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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
AT THE LINTELs OF THE CHAM
BER.

Oak, that standest gray and sombsr.
From December to December,
At the lintels Of the chamber,
Like sentinel on guard;
What is it you mutter, mutter, =
Peering through the faded shutter,
While your shadows, as they flutter,
Spot the panels like pardl
Why come they no more to slumber
IN this old deserted chamber,
Little ones, whose names number,
Weary watching, night and day;
With my shadow fingers cropping
For their forms, which once came trooping
Up. the stairs, beneath the coping
Of the pearly milky wayl
When the cleaning on the valley
Fell from heights supreme and stilly,
Like the petals of lily,
Clustering round their mothers knee,
They would gather, hushed and awesome,
While the vast, upheaving bosom
Of the blue, with stars blossom,
Quivered to lullaby.
Winds, far rowing, never weary,
Birds that in my bowers marry,
Can not tell me where they tarry,
Whether in the ferny glen,
Rushy pool, or berry cover,
Violet flags along the river
Or the pebbled fell, but never
Do they come to me again.
See, among my branches knitted,
Empty nests, the birds have fitted
Fledged and grown; left, unregretted,
Leafy covert, grading bough;
And the little ones, ponder,
Growing salder, growing fonder
Have they gone like birds to wander.
Pledged and grown and fitted now.
Chicago Inter-Ocedn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05

entire country looked as though it had q
coating of blood. In the slang of to-day
the world was 'painted red." The
cause of the peculiar color was explained
by the fact that tons OF dust had fallen,
and the red hue was the natural tint OF
peroxide of iron. Nor was the color OF
these rains confined to red. In 1916 a
yellow rain fellin France and so alarmed
all the inhabitants that it is said that
wild animals took to the towns, and ut
te-ly lost their fear of man. This rain is
said to have originated in South Amer
lea, and Ehrenberg estimated that hun
dreds of tons OF organic matter was de-
posted about the surrounding country.
This must have crossed the Atlantic in
some extremely high current. The yel-
low pollen of plants at times causes what
is known as yellow fog, and that this
coloring agent is carried along through
the air great distances the writer can
testify, as in 1923 the rocks on certain
parts of the Milne coast appeared COW
cred one morning with yellow powder
that resembled sulphur, and not few
fishermen thought it was, but the micro
scope showed it to be pollen, and inves-
tigation proved that it must have blown
several hundreds of miles. - Cincinnati
EnguiTer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
The Muse OF Song.

The loving genius of the more sensi.
tive of mankind once appeared before
Jupiter and prayed: Heavenly Father,
Give thy poor people better language
for they have words only with which Go
express how to mourn, how they rejoice,
how they love-" "Have l not given
them the tear" asked Jupiter "the tear
of joy, the tear of sorrow, the tear OF
loves"
The guardian angel answered. "Not
even the tear gives sufficient expression
to the heart, Heavenly Father give thy
people better language when they wish
to say how they feel the infinite longing
the remembrance of the little morn,
ing star of childhood; the glow of the
golden aurora of youth, and the con-
temptation in mature age, of the COLDER
evening clouds Of future life, as they
appeared bright and high above the
vanquished sun.
Give the heart a new language, my
Father2"
Just then Jupiter heard within the
realm of spheres, the approach of the
Muse of Song. To her he beckoned and
said:
descend to earth, oh, Muse, ano
teach mankind thy language"
Then came the Muse of Song to ut
here below, and taught us the tones
and since then the human heart can
speak. jean Paul.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
KILL ISLAND POND VERMONT, JUNE g. 1885.
WE TWO.

WE TWO.
All, yes, It was years and years agone,
When life to us had no care OF blight,
That we watched the white ships come and
go,
As we sat together each summer night
We climbed the hillsides hand in hand,
With not shadow of i'll in view,
And drank from Natures sweetest spring,
WeTwo!
My swain he was noble, brave and strong,
With love as boundless as is the sea,
And so was all the world to him,
And he, too, was all the world to me.
Though clouds obscured the glorious blue,
With joy within we knew it not,
We Twol
We met when the breath of morn was sweet,
In the shady lane where the robins sung;
And one blessed dawn we pledged our troth
In little nook where the bluebels hung,
Where the roses blushed as the winds swept
by,
And lilies bowed meath their weight of
dew,
We walked and talked till the sun was high
WeTwo!
Ah, yes, it was years and years ago
Since the wedding bells rang sweet and
clear;
And our boys and girls are gone-all gone
Some far away some buried herel
Now we sit with thin and whitened locks,
And our days below we know are few,
But we love with deep unchanging love,
We Two!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
THE ANT AND THE LION.

