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Wichita eagle., 1888-02-09
Set His Head AGre.

In Quitman, Ga, drunken negro resisted
arrest The policeman hit him on the head
with club, and in an instant the negro.
wool was all ablaze. The policeman wa.
frightened and took TO his heels After ht
had recovered from his fright sufficiently Il
stop running he resigned. The explanation
of the blaze was found in the negros practics
of using his hair as a match safe.-Chicagt
Hara,I
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-09
Her CelluIoid Comb.

A lady of Carni, Ills. while comhing her
hair the other evening, accidently thrust the
comb in a gas jet near the mirror. The
coIub was of celluloid and flashed into fame
hike powder. setting fire TO her hair and Civ
ing her a narrow escape from serious injury.
New York Evening World.
Wichita eagle., 1888-02-09
Let lis Not Fret.

Amelia R Edwards, the novelist, writes
"Ph. D." and Ill d. after her mama
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Major Richard H. jackson, United States
army, has been detailed by the war depart
ment to visit and inspect the annual encamp-
ment at Concord Of the New Hampshire Ma
tional guard
Secretary Fairchild has appointed Mr.. Ed
ward Burgess of Boston, the designer of
champion yachts, to be president OF the
board of life saviGg appliances, vice Capt,
R. Baby, deceased. Mr.. Burgess has ac-
cepted the office.
The 23d annual reunion Of the survivors of
the 18th regiment, New Hampshire volun-
teers, will be held at Tilton Friday, June Is.
Thomas Dunning, 81 years old, of Cape
Elizabeth Me, shot himself on Tuesday,
dying instantly. The cause was sickness.
The schooner John Pierce, AIS tons, owned
by John Pierce anu Hill Rogers of New
York, was launched on Tuesday by the New
England Ship Building company in Bath.
The assessors completed the work of valu-
alton and assessment of taxation at
Nashua, N. H., making total valuation of
SO, ,2l0, an increase over 1897 of $281 900
Amount for city expenses raised, S167, 500;
increase over 1887, S13, 235. Rate of taxation,
S1.70 per 500; total number of polls, 1928, an
increase of 397
An infant several days old buried in Mon
ument cemetery at Peabody, Mass, by un-
known parties was discovered on Sunday
and by order of Medical Examiner Osborne
removed to the police station where a post
mortem examination will be made.
On Saturday while gang of men were
employed hosting an engine that had run of
tne track at Reading, Mass, the derrick
gave way, striking John Conway of Lew.
renee breaking and arm and badly iniur-
ing him about the b jdy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
Temperance Bows and Girls.

wish to give three reasons why all these
boys and girls ought to be on the side of tenn
perance First because they know enough
about the evils of rum and the meaning Of
the pledge. Some one who thought boys and
girls ought not to sign the pledge, asked
little boy, "What does the word drunk
meanq' He answered, Getting crazy on
purpose" Then he asked, "What does pledge
mean" He answered, ITO promise some
thing and then stick to it.n The man saw
the boy understood it. and so he let him sign
the pledge, and work for temperance. The
second reason that l want the boys and girls
on the side of temperance is because men by
and by will be in character what we get the
boys to be now. Bad boys will most likely
be bad men, and good boys good
men. In France, when wicked tyrants
were kings, some of the boys had a Band of
Hope, and when they marched they had on
their flags the words: Tremble tyrants, we
shall grow up" They intended to drive the
wicked rulers out of the country when they
were men. So temperance boys can say:
"Tremble, intemperance and rumselling, we
shall grow up and put stop to it." The
third reason is because everybody can do
something to help the cause of temperance
even the boys and girls. If there were only
two temperance people in the world to-day,
and each Of them should get one more every
year to work for temperance, and each of
these new temperance people one more every
year it wouldn't be thirty years before all the
people in the world would be on the side of
temperance. Let us all sign the pledge and
keep it, and get every body else we can to let
rum entirely alone-W f. Crafts, in
Church Union.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
EOREl0N.

