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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Rev. l.. w. harris exchanged pull
pits the last two Sundays with Rev.
Mr.. Converse of West Stewartstown,
whose face was welcomed by many
old friends who remembered him as an
excellent teacher thirty Years ago.
Franklin Bell has received the APP
pointment of postmaster at South
Lunenburgh.
The young people will give a dra-
matte entertainment for the benefit of
the library June 80. A pleasing pro-
gramme is announced, -"Coupon
Bonds, from the famous story OF !.
T. Trowbridge, Mrs. Jarley's Wax
Works, ETC., etc. A good time is ex-
pected.
Martin Vance has his barn up and it
will be completed soon.
w. NJ. Bell has just received new
lot of buggies, harnesses and summer
blankets which he will sell very rea-
sonable.
Last week Friday, upon complaint
of States Attorney f. ID. Hale, VIM. J.
Garfield of Guildhall was brought
before William A. White, Justice of
the Peace, charged with grand lar
ceny in stealing three coats and one
pair of boots from E. NJ. Bray of
Whitefield. They were taken from
Mr.. Bray's buggy while he with G. J.
Parcher, also of Whitefield, were in
the woods looking over a timber lot.
The evidence against the respondent
was slight until he volunteered a
statement and virtually admitted,
when sharply questioned, that he
knew something of the affair. When
the sheriff went to arrest him vt his
residence it was nearly eleven o'clock
at night; overhearing some talk at the
door between the sheriff and the per-
son who answered his knock, Garfield
jumped from the window of his room
and ran for the woods near by, and
the sheriff did not see him in time to
head him off. The premises were
guarded all night and searched for
the missing property but neither that
nor the thief were found. The next
morning Garfield came to Lunenburg
and very innocently inquired what
the sheriff wanted of him. He was
arrested and held for examination, re-
sulting in his being bound over to the
County Court to be held at Guildhall
next September. As soon as he heard
his fate he made full confession and
told where the stolen property could
be found. In default of obtaining bail
he was committed to st. Johnsbury
Jail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
HANDEL, THE MUSICIAN.
Favored Child Of Genius Who Was
RoTn Great Lover Of Music.


RoTn "a Great Lover Of Music.
Handel was born at Halle, in Saxony,
Feb. %, 1858. Unlike most of the great
musicians. he docs not seem to have inner
tied his talent; his father was barber
and surgeon, nor can we discover in the
family any special love for music.
Handel, however, seems to have been "a
born musician :" he turned everything
he touched into sound. For some time lie
astonished and amused his parents and
all who heard him; but as his love for
music seemed ever to grow within him,
his father, who had destined him for the
law, banished every musical instrument
from the house, and declared that the boy
should hear no more of them. The boy,
however, managed to smCggle a clavier,
or key board of clavichord. organ, or
pianoiorte into the house and hid it in the
attic; and night after night, when Il | i'll
the house were asleep, he pIacticed on the
muf1led keys, teaching himself until he
could play upon it with much skill.
About this time his father decided TO
visit relative attached to. the household
Of the duke of SaXOny at Wessen.ely. The
duke was very devoted to music, and
Handel, who had probably learned this
fact, imporCd his father to take him, too,
but in vain. Nothing daunted by the de
NAL, the persistent little fellow ran after
the carriage until his father dis; overed
him and took him III. lie iecame great
favorite at Wesscnfels, and one Sunday
afternoon, after the choir had finished
singing, the oTgantst lifted the child to the
stool and told him TO play and Play he
did, with so much expression and delicacy
that the duke demanded his name, and
sent for his father. He Legged the latterto
give up the project of making a lawyer of
his son, predicted a brilliant future for
him il his musical genius were cultivated,
and sent the child away with his pockets
filled with coin and the father converted
to the idea Ola musical education for his
son.-St. Nicholas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Bucklen's Armica SaIye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded
Price, % cents box. For sale by j. G.
Rawson.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
CANAAN.


The continued drouth is having a
marked effect on the farms, causing
much anxiety in regard to crops.
The postoffice has been moved dur
ing the past week to the store ofsJ.SG.
Flanders.
We understand Mr.. G. w. Bracket
intends moving away soon he will
be much missed in this community.
Mr.. Ira Frizzell, of this place, died
qnite suddenly last Saturday. He had
been an invalid for some time but his
decrease was nevertheless unexpected.
lie expired suddenly while seated at
the table. Mr.. Frizzell was an old
time resident of this vicinity and was
much respected.
Children's Day will be observed at
the M. E. Church next Sunday.
The biggest show on EARTH, judg-
ing from the advertisements, was at
this place Tuesday. If half the time
and money expended here every year
for this kind of amusement was used
for instructive lectures, we would be
much better OF at the end of year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
NORTON.

