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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
An Emergency Shelf.


An old country doctor, with widely
extended practice, one said: eff peo-
pie would only be sick bright moonlight
nights, when one would enjoy riding, a
country doctors life would not be so
hard. But the more cloudy and more
stormy the night, the more sure am to
have call from five miles OF, and fire.
quently l have had to lead my horse, the
road has been so dark" Now if people
only would be sick when we were ready,
or an accident happen when we were on
the watch, it would not be so wearing to
nerves and temper, but if baby has the
Group it will be pretty sure to be at
night, and Harry will cut his finger
nearly Off In cleaning house time, or lit
tie Mary will be taken with chills when
no one can conveniently go for the doc
tor. Now every good housekeeper ought
to have an emergency Shetland this
must be looked over as regularly as the
linen drawer to see that every needful
article is supplied and in its place. See
that the mustard is ready for little Mary's
foot bath, so that she can be bathed
quickly and quiet sleep is sure to fol-
low. Lots of old cloth rolled up
for cut fingers and soft linen hand
kerchiefs for burns, and ipecac,
if on hand in case of Group
in the night, may save baby's life. A
small bottle of ammonia will allay the
it hing from mosquito bites, and box
of vaselne will be good for chatting and
sores. And mother with little children.
ought to have rainy weather and Sun
day shelf. The little ones are cross be-
cause they cannot go out, or must be
kept quiet. Now, suppose mamma
brings out an old Noah's ark, that will be
quite new to the children, or a picture
book that has lain on the shelf foT weeks
because the children were tired of it, or a
ball of string or roll of bright paper. A
hundred things might be put aside and
brought out on dark day to make the
children happy. One mother interested
her children when they were getting up
from the measles in making a sick-box.
1t was quite large soap-box, and she
lined and covered it with pretty paper.
Then the children were told to select
from their collection of toys and picture
books, the things to be put in the box.
They were not to play with them when
they were we'll enough to be out doors
Mamma kept the key. The plan worked
nicely. Sometimes the box would not
be opened for weeks. But when sick
day came, then came the delight of get
ting the key from mamma and having q
grand rummage in the box. But the
first day they could go out it was locked
again and put in its place in the dark
o1ocot
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
SELECT SIFTINGS.

A single oyster opened the other day
by a Fair Haven Conn. man contained
1853 pearls.
Pomatum was introduced in 1896. 1t
was compounded of the pulp of apples,
lard and rose water.
Sparrows have taken possession Of the
tall pillars that support the elevated rail
ways in New York, and there, amidst
the din of travel, thousand of little spar
rows are yearly Matched out.
The harvest moon is the moon near
the full at harvest time in England, or
about the autumnal equinox when the
moon rises nearly at the same hour for
several days. The autumnal equinox &C.
ours about the Esd of September.
A most astonishing phenomenon of the
Javanese earthquake was the splitting of
the Papandayang Mountain. In flash
of time it was split into. seven parts.
Where the lone mountain had stood
doomed up seven peaks each some 1000
feet high.
On the Devonshire coast In England
sea grass is boiled, chopped, mixed with
a small proportion of oatmeal, and made
into bread, which keeps from four to
eight days, and is much used by the
poor Welsh people, most of it being sent
to Swansea
An English ethnologist has made an
interesting discovery. Sir Samuel Baker
notes as curious fact that the negroes
never tame elephants or wild animals.
The elephants used by the Carthaginians
were trained by the Arabs and Cartha-
ginians, but never by negroes.
A dozen years after Henry Hudson had
satisfied his Dutch employers that the
river which bears his name was not a
strait or arm of the sea, the impression
prevailed in England among educated
people that it really was so, and that in
consequence New England was an island.
A thing with which they circumvent
caterpilIais in the Boston and New York
parks is a belt of iron with a circular
trough contain ng kerosene. The iron
belt fits around the trunk of the tree, and
when the climbing caterpillar attempts
to pass the trough of oil it is overcome
by the fumes and so falls back-as dead
as a door nail.
A French entomologist has described
the bird-spider of tropical America, the
largest of the several hundred known
species of spiders, as a formidable crea-
ture having body four and quarter
inches long, or d aneter of seven inches
with the legs extended. Its nest, in the
centre of which its 1900 or 1000 eggs
are deposited, is so strengthened as to be
capable of arresting small bird, and the
spider is sufficiently powerful to destroy
not only young birds and adult hum
ming birds, but large lizards and reptiles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
A JuvpIer,s Feats.

