the
power and resources of the men diff
fer, and this makes all the distinc-
ton between success and failure A
competent analysis, probably, would
result ip such conclusion in every
case whore there could be obtained
a sufficiently large knowledge of the
facts. But, in spite Of this, the be-
lief in fate has too strong a hold on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
STATE NEWS.

= ia a. NENSs
The history of a Vermont mountain
town is thus epitomized by II good OBJ
server. 1.-THE early settlers cleared up
good farms, and the children got rich
from them. The grandchildren ran
them down, and loaded the town with
debts. The next generation skipped
away to the West"
Anxiety is felt for Joseph White of
Rutland, who left his family Oct. %,
saying he was going to Brandon, and
has not been heard of since.
The Salvation Army is in Brattle-
boro.
The most contemplate fraud that
has been practiced upon farmers and
Others in the last few years is the sell
ing of immense packs of worthless horse
and cattle powders. There is only
one kind now known in this country
that are unadulterated and those are
Sheridan's.
West Dummerston, a small village 6
miles from Brattleboro, was visited by
a disastrous fire Nov. 10. Four dwell
ings owned by Charles and George
Miner, together with most of their con-
tents, two barns, the produce therein
and one COW were destroyed. The fire
is supposed to be of incendiary origin.
Loss 81, 900; insurance $4,000.
r. G. Parsons of Derby Line has an
interesting relic of early times in this
country. 1t is the tomahawk which
| Hannah Dustin of Deerfeld took from
! the Indians and with which she killed
them while they slept, thus rendering
her escape possible. Mr.. Parsons's
mother was a Dustin,a direct descend
ant from Hannah, and the descent Of
this Ratchet from generation to gen,
GRAFTON is fully authenticated,
An apple tree in a Castleton garden
set out in 1903, girths nine feet at the
ground and the same seven feet above
the ground, bears four kinds of grated
fruit and common apples, and last
year bore 80 bushels.
The Universalists of Brattleboro
have nearly completed the work of re
building their church edifice, and ex
pect to rededicate it early in Deem
Der.
Lair Vine stimulates the hair, stop
it from falling, cures itching, removes
dandrutf, etc. Try it for headaches
and neuralgia. At druggists.
A party of young lady students from
Rutland and vicinity sailed in til,
steamship Westernland, from New
York Saturday, for Europe. Thei
objective point is Wiesbaden, Ger
many, whittier they go to study Ger
man and music under the instruction
of Mr., and Mrs. George IL. Owen. The
party consists of Miss Anna 6. Veazey
Miss Fannie Royce, Miss Kate Royce
Miss Jennie NJ. Pierce and Miss Anna
K. Smith. Miss Dora Clark of Milton
also goes with the company. The,
expect to remain abroad one year.
Landlord Drew and wife of the Val
Ness and American Hotels, Burlng
ton, received a legacy of $4,000 fro'l
the late John p. Howard.
eve don't have to recommend
Parkers Hair Bllsam but once.
writes Mr.. G. A. Burger, druggist, o
Liberty, N. Y. after that it stand
on its record" 1t stops falling hair
restores original color, softness anC
gloss. Exceptionally clean, prevent
dandruff.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20

4 NJTn Send 10 cents postage, and we
4 IL Will mail you free, a royal. val
"A IT II liable sample box of goods
IL Oll l that win put you in the way of
making more money ut once, than anything
else in America, Both sexes of all ages can
live at home and work IN spare time, or all
the time. Capital not required We will
start you. Immense pay sure for those who
start at once. STINsoN & Co. PORTLAND, Me-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20
GROVETON, N. II.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH ASsY

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Es.
sex, Commissioners to receive, examine and
against the estate Of Joseph Legassy, late of
Brighton, in said District, deceased and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes
Brighton, on the 9th day of December and the
23rd day of April next, from cne o'clock
p. NJ until O'Clock, p, NJ each of said days,
and that six months from the 22d day of DC.
tober, A. d. 1885, is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors topresent heir claims
to MS for examination ana allowance.
Dated at Brig this 10th day of Novem-
Der, A-D.. 1885.
JOS. A. MANsUR, Co,1,,resto,,rps
A CoBB, O'N'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-11-20

eve don't have to recommend
Parker's Hair Bllsam but once. .
writes Mr.. G. A. Burger, druggist, of
Liberty, N. Y. after that it stands
on its record" 1t stops falling hair,
restores original color, softness and
gloss. Exceptionally clean, prevents
dandruff.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
CIRCUS NOVELTIES HIRED OUT.