The Ant having heard that the Lion
had killed Hunter and picked his
Bones set out and journeyed through the
Forest until she met the King of Beasts.
After stating what she had heard the
Ant continued:
"It fills me with Sadness and Sorrow
to know that of you. shall Proceed
to make your Future conduct my Special
Mission"
At the Desire of the Ant the Lion ac-
companed her Home. The young Ants
annoyed him and he killed them by the
score. The Beetles, who were Friends
of the Ants, came on visit to be snap
ped up. Wishing to see how the Ant
Hill was constructed, the Lion in one
moment made wreck of the Labor of
Weeks. Finally, when the Philanthropic
Ant had several times Narrowly escaped
with her Life she felt to exclaim:
"Begone with you back to your
Haunts AS Wicked Lion you may
now and then Slay Hunter, but as a
Reformed Beast you will certainly be the
Death of this Whole Colonym
MORAL The Tramp who is taken in
for the Night causes more Anxiety than
the dozen sleeping in the fence corners.
Detroit Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05

felt himself grow weak before that look.
He endeavored to speak, but Sholoacb
frowned, and the words seemed to freeze
in his throat. The conjurer did moi
take his eyes off the physician while he
spoke to the audience.
''This man is very powerful, he said
''and | must allow him time to contro
his nerves before begin, or he might dc
me some injury"
Then for a time he was silent. The
audience waited and watched the three
silent figures. At length, without tax
ing his eyes from Manners, Sholbacb
said:
at is time"
Then with a sudden expression o.
frightful ferocity he plunged the knife
into the throat of the man before him
The head fell forward and the hands
gripped the side of the chair convulsive
ly for moment; then John Manners wa,
as still as if he were dead. Sholhact
asked some of the men in the front row
whether they could see that the knif,
had really been plunged in the man''
throat. They said there was no doub
of it.
GAS the hour is late" said Sholbach
81 will not prolong this exhibition.
put this screen in front of this man so
Now in two minutes you will see hin
enter that door,"
No one had noticed Irene while Shol
bach was performing his feat, but it was
now seen that she had tainted. Two oI
three persons made a movement to go tt
her assistance, but SholDach stopped
them with wave of the hand.
II can bring her out of the faint in 6
moment, " he said.
Then lifting her as easily as if sh,
had been a child he carried her off th,
stage.
The audience waited until the two
minutes had expired. Then they began
to look for the temperance of Manners
from the front of the stage. But no on,
came. There was deathly silence il
the house, and the stage remained empty
Three, four, five, ten minutes passed
and neither the physician nor the con
jurer appeared.
''There's something wrong here" ex
claimed a man sitting in the front row
So saying he sprang upon the stage
and overthrow the screen behind which
the magician had hidden Manners.
A horrible sight was exposed. TIL,
young physician sat still in the chat
with the knife in his throat, the blood
trickling slowly down his breast, dead
A dozen men rushed forward to examine
There was no doubt about it; murder
had been committed, calmly and boldly,
in the presence of three hundred wit
neSses.
The building was searched before and
behind the scenes. Then it was founC
that both the conjurer and the young
woman had disappeared. The police
were informed, an alarm was sent out
the news was telegraphed all over the
country, but to no purpose. George
Sholbach and his victim were never seer
again.
1t is said that in Germany a conjurer
is travelling about and giving remarkable
second sight performances, his assistant
being a beautiful, pale woman, who
shudders continually, and whose eyes are
always fixed in CLASSY stare, but whc
never makes a mistake in answering hi
questions No one, however, has beer
able to identify the two as George Shol
back and Irene Washburne.-W j. Hen
| ders0n, IN Inter- Ocean,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
nUMOR OF THE DAY.