A very sad accident occurred here
on Wednesday morning, June 10, at
A. NJ. Stetson's mill. Mr.. Felix Gren-
Ter was in the act of putting on a belt,
and got caught in the machinery and
was instantly killed. The deceased
was u person respected by all who
knew him, and of steady and indus
trious habits. lie leaves q sorrowing
wife and five small children who have
the sympathy of our entire communi
ty. lie was buried on Friday in the
K. G. cemetery at Stanhope.
Friday last w. G. Nelson arrested
young man who had been working
for j. O'Keeffe of Island Pond, on q
charge of burglary. The alleged cul-
prit was on his way to Canada but
Nelson invited him to leave the train,
and gave him o free ticket back to
Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

A five-year-old younsster of our &C
quaintance who has been taught to
say little prayer before being put to
bed, and who of late has heard the
song cover the garden wall" got the
two somewhat mixed in his childish
devotions last Sunday evening. He
had repeated
Nov lay me down to Sleep"
when his memory seemingly failed
him, but after a moments hesitation
he continued
while the old fellow was snoring asleep,
With lad and lad"--
Here the solemnity of the occasion was
rudely disturbed, and further prayers,
for that evening at least, were an utter
impossibility.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
David Davis Advice TO a Young
Lawyer.

A young lawyer friend of mine from
Chicago, about to he admitted to the Su-
preme Court, asked ex-Justice Davis for
his advice in regard to his conduct on the
occasion of his first case. The Judge re-
piled: "You need not be afraid to speak
before the Supreme Court, and if one of
those buffers in a toga interrupts you in
the midst of an argument by some irrele-
want question, don't get frightened and
spoil your argument by stopping to an
swer him. Just say quietly, Excuse me,
by and if you don't reach it, it won't mat
ter. You need not be afraid that you will
be called up to answer it after you have
taken your seat" The young man took
his advice and gained his case.-CiCUCld1td
Tp0hpI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Leonard Williams an old-time con-
ductor on the &. Il. R., and we'll
known here, died very suddenly at
Portland, Me-, last Monday afternoon.
The deceased was passing along Middle
street in that city when he suddenly
fell. He was picked up and taken to
the residence of his brother-in-law,
David Pratt, where he soon after died,
of heart disease.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Fishing parties are numerous these
days and great are the stories afloat
in regard to their exploits. The fol-
lowing is a true story, however, as we
can vouchsafe, having personal evil
dence: Mr.. George d. Barney brought
home a string of trout last Friday and
in dressing them he found inside one
lusty fellow silver five-cent piece.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
The Young idea.

The editor of q leading humorous paper,
when little boy, was very fond of garden
ing in small way. One day when lie was
watering a plot where he had planted
some early seeds, his father went ont to
see what he was doing, and said to him {:
Johnny, why don you water your gar
den with soap-sudsy :"
It doesn't rain soap-suds from the sky,
does it ,"
No; but then it doesn't rain flowers or
cabbage, or hats or coats"
81 Know it if it did, would have new
pair of spring trousers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

By reason of the severe illness of
Hon. ID. II. Beattie he was unable to
attend the Ferdinand land sale on the
day it was originally advertised to be
held, consequently it is necessary to
advertise the lands again de nOoo, and
the advertisement can be found on our
first page.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Sad is His Lot.

When the editors prey to indigestion, indi-
gestiOn,
And his, liver isn't working worth cent,
worth a cent,
When he gives a gruff reply to every question,
every question,
And in grumbling DER his woes his time is
spent, time is spent.
Then the poet makes some verses and he writes
'em, and he writes 'em,
And he brings them to the office when they're
done, when they're done,
And the editor he takes a club and smites i'm.
club and smites i'm
Oh, the poets lot is not q happy one, happy
one,
Oh, the poets lot is not a happy one.
Boston Courier
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
A Notable EiarY.

Theimmediate publication of the man
uscript diary of Shakespcare's cousin, the
Town Clerk of StratforI- on Avon, is an
nounCed. The diary extends from 1913 to
1616-the years of Shakespeare's residence
at Stratford previous to his death on the
9Th of May april %, O. 81 of the latter
year. From beginning to end it is ecor,l
of the attempts made to enclose, and of
the resistance offered to the enclosure
the common fields of Stratford, IN viii, h
Shakespeare was interested, NOT only as ID
freeholder, but also as the owner of u
moiety of the tithes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Two Yankeesin AndaIus,a.

One Andalusian said to another: I" 1
say, mate, must have dropped off to
sleep all of a sudden last night for when
awoke this morning found my hand on
my forehead just as l left it when sign
ing the cross on lying down." why,
man, that's nothing I'll tell You what
once happened to me. One morning as
awoke found myself resting with my
hands on the bed and my body stretching
out in the air. WhatYh II must have
gone to sleep in the act of jumping into
bed. "-DubliI Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Vital Statistics of HEassachusetts.

