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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
TT EEwORLD FROM THE SIDEWALK
DID you ever stand in the crowded street,
In the glare of the city lamp

DID you ever stand in the crowded street,
In the glare of the city lamp,
and list to the tread of the million feet
In their quantity musical trampl
As the surging crowd go to and fro,
'Tis pleasant sight, ween,
To mark the figures that come and go
In the ever changing scene.
Here the publican walks with the sinner
proud,
And the priest in his gloomy cowl,
And Dives walks in the motley crowd
With Lazarus, cheek by jowl;
And the daughter of toll, with her fresh
young heart
As pure as her spotless fame,
Keeps step with the woman who makes her
mart
In the haunts of sin and shame.
How lightly trips the country lasa
In the midst of the citys ills,
As freshly pure as the daisied grass
That grows ON her native hills!
And the beggar, too, with his hungry eye,
And his lean, wan face and crutch,
Gives blessing the same to the passer-by
As he gives him little or much.
When Time has beaten the worlds tattoo,
And in dusky armor dight
Is treading with echoless footsteps through
The gloom of the silent night,
How many of these shall be daintily fed
And shall sink to slumber sweet
While many will go to sleepless bed
And never a crumb to eat
All, mel when the hours go joyful by,
How little we stop to heed
Dur brothers and sisters despairing cry
In their woe and their bitter needl
Yet such world as the angels sought
This world of ours we'd call,
If the brotherly love that the Father taugh
Was felt by each for all.
Yet few short years and this motley thronl
Will all have passed away,
And the rich and the poor and the old ant
the young
Will be undistinguished clay.
And lips that laugh and lips that moan
Shall in silence alike be sealed,
And some will lie under stately stone,
And some in the Potter's Field.
But the sun will be shining just as bright,
And so will the silver moon,
And just such crowd will be here at night
And just such crowd at noon;
And men will be wicked and women will sir
AS ever since Adams fall,
With the same old world to labor in,
And the same God over ALL
Boston Transcript
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
The Valuable Cork Oak.

In Sardinia, Sicily, and the region
around Naples, large cork plantations
are being destroyed in the improviden'
haste of their owners to realize proh'
from the superior quality of tannin at
forded by the bark, and from the car
donate of soda made out of the ashes OF
the wood. The French have PLANTED
this valuable oak largely in Algiers.
where there is now over 500, 600 acres IL
gopd condition. The number Of trees
in Spain is also increasing. 1t continues
to grow for 15O years, and reaches the
height of fifty feet. The wood is no
valuable except for fuel. 1t is though
that the tree would thrive in Cali forni'
e..,n,in. Of tInn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
Angels at Fonr Dollars a Week.

Two shop girls were talking. 'My
mployer," said the pretty one, with
oss of the head, Essays l'm an angel, and
le is just too handsome for any use."
"Bah, ;" replied the homely one with a
neer, "anges must be right cheap and
,lenty, when he won't pay them more
han $4 week for sixteen hours work
day. ."-E0ery Saturday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
VOL. XIII.
TAX SALE.

The nonresident proprietors of the town
hip of Ferdinand, and that part OF Ferdinand
formerly Brighton, and that part of Ferdinand
Iormerly Wenlock, and the township OF Lewis,
both in the County of Essex and State OF Yer
mont, are hereby notified that the tax assessed
by an Act of the Legislature of Vermont,
passed November 10, A. d., 1884, laying tax
On the townships of Ferdinand and Lewis '1or
the purpose Of making and repairing roads and
building bridges in said township of Ferdinand" /"
and said tax remains either in whole or in part
unpaid on the following described lands in
said towns to wit:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, JULY 10, 1885.

hall in said County Of Essex, on the 18th day
of July, A. d. 1885, at 10 o'clock, A. M, as
shall be requisite to discharge said taxes with
costs. unless prev 'ously paid.
Dated nj Maidstone, this lst day of June, A.
d. 1855. u. H. liEATrIE, Collector.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10

Some people tlk as if the whole
object of life was to obtain liberty, in
stead of the whole object Of liberty being
to attain higher and fuller life. To be
free to speak, to write, and to act lustas
we choose is certainlya thing to be de-
sired; but far higher aspiration than
this would be that VIC should only choose
to speak, to write. or to do that which
is true, fitting and valuable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
His Pa Liked the Hammered Kind

