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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
An Old.Time Washington Hotel.
Kaanpr

When Congress first met at Washing
ton there was but one hotel there and
one in Georgetown. Others were, how
ever, soon erected, and fifty-eight years
ago there were half dozen. The favor
lite establishment was the Indian Queen
Hotel, which occupied the present site
of tho Metropolitan Hotel, and was
designated by large swinging sign upon
which figured Pocahontas, painted in
glaring colors. The landlord, Jesse
Brown, who used to come to the curb
stone to welcome the coming guests, was
a native of Havre de Grace, who had
served his apprenticeship to tavern
keeping at Hagerstown and in Alexan-
dria. A glance at the travellers as they
alighted and were ushered by him into
the house would enable him mentally to
assign each one to q room, the advan-
tages of which he would describe ere
sending its destined occupant there I'M
der the pilotage of a colored servant.
When the next meal was ready the new
ly-arrived guest was met at the door of
the dining-room by Mr.. Brown, wearing
large white apron, who escorted him
to a seat and then went to the head Of
the table, where he carved and helped
the principal dish. The excellences Of
this-ish or flesh or fowl he would an
nounce as he would invite those seated
at the table to send up their plates for
what he knew to be their favorite por-
tons; and he would also invite atten-
ton to dishes on other parts of the ia
BILE, which were carved and helped by
the guests who sat nearest them. 81
have delicious quarter of mutton from
the valley of Virginia." Mr., Brown
would announce in stentorian tone,
which could be heard above the CHATTER
of crockery and the din of steel knives
and forks. ''Let me send you a rare
slice, Mr.. A." "Col. B., will you not
have a bonc3" 'NIrs. c., send up your
! plate for piece of the kidney" "Mrs.
D., there is fat and tender mongrel
goose at the other end of the table. "
"Joe, pass around the sweet potatoes. Vi
"Co. E., will you help to that chicken
pie before you2"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

mon has no more effect upon them than tho
shining of the moon on the city pavement
As Christ says: "TheIublicans aud harlots
will 20 iuto the Kingdom of God before
them" They have resisted all the importu-
nitiss Of divine mercy, and have gone, Cur
ing these thirty years, through most power
full earthquakes of religions feeling, and
they are farther away from God than
ever. After a while they will lie
down sick, and some day it will be told
they are dead No hope But / turn to out
siders with a hope that thrills through my
body and soul. Other sheepI have, which are
not of this fold.n You are not gospel hard
ened. You have not heard many sermons
during the last few years. AS you came
into a religious meeting to-day everything
was novel, aud oil the services are suggestive
of your early days How sweet the opening
hymn sounded in your ears, and how blessed
it is in this p.acel Every thing suggestive
of Heaven. You do not weep, but the sh over
Is not far of. You sigh, and you have no.
ticed that there is always a sigh in the wind
before the rain falls. There are those here
who would give anything if they could find
relief in tears. They say: "Oh, my wasted
lifel Oh, the bitter past! Oh, the graves
over which have stumbled Whittier shall
fiyl Alas for the future! Everything is
dark-so dark so dark God help mel God
pity me ~ Thank the Lord for that last ut
terance. You have begun to pray, and when
a man begins to petition, that sets all heaven
flying his way, and God steps in and beats
back the hounds of temptation into the ken
mel, and around about the poor wounded soul
puts the covert of his hardening mercy.
Harkl l hear something fall. What was
that 1t is the bars OF the fence around the
sheepfold. The shepherd lets them down,
and the hunted sheep OF tbs mountain bound
in; some Of them. tn eir fe see torn with the
brambles; some of them, their feet lame with
the dogs; but bounding in. Thank Godl
"Other sheep have which are not Of this
fold u
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

"Won't you go up, dear, and get my
goats off the burcau?" "Your goats?"
queried Jones. "What new tangled
things that2" '1'll show you," re-
marked the wife, and she sailed upstairs
and down again with pair of kids on
her hands. There they arc" said she.
"Why, I call those kids, said the sur
prised husband. ooh, you do9" replied
the wife. $50 did l once; but they are
so old now Pm ashamed to call them
anything but goats" Jones took the
hint. Chicago Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
Odd Ears and Eyes.