At a recent meeting of the Boston Soce-
ty for Medical observation, DR.. Folsom
cited the vital statistics of Massachusetts,
for forty years, as showing q decrease in
the number of deaths from consumption
in that State. Only about one-sixth of the
total death rate is row caused by the dis
ease. The Doctor thought physicians were
too much inclined to give uufavorablo
prognostics in such cases, and he ad-
vised keeping patients quietly in one
place, rather than shifting them about in
search of more favorable climate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Owing to our absence at Montpelier
last week we are unable to give any
extended report of the temperance lee
ture given by Mrs. Mclaughlin at the
NJ. f. Church. Enquiry, however,
ELECTS the assertion that it was with.
out exception the best and most prac-
teal and common sense temperance
lecture ever given in Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Cheerful Presentation.

A Houston editor, whose name it is not
necessary to mention, as everybody knows
who is meant, was recovering from spell
of sickness. AS soon as he was able to
sit up the doctor who had studied the pa
tents constitution. said:
You are so much improved that you
can take a toddy or glass of beer"
Every fifteen minutes or every half
hour, doctory" asked the journalist, who
began to feel like himself agan.-Ter0S
SjffjUOS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Gen. Wells and N. W. Bingham, the
latter special agent of the Treasury
made our town q flying
visit last week, arriving Tuesday night
and leaving on Wednesday. They
looked healthy and didn't seem to be
worried by the civil service discussions
so earnestly engaged in by those most
Jealous for the public good!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Parties who are about making jour
neys by rail or steamboat will do well
TO write for rates to Mr.. T. II. Nourse,
Lancaster, N. H., who is agent for all
leading rail and steamboat lines. His
business card may be found in an
other column.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Special reduced rates to Portland to
those wishing to attend the G. A. r.
National Encampment next week are
offered by the Grand Trunk Railway.
See advertisement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

The Stewart House is to be newly
painted. The shades selected are very
handsome, and the house when fin
ished will present an exceedingly
neat and tasty appearance.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Clark Heady lost in the village on
Friday last silver watch, open face,
Waltham movement. Five dollars
will be paid to the finder ON returning
it to this office.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

49,. Essex Lodge, No. IS, hold
49, its regular meetings every
ENts Thursday evening in Odd
Iows' Hall on Main Street. Tran
t brothers are cordially invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
What Think Your

Would i be death to our hearts reposc?
Would il awaken the sleeping past
Would the thorn appear meath the pure white
rose,
Or our sky become o'ercast;
III only mine eyes on your face might rest.
Should touch your hand witlrmy tiuggr-tips
Did lay my head again on your breast,
Should yOu touch my cheek with yoar ipsl
] often wCnder, while sitting here
In the glare of the present day.
What might have been had that other year
Not have died in that strange, sad way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
CaiidOr!

Mistress Catching the butler helping
himself to glass of "3f' port" James
I'm surprised"
Mr.. james" SO am /, Mu'ml thought
you were out !''-PuHCh.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
pEGIAL BUSINESS NOTICES.

Bland Pond Lodge, No. 40, l. O. q.
holds its regular meetings every
dnesday evening, in the vestry OF
n. E. Church. Transient brothers
sisters cordially welcomed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

L. II. jerks, L. d. s., Dentist,
Coaticook, extracts teeth without pain
with Mayo's vegetable Gas, four inha-
lations producing perfect slumber.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

The many improvements made by
individuals around their respective
places have given our village quite a
changed aspect. Let the good work
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

On our second page will be found
an interesting letter from Mr.. II. +.
Fitzgerald, descriptive of his travels
since leaving Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Guarding Against Temptation.

Little Minnie smother had several times
whipped her for going out into the street
The other day as the grocery-man was
leaving the house, Minnie called to him
and said:
Tome back and shut the gate"
"Why ?"
$50 l can't get out. "-Philddclphia
Call
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Sunday School Teacher" What is tho
meaning of the words, 'Quench not the
spirit"p
Bright Boy" Papa says it means, don't
put IN any water "-BoSt0N Beacon,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
On cid EsattIcRelHs.

Twenty years have not sufficed to de-
stroy the explosive qualities OF Shells
which were used in the late war. Forest
fires have recently laid bare the old bat
tlefelds of the Wilderness, Virginia, and
many old shells have exploded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
Hope.