They were entertaining some friendt
at dinner and the subject of hammered
silver came up for discussion.
cat the risk of being considered de
ficient in good taste" remarked the
hostess, 81 must say that | admire the
plain, old-fashioned style of silver
sets"
'Pa likes the hammered kind" inter.
posed Bobby, who had been allowed to
come to the table ON condition that he
would keep perfectly quiet.
"Never mind, Bobby, you were"
"Oh, yes, pa likes the hammered
kind, went on the boy, unheedingly
81 heard him say that next week he il
going to put all the silver in the house
Hnder the hammer. ."-tSt. Pdal Vtndt
catOT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
OUR MERRY MISCELLANY.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES CULLKp
FROM EXCHANGES.

A Definition Saw the POint-A USE
fuI Dog Pa liked the Ham
mere j Kind, etc., etc.
"What is the difference between ar
accident ana surprises" asked Mrs.
Spelter at breakfast.
"AIl accidents are surprises, but not
all surprises are accidents" replied S.
eff l were to tip over the lamp it would
be an accident. If you were to say moth
ing about it it would be a surprise"
Il see," said Mrs. s., dangerously
"And if you were to come home from
the club sober that would be both an &C
cident and a surprise. The Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10
Che Clergyman Doubtless saw the


"There is a great deal of religion il
nature" solemnly remarked young
clergyman. while calling upon lady o.
his congregation the other evening.
''There is, !" was the quiet reply,
"We should never forget that there il
a sermon in every blade of grass"
"Quite true. We should also remem
Der while we are about it that grass Ii
cut very short at this season of the year.
BufalO Commercial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10

There are 4t2 different species of trees
in the American forests.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-07-10

And so much of said lands will be sold at
public auction, at the Court House in Guild-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25
II Has a Goose,

The Examiner exhibits correspondent,
who is fully persuaded that the attempted
consolidation of the new railroads of Penn
sylvania into the hands of the Pennsylva
mia railroad company, is most benefcent
arrangement for the public, and has been
the cause of the advance in the price of
stocks which has lately come upon us. AS
philanthropic effort TO help business and
help the state while helping themselves he
considersthe scheme of the Pennsylvania
railroad managers most admirable. His
friend Hon. George b. Roberts" being
president of the establishment, he as
cribes to him the glory of the movement.
The Eraminor correspondent shows him.
self to have very imperfect knowl-
edge of the construction of the Eng.
lish language. We find in his halting
phrases no evidence that his friend
Mr.. Roberts would be proud TO be SC
called. Nor do we think that Presi-
dent Roberts will be greatly gratilied
at the intmation that he is responsible
for the consolidation folly. Nor will
the stock-dealing correspondent be apt tc
be as greatly taken with the scheme when
stocks come tumbling down some of thest
days and lie gets hurt. Though, when they
drop, it is possible that he may be silly
enough to think that the attorney genera
did it with this injunction upon his ''friend
| Ro, arts.
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What Vanderbilt May Do.

The question of the completion Of the
South Pennsylvania railroad Is one of alb
sorbing interest to the people living in
those sections Of the state which
it traverses and which have heretofore
had no railroad service or Of such
inadequate kind as monopoly always af-
fords. These people welcomed the new
road and gave 1t a right Of way through
their lands, upon its undertaking to have
the line completed by fixed early date.
There has been contract between
them and the company thus raised which
their astute lawyers tell them will enable
them to maintain an action in their own
behalf against the company for the COM
pleti0n of the road, and that they are not
therefore dependent upon the action Of
the attorney general. This seems TO be
sound law and good sense. Certainly
this railroad company, after agree
ing with the land owners to build tht
road as part of the consideration Of the
right of way, ought to be held by the Law
to the accomplishment of their part of tn,
bargain. II may be that the construction
Of the road cannot in this way be com
PEELED but the promoters of it can be hel,
in damages; and with Vanderbilt at thei
head it may be easily understood that
jury anywhere in these United State
would make the recovery adequate to tn
injury.
Evidently Mr.. Vanderbilt had bette
complete his road. He has too much none
to make it prudent for him to take h
hand from the plough and take the risk {
, a suit for damages. Doubtless he will con
, piete the South Pennsylvania.
1t looks as though he was getting ever.
, thing snug on the West Shore and whe
he has from the Pennsylvania all it ca
! give him, he will let il swing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25
Who Was the Thief!