With reference to the discovery by the
Troy Telegram that large number of
persons in its city are becoming deaf in
one cara fact which the Telegram seems
inclined, without much reason, to at
tribute to the use of the telephone-a
Traveller writes to the Buffalo Courier:
Il made some extended experiments
with the telephone some six years ago
and developed the fact that nearly every
subject, out of some thousands, heard
better with one ear-usually the left
than the other" He also learned after
ward that it was quite common for the
'yesight of one eye to be better than the
other
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
A Healthy Body and n CIenr Head.

If indigestion, constipation and bil!ousness
These orders react upon the brain most hurt.
fully, and produce a cloudiness in the organ OK
thought not experienced by healthy man.
Happily these brain-oppressing maladies may
be entirely dispelled by that peer ess Alternative,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which cheers,
refreshes and invigorates the brain and nerves,
while it regulates the organs Of digestion, as
morbid humors which poison tho system
through the bowels and urinary passages, and
eXerts a powerful invgorating influence as
well. Its cathartic action is never irritating,
violent or painful but even, natural and pro-
gressive. AS an appetizer and sleep promoter,
the bitters is unrivaled; itmitigates the infirm-
tiles of age, relieves the ailments peculiar to
the getler sex, arrests premature decay, and
builds UP an enfeebled physique.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
In packing bottles, india rubber Lands
slipped over them will prevent bresEags.
Important ,o Merchant TniIors,

NJ Won Keller & Co successors to Keller g.
Rnhl, at the old Cloth House, corner Ann and
William SITS, New York city, are doing an ex-
Iensiye business by means OF furnishing to the
Merchant Tailoring trade throughout the Uni
Their Woolens In season, and receiving and
executing orders received through the, sam
pies whenever a style has been sold out,
thHt the parties holding their samples are al
va properly informed as TO which styles
they can offer to their patron4. The Merchant
argc variety OF stvles without encumbering
iCselt with q largo stock. We understand
ira. ans Merchant Tailor desiring such collecs
liAh o. 5amheS o2n have Same seny Tree or
Charge Address Messgs, N, Won kelleF q 90
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
She Knew.

Wishing to teach his young dau CHER
some home made grammar, an Oakland
father, DESTROYS of impress:ng upon the
child the difference between singular and
plural number, said:
"What do we say of young LAZY who
is not mrrrcdN
Instead Of the expected answer, "that
she is single" the pert miss retorted:
ave say of her that she is going to be
married." and so ended the first (assoEs
San brancis o Aitn.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

SCovIII.'s SARsAPAUILLA AND STlLLlN6A' OR BLOOD
AND IdyER SYRUP will restore perfsct health 10 the
physical organization. 1t IS, indeed, strengthen
ing syrup pleasant to take and has OFTEN proved
itself to be the best Purlder ever discovered
effectuolly curing Scrofula, SypMltlic disorders,
Weakness Of the Kidneys, Eryspelas Malaria, all
Nervous IS orders and Debility, Bilious Complaints.
and all diseases indicating an impure condition OF
the Blood Liver Kidneys Stomach, etc. 1t corrects
Indigestion especially when the comp amt Is oil an
exhaustive nature, having tendency to lessen the
yigor Of the brain and nervous system.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
A CuriOay Plant.