Companion gay that ever leads
Through veidure and through flowers,
And talks, whene're the tempest breeds
Of sunshine after showers.
-Sharp's Letters and Essays.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
He Knew what EIe Was Doing.

ooh, George, Pm ashamed of you rub
btng your lips like that after that dear
little girl has given you so sweet kissW
I'm not rubbing it off, nurse. I'm
rubbing il n.n-LifG
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

head-board which was supposed to club
the victim into insensibility. The inven-
tor of this scheme is now at Bloomingdale,
n Y. Then there is the toe ierker, Which
is supposed to take mans mind of
other topics; the clothes-pin for the nose,
the soporitic -gum-drop and other not so
WellknoWn devices
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

seen in the depart
Office at Wash
ington. Some of these
patents are simple,
tthers complicated.
One is a sort of derrick
run by clio ck-work
which HOSTS the pa
tient gently intoa sit
ting posture and lays
him as gently down.
This motion is proYOc-
alive of sleep and the
tired but active brain
into slumber
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
LEXINGTON.

LEXINGTON.
A. |. Capen has a yearling colt for
which he has been offered $40.
Mr.. p. Beetle has come, and we soon
expect to have the pleasure of intro
duciDg to him p. Green Esq.
Farmers are suffering for want of
rain. Grass looks fairly, but if we do
not have rain soon the hay crop in
this section will be light. Potatoes
look badly and have not come up
well, and some farmers have replanted
their potato patch. Wheat and oats
are looking we'll, but need rain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

with CHI loro form
would not put a man
with u jumping tooth
ache asleep, so that
pillow has not come
into general use. An
heroic cure for insom-
MIA which has never
gained the public SYM
nnthN NunS the fnllinn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
gpfaI aud General agpies.

There are no ghosts in our cemetery,
boys.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

The circulation of the HERALD in
Island Pond village is now 227 copies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
A Lesson IN physics.

Teacher Whatis velocity ?
Pupil-Velocity is what man puts 3
hot plate down with.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19
BALM FOR THE wAKETUL.
Patent sleep Producers oil Exhibition
at. Washington.

A fact not generally known is that four
teen plans have been patented 10 produce
sleep and models OF the inventions may be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

LUNENBURGU.
Il. M. Chandler, of st. Johnsbury,
was in town over Sunday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

sing wake up song in the morning. AS
usual this patent has a skeleton in the
closet Itputs the patient to sleep, but it
keeps everybody else in the house awake.
One of the oldest ideas is pillow filled
with hops and other herbs noted for their
SOnOrific nualitieS. but q nillONY-cnSe stuffed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

while the machine is still at work. Ten
minutes or so after having been put in
motion the machine stops and the sleeper
is laid softly down for nine-hour snooze.
Sometimes the mechanism stops in the
wrong place and the patient is left sitting
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

WINS l'AsVSN INV VIZ T.
up asleep. This is the
only drawback to the
success of this patent.
Another continuance is
a Connecticut inven-
ton consisting of a
tin-boX with apertures
for the nose and
mouth. When breath
ed into it makes soft,
delicious music. The
patient stops thinking
to hear the mouth
organ and he knows
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-19

Mrs. J. d. Stevens died June 18th of
typhoid pneumonia, after O sickness
of but few days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-09
SAVING FEED.

One of the Ways In Which Farmers May
Prove the Wisdom of Economy.
If one-tenth of the crop of grain and
hay that will be fed during the present
winter, could be saved there would be
practically an enormous addition to the
natural wealth with which this country
is OVERLOOKING. 1t seems as though the
saving might be effected, and thus con-
siderable be done to avert the evils OF
depression in the markets for farm
products. The first means to adopt for
saving hay and grain, is to provide
snug and comfortable quarters for farm
stock of all kinds; for fully tenth of
all the food given to animals in the
way common, in the West especially,
is wasted. Part of it is tramped under
foot, frequently sinking into the mud.
and of the rest, cattle will eat none,
unless actually starved into doing so.
A very considerable part of the food
given to animals, for which no shelter
is provided, goes to sustain animal
heat. Every animal is an animated
furnace, consuming certain part of
the fuel in keeping up the temperature
of its body. Every one knows that a
furnace placed out of doors requires
greater quantity of fuel to keep itself
warm, than in a closed room.
Another potent influence for economy
of fodder and grain is good breeding.
Well-bred beeyes and well-bred cows
will give much greater return, in flesh
and milk, for a given quantity of food,
than the scrub can give. The results of
good breeding show themselves all
along the line, from birth to maturity.
The Berkshire, the Poland-China, or
other well-bred pig; the Cotswold. the
Oxford, the Shropshire, or other i'm
proved races of sheep; the Herefords,
the Short-horn, or. other established
breeds of cattle, all make fair APP
pearance, a larger growth and bet
ter profit than the scrub can make
from like quantity of food.
Much is to be learned, by the mass Of
farmers in this country, about the rela-
tive cost and value of the several kinds
Of food. The general method of man.
agement is to throw dry fodder of some
kind to the stock, to chuck down few
ears of corn, and once in a while to lead
the animals to a trough of water,
~ the rays of summer suns, or
frozen in the winter. A more wasteful
way can scarcely be conceived, short of
turning the stock into the fields of
grass and grain.
Farmer.