A writer in the Ne,c Era gives Prison
keeper ID. X. Burkholder as authority for
the following story
When Johnnie Hoover, the poor demented
fellow from the Soldiers Home at Dayton,
was here, he had some money and a certain
lawyer visited his cell, showed him letter
that be said was from General Fitzpatrick,
and told him that If he signed his name to a
paper that he (the lawyer had with him the
general would have him released. Johnnie
signed the paper and it proved to be an or
der for S25-gotten by as clear false pre-
tense as ever was perpetrated /!
The keeper of our prison may consider
that it is hisduty simply to feed his prisoners
and to see that they are clothed and kept in
custody and confinement, but most people
will fancy that his obligation to protect
them from highway robbery extends to
such cases as he relates.
If a certain lawyer has done the
thing he describes, such one ought not
only be expelled from the bar, but sent to
the county Jail. This is not only due to the
cause of justice but to all other lawyers
who are scandalized by such an anonymous
and indefinite accusation.
Mr.. Burkholder should do more or say
less.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25

havo bottoms, but they arc not in the habit
Of coming 70 the surface for air In all sorts
does.
We started on in that boat beautifully. I
had . sneaking notion that II kept the sail
away of at one sido of tho boat she would
go along all right and 40 she did for aconsld,;
erabie time. I held the tfller with one hand
and as much Of Lucinda as could encircle
with the other, and our souls werc begin
ming TO be iulled 10 q perfect bliss with enor-
nous success when came to a bend In the
river. saw we bad TO go around that bend.
pushed the tiller ono way and the boat
started for the shore. Then 1 pushed II the
other way, and we began TO go around the
bend. But the sail wouldn't stay where
put IT. IL manifested decided inclination
| TO swing around TO the other side
thought I'd hold itofi. pushed and the
| sail pushed. We had a very fively tussle for
about five minutes, but found that my back
was beginning TO ache, while the sail didn'i
| weaken bit
"Well, then, swing, blame your ] ex
claimed, STOPPING down 10 let II pass over
There was swish I'm the air, and the mex
thing knew Lucinda and were founder
"Be calm, my darling, 1 exclaimed, q
will save you. You shall live to be m.
hlushipg bride"
was swimming manfully, but I couldn'
for the life of me Keep both our heads out Q
water. Lucinda's would go under. / wa
beginning to fear the worst when a maj
| came running down the shore.
"Iey, you, burned fool ~ he said "whs
are ye swimmin' fur? Why don't ye stan
up an walk shore p
We stood up, and found that the water wa
very little above our waists. We wade
ashore In silence Lucinda cut me dead th
| next day. / have lost my faith In sailboa
r | as accessories TO the art of making love.
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ptellsHep EVERY WEDNESDAY, MoRNlxo
zSv Dollars Ysov sn Ad,unes.
0bt Eo,ifasttr 1ntelli9enfer.
LANCASTER. AUGUST ss. rsss.
Geiur Ashore.

The attorney general has determined to
act in the railroad matter, as we have not
doubted that he would. The Democratic
convention will take strong ground against
the railroad merger, and the party will
stand in this campaign, rs 1t is won't TO
stand, by the side of the law.
The Republican party has, as party,
already made its election, and has refused
to denounce the attempted violation Of the
constitution. 1t looks now, however, so
black for that side, as to make it probable
that many of the Republican politicians
will break away from it. General Beaver,
who is controlled by the unanimous public
sentiment in the locality of his residence,
whose interests are directly affected, has
brings him in harmony with the Demo
cratic party on this issue which is to
dominate the canvass. 1t cannot fail tC
greatly promote the election of the Demo
cratic ticket. The mass of the Republi
J can party will gravitate into oppo
sition to it, and will helplessl,
drift into position which will be utterl.
ruinous to their success. Their organ
now are undertaking to defend the infa
nous consolidation, because the Democrat
are assaulting it and because the Republi
can convention was unwise enough to sa
nothing. There seems to be no help 70
the Republicans. 1t is evident that thci
path of wisdom isthe one on which Genera
Beaver would lead them. They ought b
all means to get this issue out of the can
paign, and march with Beaver parallel t
tine Democratic column. But they are nc
wise enough for it and the consequence
Will be most disastrous to them.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25
g independent and "Fair.MIuded."