Paul Cinquevalli's best feats are ex-
actly in line with this reform or Robert
Houdin's. Instead of juggling with the
three knives, which most performers
have used hitherto, he takes the knife
and fork of commerce and the common
or garden potato, and he juggles with
these. The feats Paul Cinquevalli
accomplishes with the knife, fork and
potato are as novel as they are extraor-
binary. He tosses the three in the air
from hand to hand, the potato on the
prongs of the fork and the knife per-
pendicular on its point in the potato.
Again he throws knife, fork and potato
in the air, cutting the potato in two by
q swift cut of the knife and catching the
halves, one on the fork in the left hand,
and the other on the point of the knife
in the right. This is the very triumph
of the skilful use of common things,
which is the essential principle of the
new jugglery. Equally extraordinary is
Paul Cinquevalli's juggling with a can
non ball, china plate and an egg, after
which he first throws the egg fifteen feet
in the air, catching it on the plate with
out breaking the egg, and then he throws
the cannon ball in the air, catching it or
the plate without breaking the plate.
These marvellous feats are all done with
out strain or effort and with the utmost
ease and certainty. And with the samC
calmness does he accomplish what is per
haps his most astonishing effect -
although it is not as novel or snowy a
those we have already mentioned. Thi
is the juggling with cannon ball,
transparent glass bottle and little bi
of paper torn off and rolled up in sigh
of the spectator. The enormous dis
parity of weight, size and shape existin!
between these three objects makes tn
throwing of them from hand to hant
with unerring certainty most Difficult
task. Saturday Reyie,o.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Red ants will never be found in closets
or drawers if small bag of sulphur is
kept in these places.
The broth in which mutton has been
ooiled can be made into good tomato
soup. The tomatoes must be baked
until soft enough to pulp through a
sieve.
To make good tea. scald teapot we'll,
add one teaspoon tea for each cup, pour
on little boiling water, and steep five
minutes, but entreat you, if you desire
good cup of tea, do not let the tea boil.
Boiling Injuries tea.
Any gold jewelry that an immersion in
water will not injure can be beautifully
cleaned by shaking it we'll in a bottle
nearly half full of warm soapsuds, to
which little prepared chalk has been
added, and afterward rinsing in clear,
cold water and wiping it dry.
A cool and refreshing drink that may
be used by young and old is made as fol-
lows: Put the thinly cut peel and the
juice of one lemon in jug or jar with
a quarter oil an ounce of cream of tartar.
Pour over all one quart of boiling water
and sweeten to taste with granulated
sugar. Cover it up, and when cool set
it on the ice and it will be ready for use.
Pour off the liquid clear from the sedi-
ment and serve.
Corn bread is more wholesome than
hot rolls for breakfast. Made in this
way it is excellent: Half pound of In
dian meal, half pound of flour, one tea
spoonful of salt, and one tablespoonful of
baking powder sifted into bowl. Beat
one ounce of butter, one ounce of sugar
and two eggs together, and add to the
sifted meal and flour. Add gradually
one pint of milk for thin batter and
bake in hot oven.
To clean windows: Wash with luke
wark water, rub with any clean, dry
cloth to take off the first dampness, then
finish with piece of chamois. A large
one can be purchased for fifty cents, and
it will last LIFETIME and save so much
hard work. When soiled wash in soap
suds, rinse well and dry, then rub it in
the hands to make it soft. For silver it
is unequaled. Also wiring it in tepid
water, and use it to rub off the finger
marks on the piano, then rub with drv
one.
There is danger in some of the patent
hair dyes, and hence the Scientific Aneri-
can offers what is known as the walnut
hair dye. The simplest form is the ex-
pressed juice of the bark or shell of green
walnuts. To preserve the juice a little al
cohol is commonly added to it with few
bruised cloves, and the whole digested
together, with occasional agitation, for a
week or fortnight, when the clear portion
is decanted and, if necessary, filtered.
Sometimes little common salt is added
with the same intention. 1t should be
kept in cool place. The most convenient
way of application is by means of a
sponge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
Practical Qualities Of Aluminium.

No metal heretofore in use has any,
thing like the number of practical quail
ties possessed by aluminium Compared
with the precious metals, it is equally
ductile with gold and silver, furnishes
less than the latter resists the attacks
of all acids except hydrochloric, and
melts at comparatively low tempera-
ture. Compared with iron and steel,
lis specific gravity is nearly three times
less, while capable of resisting tensile
strain eq al to the best of iron. 1t casts
well, and can be forged with facility,
never oxidi ing even at red heat. 1t
is IS sensible to variations of heat and
cold than most metals. Compared with
tin, it forms alloys with every other
metal, imparting to that metal many of
1T own remarkable qualities. Compared
with copper, for electrical purposes, it
greatly surpasses the latter in its con-
ductability. The ores of aluminium in a
more or less concentrated state are
abundant in every part of the globe;
and yet, with all this, so far up to the
present time, the refractoriness of these
ores has been such that their reduction
has been, if not impossible, at least at
tended with such great expense as to
render the cost of the me al prohibitory
to its general introduction. Until re-
Gently. the only known successful process
for the gproduction of aluminium has
been that invented by the French
metallurgist, Devllle, which consisted
in reducing the aluminium in an atmos-
phere of chloride of sodium. The ex-
pense OF this was necessarily very great.
Now, however, that electricity has been
brougi to solve the question, there is no
doubt that tho problem of the production
of cheap aluminium has been solved
Engineering and Mining journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
A Valuable Otter.