| Sleek Horses, Lions and Other Animal.
That Make Up the Required Perform
| ance.
Ii has always been a puzzle to the
circus-gocrhcw such mammoth shows as
Barnum's and others can be maintained
| all the year round. When one reads oil
any person having so large racing
stud or collection of wild animals that
even the transportation from distant
lands costs small fortune, he marvels
at the outlay required not only to pur.
chase but to maintain such retinue.
| Barnum S show when it visits the me.
tropolis, has at least a dozen of the
finest race-horSes and hunters, and the
general belief is that the sleek and
feet-footed animals belong to the great
Snowman. Such, however, does not
appear to be the fact. A reporter for
the .Nad and Express recently met one
of the members of the larg st import
ing firms in the country of wild ami
mails, birds, and in fact of all kinds OF
curios.ties. Referring to the matter he
said:
1.-The race horses Barnum exhibits in
his show are not his, or at least num-
Der of them are not. You want to know
where he gets them from? Well. | will
tell You. The animals are rented from
parties in the same business as myself
for the time being. Or. in other words,
when large circus, SO to speak, pitches
its tent where it is to meet the eve of a
critical audience such as to be encoun-
tered in New York, it is compelled TO
appear in very fine suit of clothes.
All the curioSitieS within reach are
gathered together, and what the ordi-
nary coStumer does for the habituns of
fancy balls or masquerades, even to the
silky swallow-tail coats we do for these
great showmen to whom we rent our
animals, race horses and many fancy
birds, as we'll as many other curiosites.
In making our contracts we are COM
PEELED to be very stringent in the con-
dit.OnS, so as to enforce as much atten-
ton, if not more, to our prop crty by the
lessee than if it were really their own.
Take, for instance, the racing stock.
Accidents are liable to happen to
holses running round the ring or taking
the hurdles. To guard against any loss
and project ourselves, it is clearly stipu-
lated that should any of the animals sus-
tain injuries from which they may be
incapac tated for time, or their useful
ness in the ring impaired for good, we
place good round sum on their
heads; so large, indeed. that we at
once compel the lessor to be ever care
full and mindful of them.
1T is precisely the same with lions,
tigers, and other valuable animals
which even the careless feeding might
cause us to lose. When man stipu-
lates ito pay $4,000, $4,000. or "a, 900
for an animal, in case anything hap
pens to it while in his charge, he is
morally certa n to exercise the utmost
care in its behalf. The rent of precious
show animals is not so much but we
can afford to let them out to different
parties during the year.-M Y Mas
and Express.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27
STEAMSHIP COLLISION.
The Berkshire Sunk by the Frostburg
Near Baltimore.

Tho Berkshire Sunk by the FrostburS
Near Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, March IA collision oc-
CURED this morning at seven o'clock of
Great Knolle in Craighill channel, between
the steam collier Frostberg, Captain III.
G. Letourran, belonging to the Consolidated
Coal Company, and the steamhip Berk-
shire, owned by the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, Cartain j. s.
March, Jr., Master. The Fr.sberg was
bound out for Hoboken The Berkshire
was on her way to Baltimore frtm Boston.
The Berkshire sunk. From an ac-
count of the accident given by the crew
of the Frostburg, it appears that the
Frostburg left Baltimore early this morn
ing, and when the Berkshire vas sighted
below Fort Carroll the Frostburs was going
at full speed, and as the Frostburg was ON
the starboard side, it was thought both yes
sells would pass each other safely. The
Berkshire was also
GOING AT FULL sPEE1b,
but apparently did not change her course.
The Frostburg, it is said, blew for the Berk-
shire TO change her course to thu port-side,
but received no reply. The Frostburg
then began to back astern, when the
two vessels came together. The Frostburg
was still backing, and the Berkshire was
struck on the port side, about amidships,
crushing in her sides above anG below the
water line. The Frostburg had her bow ON
the port side crushed in, and is badly dam
aged both above and below the water lines.
There was considerable excitefient among
the Berkshire's passengers, but all were got
ten of safely, and the STEAMSHIP soon after
went down. The passengers WIRE brought
back to Baltimore by the tug Alice Erhman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27

lutely, or those whose loyalty prompts their
acts, the result Is the sanse. =
The business AFFAIRS Of the Union will bear
the rigid scrutiny OF every friend of prohibi-
ton. and the wisdom Of It's political course
viii be demonstrated by the emigration Of
saloon Keepers, instead Of their Immigration.
This statement Is not made with cobtYu.
versfal design The Union has no desire "a
Prolong controversy between Prohibitfon-
agement has been fair and honorable, and
that its course In public matters receives 3
daily vindfcation. Nor Is this statemeus
made as eulogfum upon the Organization,
or to pay tribute Of panesyric to it's officers.
who have been unduly Influenced
by false representations from various
sources. that the State Union is still entitled
to the cordial good will and hearty co-opera-
the drink scourge beyond the limits of the
state This Is the fundamental desire Of the
Union, and whenever the DEGREES or acts Of
any party are at variance with that desire.
that party will find in the Union relentless
foe. Our creed has but single article-the
enforcement of Constitutional Prohibition
in Kansas by the shortest route. All who
can subscribe to that creed are in harmony
with us.
In conclusion, we congratulate the Prohib-
itionsts of the State upon the suspicious CON
ditiou Of our cause. Prohibition has afirmeR
hold UPON the minds and affections Of the
people than ever before. The crisis is over.
The possibility of abandoning the policy of
prohibition no longer exists. All that re-
mains to- be done Is patient aptitude and hnr-
m0nious and continuous, work. and the
victory will not only be complete but per-
petual.
Lewis, George Morgan. Joab Mulvane. A. b.
Campbell, Albert Griffin. G.. w. Il. Grffith,
James A. Troutman, w. b. Slosson, Philip
krohn, ]. Jay Buck, Executive Committee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-27

As laxative, hot water has slow
but decided action. 1t seems to be a
justifiable deduction that the functions
OF the accessory organs Of digestion are
made active b. its use and brought to
q standard of health.
The skin is stimulated by means of
this agent. and the cutaneous circula-
ton is apparently rendered more uni
form
From few experiments made with
reference to the effect of this agent as a
preventive of sea-sickness, it should be
employed for from four to six weeks
preceding an ocean voyage in accord
ance with the rules given above.-Hart-
ford Times.