The American is a weekly publication,
issued from Philadelphia at the expense OF
Mr. Wharton, we believe, and which has
only private circulation. In its prospec-
tus Of new volume it declares that g it
aims at an honorable standard in literary
excellence, an independent and fearless
course, catholic and fair-minded relation
to controverted questions, and the study
Of the hopeful side of human affairs"
How well it hits its aim may be inferred
from the fact that in the same issue it says
deliberately " The worst offences against
free elections, short perhaps of murder,
will be tenderly considered at Washington !;
and whatever the president can do to
shield their perpetrators, will be done for
them"
1t further declares with reference to
President Cleyeland's famous letter to
come one who recommended an unfit per-
con TO him, and then expressed wonder at
his appointment, We presume his ad-
mirers are short Of matters for which to
praise him, since the less scrupulous of
them find 1t necessary to forge documents
as basis for eulogy.p
II Is no cause for surprise 10 find this
same Americda declaring that " heretofore
there has been no application of any party
to II Ia selecting the boards OF pension ex-
aiming surgeons This is a falsehood, pure
and simple. The most rigorous party test
has been applied to these appointments,
and no Democrat in these parts ever got
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25
PERSONAL.

Mr.. AND MRS. DAVID MoMULLEN left for
Niagara Falls this morning.
L. l.. AYREs, well known and influential
business man Of Wiikesbarre, died on Mon
day, aged As years.
MINISTER KELLEY is expected TO arrive in
New York within q few days. lie sailed for
home on the 18th instant.
ANDREW II. GREEN declares that MFR. Til
den Is intellectually as sound as dollar, his
speech alone being affected.
CHARLES STANFORD, millionaire, form
erly of Wall street, New York, died suddenly
on Monday at Schenectady, N. Y.
JOSEPH HYDE, a well-known bridge.
builder and conductor Of Wilmington, was
badly injured, and probably fatally, on
Monday afternoon, by falling down a stair
way at the foundry OF the Harlan 4 Hollings-
worth company.
EMoRY A. SToRRs, the Chicago lawyer
entertained Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, al
a dinner on his visit TO Chicago. at is related
| that just about the time the invited guests
| were to swoop down upon the nutritious
| yiands n constable with writ levied upor
| the entire dinner--wine included--to satisf,
an ancient obligation which Mr.. Storrs, II
his Skimpole-like carelessness, had neglected
| to liquidate. hat was hurriedly passe'
among the more liberal aud more hungr.
| guests and the claim was satisfied. Afte
| which the lord chief justice OF England an,
his admiring friends proceeded TO satisf
| their appetites.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25
A Eorrer No, Lacking Nerve.

The house of Edward Carr, on Vine street,
Sunbury, Pa, has been besieged by officers
from Muncy, williamsport and Wilkesbarre
since IL o'clock Sunday night, trying to
make an arrest for forgery and obtain
ing money under false pretenses. Carr,
it is alleged, forged the name of p. NJ.
Trumbower, Of Muncy, TO check. The
tho doors locked and barricaded. Carr
threatened TO shoot anyone who attempts to
come in, and The officers, under advice OF
counsel, have taken up their station outside
tho house. Fully 500 people are waiting
developments. Water and provisions were
furnished Carr from the outside by means
OF rope and bucket through tho second
story window,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25