A gold pen-The bankers coin vault.
The call to arms-'John, take the
oaby."
Il come to fill long-felt want" as
he dentist remarked.
A bit of cross questioning Why don't
rou shut the door2-LIe.
A million and a quarter of cats are an
iually killed for their seal skin.-PhjLG-
lelphja Gull.
When man sees double it is evidence
hat his glasses are too strong for him
Boston Transcript.
Tailors ought always to be able to
please their customers, because it is their
special business to suit people.
1t only costs So to dress family in
Porto Rico for whole year. 1t is ex-
pended mostly in hats. -,Sytings.
The crow is not particularly musical
bird, but the farmer always associates
lin with the cornet.-Boston Bulletin.
1t taxes puG JnIrJeen minutes TO Ieao
an elephant on train. The elephant
Doesn't have to spend half an hour get
ing his trunk checked. L. Graphic.
Now to the sanctum comes the bore,
With smiling face and manner airy,
And closes carefully the door
He left ajar last January.
Boston Courier.
The emperor of Austria, it is said, has
.private circus. So has many mar
led man who isn't an emperor when he
gets home late from the club Boston
Times.
A small boy ball game of about four
On each side sounds as if there were not
ess than at least about two hundred en-
gagged in the game. e.-Kentuchy State
| Journal.
About the only reference to baseball
holy writ that we remember is where
3ebecca goes to the right-feld with
pitcher. The right field for water.--
Chicago Ledger.
"That's very good cheese of yours for
,omc purposes 81 thought you would
ike it. It's lively, isn't itl'' Yes; why
lon't you enter it for walking match" !"
Boston Budget.
There is fortune in store for the mil
iner who shall devise a bonnet that can
,e worn in any part of a church and al
ways present its trimmed side to the
congregation. Troy Press.
What this great throbbing public is
'earning for is a scientist who will dis
over woman willing to acknowledge
hat any other woman's dress does not
lang like rag.-Boston Post.
'Ice cream?" observed Briggs at the
boarding house. ''That is what l call
IN oasis in the desert" ut is more like
dessert in the oasis" replied the thin
,oarder r.-NeO York Graphic.
1t is claimed that one can tell when it
noon by looking at cats eyes. This
nay be so, but the man who should
aunt around after cat to tell him when
dinner time has arrived would be con-
,idered non compos mentis and no good.
-L0ueU Citizen.
The season has come
When people repair
To beaches and mountains
For health-giving air,
When youths from the city
And beautiful bellies
Spoon on the piazzas
OF summer hotels
Boston Courier
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
A Queer Town.

Texarkana is novelty. | never kne
until now where its long, curious name
came from, Texas and Arkansas, and it
is all right, for the State line splits the
town in two. This line does not run
with the streets, but diagonally and right
through the business houses and private
residences, so that when the merchant is
behind his counter in Texas his custo-
mers are in Arkansas. | thought that
there would be some conflict of laws, and
there is some, especially about crime, but
these people all unite in everything tor
the good of Texarkana, and the criminals
can't dodge over the line to do any good.
They have extradition laws of their own,
not State laws, nor municipal laws, but
the laws of custom and protection.
When man skips over the line the Of
ticers of that side shove him back, law
or no law. If he wants to sue for kid
mapping he can't find respectable law
yer to take his case; public opinion is
against it, and so he has to submit.
They have double city government,
two mayors and two marshals, but there
is no clash or conflict and no jealousy
Well, l believe that the people on the
Texas side are little more airy and con-
sequential than those over the Arkansaw
line, for Texan is-well, he is just a
Texan, and that means a good deal.
They are not only proud of living in
their State, but they are sorry for those
who don't. They look upon all the rest
of us as unfortunates. The time was
when they invited immigration, but they
have ceased to feel concern about that
now, for the cry is, "still they come. u
They give cordial welcome to all, but
they hint that after awhile they may take
vote as to whether a foreigner may
come or not. Blu arp, IN atlanta Con.
stif9ItiOn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-06-05
American Fables.

A Tiger suddenly Appeared before a
Peasant one day and asked for Certif-
cate of Character, Explaining that he
Desired it to help him Better his For
tunes.
"But what can I say Good of you9"
Protested the Peasant.
"Why, man, I've had dozen Chances
to Down your whole Family, but have
never even Bitten onep
MORAL: We don't know how Thank.
full we ought to be to the Burglars who
don't Burgle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-04
bullion.

NEW YORk. December 5.-Bsr silver
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-04
NsuYork stook Market.