A teamster came down to Chico, CAL,
Done day recently from the mountains,
bringing with him live otter, which at
tracted great deal of attention in town.
The man said he got the animal some
time ago from some Indians, who caught
it in the Columbia River, Oregon, when
it was very young and only as big as
rat. 1t is now about thirty inches in
length from its nose to the tip of its tail,
and weighs fully fifty pounds. In color
it is dark brown. The otter is very
tame, and will follow it's master about
town like dog, never offering to run
away. He and few friends went down
to the river with the animal after fish.
1t had been trained by its former own
ers, the Indians, to catch fish, and its
performance is said by those who wit
messed it to be truly remarkable. When
thrown into the river the otter would
make sudden dive into the water.
After a moment it would rcappear on the
surface with fish in its mouth, which 1t
would bring to the bank to its master.
Then it would repeat the operation,
never failing to bring up fish when it
dived. In this way the party got over
hundred ISL in two hours time. The
teamster values his pet very highly, but
wanted to sell it, as he has to be travel
ing around the country all the time. He
considers i; worth 500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
A Valuable Veil.

The church of Meixotl, Mexico, is said
to contain veil of great value. For
nearly three centuries Spaniards were in
the habit of vowing jewel to the veil
of Our Lady of Meixotl if they returned
safely from a voyage to Spain, until in
Maximllan's time the veil was bejew-
eled to the value of 5000, 900. Three
German adventures with Macmillan de-
termined after his failure to carry away
this veil. They made elaborate prepare
tons, succeeded in taking the veil, but a
pursuing party had nearly overtaken
them when they made stand in mar
row pass, where two of them were, how
ever, killed with their horses, the third
making off under cover of darkness, but
without the veil, which was recaptured
and restored to the altar, to be more
vi, ilantly guarded than ever.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Brown-You ask me to lend you 95.
Why don't you go across the street to
the bank and ask them to lend it to youG
Lending money istheir business.
Jones-But they don't know me.
Brown-All the more chance of you
getting it then.
Jones-Whyl
Brown-Because no one who did
know you would lend you nickel.
Jones (disdainfully)-ohl
Brown-You may oh others but you
cannot owe me Teas Siftings. q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
Prompt Reform of Bodily Evils.

The prompt reform of those bodily evils, en-
feebled digestion, incomplete assimilation, in
activity of the liver kidneys and bladder, as
well as of the nervous symptoms which these
ailments are especially prone to beget is al
ways accomplished by the use of Hostetters
physicians, pronounced pure by analysis, and
eminently wholesome and agreeable. Surely
such restorative is preferable TO unpalatable
toned nostrums. The nation ut large assur-
edly thinks so, judging by the unprecedented
demand for the article from Maine to the Pa
orders for it received from Tropical America,
Mexico, the British and Spanish Colonial pos
sessions and elsewhere. Both at home and
abroad it is recognized as a standard remedy
and preventive, the decisiveness of its effects
recommending 1t everywhere.
Halls Hair Renewer imparts renewed vital
lily to hair which has become weak and thin.
For children atfectel with colds, no remedy
acts 50 quickly as Ayers Cherry Peclora
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

swindlers played the old game on
George Straw of Wea, Ind. He signed
contract with lightning-rod man for
one rod, to cost So. so, and few days
later found that he had signed promis-
sorry note for $3.50. Rather than have a
legal fight with the rascals, he COM
promised by paying $3.50.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
THE NOBLE NATURE

II Is not growing like a tres
In bulk doth make man better DO;
Or standing long an oak three hundred year,
To fall a log at last, dry, bald and sere.
A lily of day
Is fairer far in May,
Although it fall al die that night
1t is the plant and flower Of light,
In small proportions we just beauties see,
And in short measures life may perfect DO.
Ben JonsoA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Mr.. Chas, Powell, postmaster, Terre Haute,
o., writes that two of his very finest chickens
were recently affected with roup. He satura-
ted piece of bread half an inch square with
st. Jacobs Oil and fed it to them. Next day
he examined them and there was no trace Of
the disease remaining
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Mr.. E. R. Wilson, Grand Rapids, Mich, re-
ports the case of Mr.. H. T. Sheldon, of Ian
sing, Mich, who for several weeks suffered
from frightful cough and cold, which was
cured by one bottle Of Red Star Cough cure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