THERE are some captious people who criti-
else with considerable acrimony the diposi-
tion OF the president to take his well earned
vacation, arguing that he is not paid his
salary for recreating purposes They are
very small people who do this, and whatever
their opinions be, they are entitled to yery
little consideration. They forget that while
recreating the president is gaining new health
and strength for better discharge Of his con.
stitutional duties. But 1t is interesting 10
make few comparisons in the line of
absenteeism from Washington under Presi-
dent Cleveland and some OF his predecessors.
A Washington anriquary has discovered that
Thomas Jefferson in his two terms absented
himself from the White House 796 DAYS,
Madison stayed away 637 days, and Monroe
I0S days. Jackson lowered the record some-
what by scoring 502 days. Polk was
away from Washington only 80 days in
four years, and Pierce and Buchanan each
put in 81 days away from the capital city.
Fraud Hayes was the boss absentee from the
White House, as was eminently fitting Had
he stayed away entirely, history would net
blush to record the gigantic theft under
which he held Office. Garfield had started
on trip the July after his Inauguration when
halted by Gniteau's bullet and Arthur fire.
quently left the White House during his in
cumbency. Compared with his predecessors
Mr. Cleveland ranks high among the stay at
homes.
THE afata co.,vs m fior ahoulA mao, ,a.<.t.
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VAR SHE CUT HIM DEAD.
Tale OF a Fishing Excursion That Ended
Great Disaster

A Tale OF a Fishing Excursion That Ended In
Great Disaster.
Long Branch Corr of n. Y. Times.
used to be fond of sailing ON the Shrews-
bury river, an amusement which is very
popular here. Once upon time I was a
great deal younger than am now, and the
nickel plate upon my freshness shone with
a purer and more celestial lustre. 1t was
then that fell in love for the first time. The
girl wouldn't gather me In to any alarming
extent now, because have seen other girls
who have hit me much harder and more ex-
pensively than she did. Her name was
Lucinda. She had pale green eyes and a
cheese-cloth complexion, and could eat more
Ice cream and drink moro birch beer than any
girl in the country, and she was proud of il.
was proud of 1t, too, at first After had
gone through aperiod of amateur bankruptcy
i found that my pride was somewhat
shrunken. / used to sit In a hammock with
Lucinda and read improving poetry to her.
If there is one thing in this world better
fitted than another to bring two young peo.
pie together it's a hammock. But we had
the poems of Martin +. Tupper with us, and
hence we We're safe.
Things went onlsmoothly until one day Luz
cinda got hold Of story about sailor and
his sweetheart, and then she wanted me TO
take her out on the water in sailboat
"My darling" said, ~ am not a sailor.u
"What matters it ?" said she eyou and
will get into boat and the gentle breezes
shall watt us away over the dimpled waters,
until our sails are lulled to perfect bliss"
"But said j, s'suppose they should lull us
ashore ON asandbank ?"
"Perish the thoughtp she said.
"Thats all right" / replied "perisn just
as many thoughts as you like, SO long as you
don't perish me. j have profound admir-
alton for my own existence"
1--WE SAIL" she declared, "or l am no
longer yours"
"Under those circumstances replied,
"we SAIL"
So the next day hired sailboat for 81
and took her out sailing ON the Shrewsbury
river. did not know then. Ss 1 do now,
that the Shrewsbury was as false as 1t is fair.
II Is generally conceded fact that rivers
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-25

The large dwelling house and store Of A.
G. Harris and the adjoining dwelling OF Mrs
NJ. Allen, at East Waterford, Juniata county,
Pa, were destroyed by fire Monday morning
about o'clock. The fire was first seen In
the kitchen and hall of the Harris building.
After securing the safety of his family, Harris
rushed into the store to get 500 in gold and
silver coin belonging to his mother which he
had In valise In pile of rags under the
counter. The valise was not there. Few
store goods and household goods were res
cued from the flames His horse, saddle and
bride were missing from the stable. Neigh
bors tracked the horse north of town int
the hills where tho trail was lost. The ami
NAL was found riderless on the Harris farI
ten miles east of the scene of the fire, at day
light.
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them, though inen who had seen no mill
tary service were put on at the
nod Of Republican politicians, and
better physicians and ex-soldiers were
excluded from them simply because they
were Democrats. The Americon either
knows this to be true, or 1t does not. If it
does, it lies maliciously; IL IL does not, it
misrepresents stupidity. In either case 1t
should amend its prospectus or hire better
marksman for editor.