NEW YORK, December 3.-11 am
Stocks we're very tame at opening this
morning, the first prices showing only
slight changes from last evenings clos
ing figures. The market continued very
dull during the first hour, and is now
dull and steady.
New YORK, December 3.-NOon.-
Stocks were strong after II, advancing
i to a, with Pacific Mail and New
York Central each Is, and Union Pa
ciic 11s. Later on they yielded frac
lion, and at noon the market was quiet
and steady, at a little below the best
figures.
New YORK, December 3.-3 p.m.-
Stocks continued quiet and firm after
noon, until l o'clock when they be-
came more active and firm until ?, when
they became weak and declined. The
decline was checked shortly after 3,
and was succeeded by slight advances
in some cases. The market finally
closed moderately active and about
steady, prices beng generally a little
better than the lowest of the day.
New YORK. December 3.-Goyern-
ments dull and steady.
Stocks were active to-day, especially
after noon. There were only three de-
cidedlv active stocks, st. Paul, Lake
Shore and Erie. Fluctuations were
within moderate range. The market
closed steady, and generally 4 TO =
above last evening.
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COMMERCIAL.
Eastern MARKETS

Money. Stocks. Grain and 0A''ie
Reports
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New York Mining Market.

New YORK, December 3.-Mining
shares were fairly active, with consider
able strength in most shares, and good
inquiry. The sales include Sutro Tun-
mel at %, Moro at 5, Little Pittsburg at
Is, Leadville at 80, Bulwer at IS, Horn
Silver at 3, Navajo at So, Alice at l.9O
Lacrosse at 10, California and Virginia
$50 Bodie at 3 Sierra 81 Nevada News 9nV at SO e.
Savage at I.70, Hale and Norcross at
$50, Mexican at IS, Homestake at %
and Ontario at 80.
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Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAeo. Decemher 3

-N74N'of AOOOiIIUCI ..
Cattle-Receipts, 10000; fairly active.
Sn E6d lower: shipping steers, $50 10
I,ogO pounds, $50 a 5.65: stocEers
and and feeders, 40 q $50: through
Ie1as cattle, steady. $50 a $50.
hogS-Receipts, $1,000: Sow. 5 lower.
rough and mixed, $40 q 3.65: packing
ana q "a shipping, SO q 3.S5; light. $50 "a
sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady: ma
ives ives, LOO q $50; Western, 80 a p o:
texans, 1.5O a 2.9O.
Lambs-3.0O @4.40.
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AFTERNOON.

Wheat-Closed strong, about I'M
changed; 865k a Il cash; S5I Deem
Der; S7Z January.
az SStoTgn.,,Firm, steady, higher; Al cash ;
AUS q Al December; 5SH a 3S5E Janu,
Gatso0oQuiet, dali, lower; % a 2915
cash; % December; 2S5I January.
Rye-Steady; 81.
Barley-Dull; IS.
Ior66-AetIVe, easier: $50 a 500
C C $50 December; 900 @ 9.s2L Jan
L4ard-Steady, lower: 600 a 6.O2L
CaSn 900 December; 6.1O a 6.121k JaA-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-04
British Grain Trade.
LIVERPOOL. Dec

LIVERPOOL, December ;.
;Nheat-POor demand; new No. .
y, NE and spring and Deem Der. Is.
'I2d-i January and February, Is. Id.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-04
Western Stock Market.
Chicago Grain Trade.
CHICAGO. December 3
san FRANCIsCo. Decen

AA4N-AoNt DVNCAA4UUI ..
Wheat-DuIl, steady; S65S cash; 81
January; 9515 q 9314 May.
Corn Steady; Al cash-December; 40
Nav.
Osts-Shade easier: 291S -Decem-
Der: 2SS January; el% May.
WhiSky-1.15.
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MONEY Market.
NEW YORK, December

NEW YORK, December 3.
Money, ~ q 8.
Prilue paper, 4 @ .:
Exchange bills, 1854.
Demand, 1854.
SAN Francisco, Deem Der 5.
Slight drafts New York, 2oc. tele-
graphic, 25c.
New-York tribune., 1885-10-21