The farmers, in their swamps, we're sure,
Could find the roots and plants that cure;
II by their knowledge they only knew
For just the disease each one grew.
Take courage now and Swamp Root" try
for kidney, liver and bladder complaintsh
AS on this remedy you can rely,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Josiah Davis, North Middletown KY. writes: ~
am now using box of your HENRY's CARBoLIc
SALvE upon an ulcer, which for the past ten DAYS
has given great pain This salve is the only rem
edy have found that has given me any ease My
ulcer was caused by varcose veins and was pro.
bounced incurable by my medical doctors find,
however, that HESRY's CARBoLIc SALvK is effeeting
azure" Beware of limitations
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Mensmans Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only
ti0tts properties. 1t contains blood-making
force generating and life sustaining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostraton, and all forms OF general debility;
result OF exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaint. Caswell, Hazard 8
20, PrOprietOrs, New York. Sold by druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Umbrellas, when wet, should be placed with
thus concentrates at the tips and falls from
the edge, instead of gathering into the folds
of the umbrella, and thus dries quicker and
the ia brio is better preserved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

The new peoples palace in London will
probably be one of the largest technical schools
in the world. The buildings are designed to
accommodate nearly 20 600 students
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists Soc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
Her Answer.

Her Answer,
I asked for her hand and
She murmured "Oh, myn
And gave me a smile from
Her love-swimming eye.
She gave me her hand, while
Caressing her poodle,
And said, | am yours, sir,
II you're got the b)odle.
boston Courier.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

FOR RATES for advertising in this paper apply to
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01

Prevent crooked boots and blistered heels by
wearing LYONS Patent Heel Sttfeners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-10-01
DAVID TRUMBALL.)
How A Farmers Life Was Saved.

~ ! Liz NBGO OAtOua
Hon. 8. C. Huntington, Ex-COunty
Judge; Hon. N. ID. Smith, District
Attorney, and Sworn Statement OF
Others. All off cIaski, OswegO Co.,
N. n.
Seven years ago my struggle for life began
with burning inflammation, almost as much
to be dreaded as fre). At first attacking me
with pain and aching in the back. The least
cold or over work would aggravate my troub-
les. My stomach and liver became deranged,
tongue coated, appetite poor, nerves unstruns
and my sleep troubled. made desperate
effort to keep about, butin spite of all my reso-
lutions and the help Of physicians, found my
self growing worse month by month, and my
once powerful constitution completely break
ing down. suffered from chronic Inflammation
of the kidneys, rheumatism and catarrh Of the
bladder. Blood would rush to ny head, would
feel faint and weak, and found it difficult to
breathe at times as my heart would throb and
skip beats. In the spring of 1880 still more
critical symptoms set in. My terrible agony
no one could tell. Ny weight was reduced
nearly seventy pounds. A sense Of soreness
and rawness was followed by attacks Of inward
fever. Vim. H. Filkin's affidavit is herewith
given:
| I often sdrU the urine passed by David Trum-T
ball. II looked terrible, as though 1t tDds his
ueTU lue's blood.
(Signe0 VIM. H. FILKINS,
Sworn to before me J. w. FENToN-Jus-
this 9th day of Nov, tice, Pulaski, OsWego
1888. Co., N. Y.
At times my back and limbs were 80 weak,
Icould hardly stand or walk The oftener the
effort to void urine, the more frequent the call
and severer the distress.
On November 2lst, 1881, I began taking
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver
and Bladder Cure, and applying his U & o
Anointment. To-day AN 02 years old, and
I am enjoying excellent health. am free
from pains in my back and kidneys, can sleep
well nights, have IN excellent appetite and
indeed I am enjoying life as well as did
eight years ago.
Dear Doctor, imagine you saw me last hay.
ing time working in the fields sweating to
carry along 2JOlbs. (Which is my present
weight-good flesh and solid, and this too
after not being able to get up from my bed
Uitholt help by spells for more than year.
Now can jump as quick as boy. 1t seems
% much like miracle. 1 can not find suitable
language to express my thanks. 1 am in
receipt of letters almost every week, and
sometimes twicea week, asking me about my
FIRST testimony published in DR.. Kilmer's
IneGlidS' Guide 10 Health, inquiring il it was
true that II was cured after suffering so much"
Now repeat the testimony with sworn proof
and if this will be the means of inducing some
other sufferer to try yourinvaluable Remedies
1t will pay me ahundred fold. am interviewed
almost every day and hear of great
many who have tried your Remedies and
speak of them in great praise.
This testimony is true as to my recovery
but as to my suffering the one-half has not
been told,