Donald Mclean, French River, G. B.
is the possessor of plant or herb, which
he found out in the forest. 1t somewhat
resembles the back of q mans hand. 1t
has narrow stem for few inches, then
it takes the shape of goblet, with a
hollow inside. The back side is little
longer, point like, and that Zap bends
over the palm. 70 feels soft and fur
like, with red veins running up the sides
and back, just as natural as in the human
hand. 1t will hold its full of water for
days 1t is curious to look at.-HalJaa
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

Little Johnny, age five. was great,
taken with the circus-posters and begged
his papa to take him to the circus. He
could get no promise from him, how
ever, until making last beseeching ap-
peal on circus day, his father replied:
"Well. Johnny, we will go down
street and see the tents"
Johnny walked along with his father
looking very dubious indeed at such 4
scanty privilege, until, CHANGING up, he
remarked
"Paps, I'd much rather see the con
tents"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

'cYou say" continued the lawyer in
the cross-examination Of witness, that
Jones is your friendf
"Yes, SIR"
"What reason have you to believe that
he is your friendp
ave have associated together for ten
years"
"WenY"
owe never had q word of dispute"
"Weug'
81 have always found him fair and
square"
"That may be, but did you ever ask
him to back a note at the bank for your
'.No, sir"
"Then you don't know him-don't be-
gin to know anything about him, sir, and
YOU shouldn't assert that you did,-De-
tyOH Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver OH
in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy
lvers upon the seashorc. it is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once taken IL
prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided
it superior to any of the other oils in market
Made by Caswell, Hazard & CO., New York;
Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough skin
cured by using Tar Soap, made by Casweu-
Hazard d Co., New York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
Why He Lost the Rnce.

"Joe, it's a shame your boat got left in
the race. You came ont third.
eyes, Bill. Fergy had the Yale
stroke"
"And Fetters"
''He had the Harvard stroke,n
"And your
swell, l had q supStroke "u-PRaaaek
phi0 CaM
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

The number of fruit trees in Califor-
MIA is given as follows: Apple, 2,7OO, :
900; peach, 10000, 900; pear, 500, 900;
plum and prune, 900, 900; cherries,
400, 900; apricots, 500, orange,
1000, 900; lime and lemon, 500, 900. 1t
is estimated that there are 70, 600 acres
of grapevincs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
ga WONDERFUL OFFER

Among the $50 kinds or Cloth Bound Dol.
lar volumes given away by the Rochester
On. " american Rural Home for every 81
subscription to that 8 page, AZ column, Ii
year old weekly. (all SKI inches, from 500 to
800 pages, bound in cloth are;
Law Without Law Danelson's (IedicaD
yers Counselor.
Family Cyclopedia. Boys Useful Pastimes
Farm Cyclopedia. Five Years Before the
Farmers and Stock Mast
breeders Guide. Peoples History of
Common Sense in United States
Poultry Yard. Universal His. Of all
World Cyclopeda Nations
Popular History Civil
War both side.
Any one book and paper one year, postpaid
for 81, Is only Satisfaction guaranteed.
Reference: Hon. G.. r, PARSONS, Mayor,
Rochester, for II years past. Samples %.
RURAL HOME CO., LTD, Rochester, N. Y.
Since 1881, 11,C2O Mormons have arrived in
this country from Europe, AM it is said t. at
the rate of immigration IS on the incr ase.
For RATES for advertising in this paper apply to
n It 4 T. n
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

TIL longest clock pendulum in the world is
at Avignon, France. 1t is sixy-seven feet
long. and requires four and q half seconds to
swing thu ough an arc of nine AMI half feet
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

One kind of medicine will not cure all kinds
of diseases. DR.. Kilmers Preparations are
Speciics--a remedy for each disease. Ihey are
tile result Of q successful practice since l651-
I.lLide 10 I{rnlfh fSelh Freel BnlahdlntOn, ~. L.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

The virtues of st. Jacobs Oil, rs proclaimed
by millions of restored sufferers, should induce
every one to supply his household with this
great specific. II cOn0uers pain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

eft "a rs barml .ss as it is eff ctive," is what
is sad of Red Star Cough Cure by DR.. s. *.
Cox, ID. D., Analytical Chemist, Washington,
d. C. Price q Gems.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

There are only ten pensioners on the
rolls who have lost leg at the hip
Joint.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