TOUENS RAID on THE BALLOT BOA.
We learn from The IVOmdR's JOHrndt that a
considerable number Of women in this State,
having come 10 the conclusion that there IL
nothing III the Constitution and laws restricting
the right of suffrage to men, are resolved to
vote nj the election of November 3. Lawyers
Of high standing are said to hold that such is
their right and that inspectors who bar their
way to the ballot boxes will do SO at their
peril. The Constitution-so runs the argument
does indeed say that male citizens OF certain
qualifications may vote; but 1t nowhere Ge-
carcs that women shall not vote; ergo women
have only to walk right up to the polling places
and demand their rights. The New YORK lady
correspondent of The V0mdnS JoWHdt states
that every Saturday afternoon for the last few
weeks the women of this city who hold to this
doctrine have been in consultation at central
point, and that the profound MIR. Ham ilton
Wilcox has been present to give them lnstruc-
ton in the law. Every precaution has been
takcn," so the correspondent says, to Keep
these meetings private as il has been thought
"unwisc 10 allow the press 10 have any knowl-
"cdgc prcmaturcly of the proposed action OF
@womeu voters II is assumed by the raiders,
apparently, that if the inspectors can be kept
ignorant of their plans down to the last day OF
registration "A few oi them at least will be over
come by the sudden display Of female charms
and awcd by Mr. Hamilton Willcoxs law.
II is not easy To believe that any Inspector OF
election, whether in this city or the remotest
backwoods, can be SO ignorant of his duty as to
Weld to the demand of these raiders. But it
NAV not be amss to remind them that the cleo
ton law provides penalties of pretty serious
character for registering the name of any per-
son not a legal voter or for permitting such
person to cast ballot The application of
woman for registration need not cost them any
embarrassment, since it will only be necessary
to turn TO Article H., Section |, of the ConStitu-
tion. which declares that "Qual!ied yCtcr
must be a "maTe oitizcn.' Unless the applicant
is ready to swear that she possesses this quail
hcation, she must stand aside. Whatever in
genious web of sophstry may be spun from the
language of the election statutes, this provision
of the Constitution binds every inspector as with
an iron chain and he can only diSrc gard it at
his peril We call attention To the mattcr, not
40 much because we think many people are
likely to be mislcd, as because leading advo-
Gates of Woman Suffrage request it from us, in
order that their cause may not be made ridicu-
Ions through the antics Of people like Mr..
Hamilton w lcox and his followers.
New-York tribune., 1885-10-21

Superintendent Sloat, of the Old Dominion Llne'
that the system OF Government Inspection
under which the Dolphin was built was twenty
fines 10 severc rs would have been required tor
merchant vessel and that the grounds assigned
bv the Examining Board for condemnlng 'ne
vessel involve mechanical imposslDllltles
and sludicrous propositions" Ihls Is only one
of n hundred expert opinions when can oo
quoted. In the judgment not only OF the Au'
visory Board, which was empowered by law 10
design the vessel and supervise its CONSTRUCTION
but also of the best informed and most exper-
enced mechanical engineers employed by Amer
lean steamship lines, the work OF construction
was thoroughly done, all requirements OF tne
contract were complied with and workmanship
and materials perfect throughout. why, then'
was determined effort made by the Navy De-
nartment TO reject the vessel, to discredlt every
hodv connected with its construction, to ruin
the bnilder and to throw . 900 skilled mechan-
les ont of employment9 Every representative
of the great mercantile corporations consulten
by our reporters has the answer at his tongues
end. 1t has been a political persecution con
ducted fol the selfish purpose of making capital
for the "refom Administration and without
reference to the business interests OF the coun-
try or to any considerations of justice ana talr
dealing.
4 Now we want some of our friends the enemy
TO see what they can make of such statement
AS CAPTAIN lie Fevre's. He is pronounced
Democrat and voted for Mr.. Cleveland. Yet he
does not hesitate to pronounce Secretary Whit-
news dealings with Mr.. Roach vi most con-
sojenceless persecution. lie declares that this
poltica campaign against the man who has
built M the American commercial marine is a
burning disgrace to the Administration ana
terrible calamity to the country. lie considers
that the Secretary has not shadow OF right on
his side and denOunces the course OF the Oov-
ernment AS both wicket and reckless. Now TINS
is the way in which prominent business men,
some of whom have been lifelong Democrats,
are talking of the present Administration. They
do not give Secretary Whitney any credit Tor
good motives, and i'll this respect are less chart
table than we have been. They unite IN decar-
ing that THE TBIBUNE'S indictment is well
grounded and that the Administration is con-
victed of entering into a political conspiracy
fraught with ruin to the cOmmerci al interests
of the country.