I have used too
bottles of Eiys
Cream Balm dtd
consider myself
cured. I suffered
20 gears from ca
tdrrh and cntdITh-
al headache, and
this is the first re-
nledy that afforded
lasting Telief,-D.
7. HgginSon, II,
Lake ST., Chicago,
III.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

Best, easiest TO uss and cheapest Piso's
Rem, dy for Catarrh. By druggists. Ac.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

Lyons Patent Metallic Stiffeners prevents
boots and shoes from running over, ripping in
the seams or wearing unevenly on the heels
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03
Peculiar

To itself in many important particulars, Hoods
5lrsapar.lla is different from and superior to any
other medicine.
Peculiar in combna ion, proportion and prepare
ton of ingredients Hoods sarsaparila possesses
the full curative value of the Lest known rent dies
OF the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in its medicinal merit Hoods Sarsapa-
RI la accomplishes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar In sire 18TH aud economy-Hood's Sarsa-
parla is the only medicine OF which can truly be
said 400 doses one dollar" Medicines in larger and
smaller bottles require larger doses and do not pro-
duce as good results as Hoods Sarsaparllla
Peculiar in its good name at home"-there IL
more Of Hoods sarsaparilla sold in Lowell where 1t
is made, than OF all other blood purifiers
Peculiar In its phenomenal record OF sales abroad,
no other preparation has ever attained such popu
larity in so short time. Fe sure to get
Hoods SaFsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. si six for g. Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD 8 CO., Apothecarles Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
anennSoIs q elrsras, Hei G5 s'fd iih%p
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

Forrenoving dandruff and curing all scalp
disease. use Halls Hair Remover.
Ayers Ague Cure is acknowledged 70 DO
the standard remedy for fever ana asue'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-09-03

Since 1881, 11,C20 Mormons have arrived in
his country from Europe, AMI it is said IT, at
he rate of immigration IS on the incr ase.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
FULL OF FUN

-Teacher-"What does sea-water
contain besides the sodium-chlor
that we have mentioned" Pupil
"Fish. Golden Days.
An English soldier being asked il
he met with much hospitality while he
was in Ireland, replied that he did; he
was in the hospital nearly all the time
he was there.
Mans Sole Support
Take it first and last and acl together
You'll find there's nothing equals leather;
For ever since the age of tan,
It's been the sole support of man.
"A green young man having told
his sister that he thought certain
young lady loved him, the following
dialogue ensued: Sister--"Why do
you think she loves youp" Brother
because she smiled on me-" Sister
''What an absurd idea! Why, I've seen
her smile many time at monkeys. -
Exchange.
-"Ponsonby, my horse got away,
from me last night. 1t is worrying me
not a little" "You don't know where
he isP" mo" ats queer One
would surely think that some
traces" "Oh, we found the traces
and the rest of the harness. It's the
horse that I'm anxious about. h-Hart-
ford Courant.
"A paper gives an account of So
ciety event, and in speaking of one
beautiful lady of quite large proper
tons, it said: "Mrs. Smith possessed
a form that Juno might envy" The
editor went home and left a subordi-
nate to get out the paper, and the next
morning he read in his paper that
'Mrs. Smith possessed form that jun.
DO might envy. "-Philadelphia Call.
Poor Augustus Pilkins always says
the wrong thing The other evening
Miss Angelina Sydenham, in speaking
of amateur theatricals, remarked: 81
really don't think that anything could
induce me to take part again in theat-
ricals. When am on the stage l al
ways feel as though 1 were making a
fool of myself. '-Whereupon Pilkins
exclaimed: "Oh, everybody thinks
that, Miss Angelina"
"A Detroit woman was wading
across the mud on Woodward avenue
when butcher cart came along and
splashed her from bonnet to shoes. A
pedestrian who witnessed the accident
pulled out his handkerchief and said:
beg pardon, but let me wipe some it
off," 80! thanksn' she replied; "but
never mind the mud. If you feel it
your duty to do something in the case,
please mention some of the leading
cuss-words now in use!"-DetroH Fret
Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST

"A California farmer sent twenty
eight tons of mustard seed to New York
in single shipment
Red lamps in Scotch cities indi-
cate at night that drop-letter boxes are
attached to the posts.
The Atlanta Constitution thinks
that a man who eats five square meals
day should be called grubwump.
There are four things for which
Savannah is famous - sand, shade
trees, charities and hospitality. -Sa-
vannah (Ga.) NesDs.
"A scientific journal in England es-
Inmates that it would take capital of
$4,000, 100000 to successfully divert
the vast power of Niagara Falls to USE
full purposes.
Two women in Florence, Kan, ate
arsenic lately under the impression that
it would improve their complexion. 1t
didn't, and it was only by prompt med.
ical aid that their lives were saved.
In the museum of the Ordnance
Bureau at Westinghouse the stump Of
an oak tree, three Feet in diameter,
which was completely cut down by the
bullets of the opposing armies at Spott'
sylvania Court House.
With most people, says sensible
writer, the want of a well defined
system or method is one of their chief
causes of their getting behind hand
with their work. A systematic method
of working combined with industry,
will complete vast amount of work
in day and finish it with ease; but
without system and application, the
worker may be in continual rush, and
yet accomplish little Scientific Amer.
lean.
Thomas Stevens, the bicycler, in
the story of his ride through the Balkan
Mountains, gives description of a
grim monument to Turkish valor in
the shape of square stone structure
erected some forty years ago near
Nisch. The whole exterior was faced
with grinning rows of Servian skulls
partially imbedded in mortar. The
Servians have since removed the skulls
of their dead comrades and buried
them, but the rows of indentations in
the mortared surface yet remain TO tell
the story.
The most extensive cabbage farm
in the world is near Chicago. 1t con-
sists of 100 acres in the cabbage dis
trict," as it is called, which comprises
$500 acres of rich heavy soil, especial
ly adapted to cabbage culture. 1t re.
quires 1,114,000 plants to set the 100
acres, and, counting those used in re-
setting, 20,000,00O for the whole dis.
trict under cultivation. The bulk Of
the crop is sent South in box-cars to
supply a demand which exists afteI
the consumption of the Southern crop,
which. owing to the climate. can moi
be stored for future use Chicago Nail
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-01-07
A NOBLE FOWL.
Concise and Instructive History of thu
Boarding House Turkey.

Concise and Instructive History of the
Boarding House Turkey.
The origin of the noble fowl of which
l write is shrouded in mystery; l look
through my tears on the misty veil of
the past and endeavor to trace back
the history of the unfortunate bird, but
in vain; history does not run back far
enough.
One of the boarders who endeavored
to eat it, and who is now confined in a
private mad-house, stated in one of his
lucid intervals that it was the first one
turned out by the mandatory.
Burdened by ito years, and rejecting
upon the grim part when it suffered
with Noah upon Ararat, the turkey
seemed to welcome death, and it was
disposed of as rapidly as possible. The
Ratchet with which it was killed has
lost its edge.
When it had been stuffed with what
ever fragments of leather betting ant
tarred rope the landlady could find
and had been baked to delicate brown
it was placed upon the table. l under
took to carve it.
The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they get there all the same.
After the first furious assault, l OBJ.
served that the boarders appeared hurt
and disconnected, as they wiped the
gravy out of their eyes and hair, and l
commenced to look for the turkey,
which had glanced from under tht
knife.
After long and arduous search, I
found it hanging on the pump in the
yard, with pieces of glass and sash
clinging to 1t, where it sailed through
the window.
had foreboding of evil; a pre-
sentiment that the future had naught
but misfortune in store for me, yet
carried the fowl back with a stony
glare in my eyes, and resolve in my
heart to sell my life as dearly as pos.
sible.
But why prolong this hideous scenei
Why add horror upon horrors head
The binding tears come to my eyes as
l think of those who gathered about
that festive board, and were carried
away with their reason lettering upon
its throne.
The turkey was turned over to &
saddle manufacturer, who has sine,
made an assignment.-Wdh Mason, ~
/ Whfp.