The queen regent unveiled the statue Of
Christopher Columbus in the city of BARGE
Iona. The ceremony was made the occasion
Of great rejoicing.
Chief Justice Gait of Ontario and Prof
Wilson of Toronto University have been
knighted.
1t is semi-off1cially denied at Rome that
Archbishop Corrigan of New York has re-
ferred the works of Henry George to the
congregation Of the holy office.
The vigorous enforcement Of the German
frontier regulations has commenced. A
number of travellers with irregular papers
were turned back, and the direct trains from
Paris were almost empty.
The Rome correspondent of the London
Daily News learns that the Pope, through
English bishops, has repeatedly askel the
British government to mitigate the rigor of
its measures in Ireland in order to facilitate
the conciliatory object of the rescript.
Queen Victorias birthday honors this
year are as follows: Mark Wilks Collett,
governor of the Bank of England, a
baronetcy; Mr.. Jenkinson, formerly of Dub
lin, K. c. B. James Monroe, assistant COM
the Irish office, G. B.; Charles Halle, DR..
Stainer and George Barclay Bruce, presi-
dent of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
Knights of the Bath, civil division.
The Cologne Gazette says that the council,
at meeting few days ago, Prince Bis
marck presiding, resolved to resign if the
emperor should insist upon the publication
of his letter to accomp my the PRONUNCIATION
of the quinquennial parliament law.
Gen. Campos, whose daily duty it was to
get the countersign for the garrison from the
sovereign, refused to go to the Inranta
Eulalie, in the absence of the royal family at
Barcelona, and resigned. giving as his reason
that he could not go to the wife of a hussar
major under his command for the counter
sign. 1t is believed, however, that he has
other political motives for reslgning.
A large audience assembled Saturday even
ing to witness the performance by university
students of drama entitled Luther and
His Time" the work of Pastor Trumpelman.
When the time arrived for the performance
to begin student appeared before the cur
tain and announced that the drama had been
SO mutilated by the censor that 1t could not
not be presented. This announcement caused
much excitement, and the police had trouble
To nreyent n disturbance
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE STANDING.
Notes.

The four leaders are now having a great
race. Chicago is slowly dropping down to
her place.
The "Giants" are now getting down to
good solid work, and Jeems Mutrie is wear
ing his handmade smile for while
Donovan of last years Lynn team is now
with the London tOnt) club He is fielding
well, and leads the International association
in batting, with an average of All.
Lynn, Lowell, Manchester, Salem and
Worcester are now having the hottest con-
test Of any clubs in the country. One weeks
play can put the first last and the last first,
The Athletics of Philadelphia are said to
be losing money fast. The Quakers have be-
come tired of supporting two clubs, and one
of them will soon have to go. II is safe to
say, however, that it will not be the league
club.
Burns of Chicago bas played 10 consecutive
errorless games on third base Nash Of Bos-
ton has made one error in that position in Is
games.
Brouthers has started out again in his mad
career. He has made 12 hits in the last five
games, after having fai led to make hit in
three straight games. He made his first
home run of the season Friday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
Naval Appropriation BiII,

The naval appropriation bill, as prepared
for the house committee, provides total for
the maintenance and construction OF the
navy, the naval academy and the marine
corps of $ot, 34S 032 SO; on account of hulls
and outfits of new ships heretofore or here
after to be authorized by congress, g., ,000,-
600; steam machinery, $1,000 900;
toward the armament of domestic manu-
facture. for the vessels authorized by the act
of March 8, 1856, of tho vessels authorized by
secs. and 9 Of the act of Aug. 8, 1886, of the
unfinished monitors mentioned in sec. 3 Of
the same act and the Miantonomah, and of
the vessels authorized by the act approved
March s, 1887, except the floating batteries
or rams or other naval structures, to be
used for coast and harbor defence, $4,000
QOO.-in all $1,000 600.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
DRUNKEN LABORERS
At New Rochelle, N. ~, Engage in 81
Dangerous ROw-seriOus Results.

At New Rochelle, N. n, Engage in 81
Dangerous ROw-seriOus Isesults.
The laborers who work on the New York
& New Haven railroad at New Rochelle, N.
Y, about 100 in number, got drunk Satur-
day night, fought with knives, set fire to the
building in which they dined and wrecked a
freight train. Saturday 100 of them were
paid and quarrelled over their wages. They
drew knives, hurled missiles hauled and
pounded each other for about
half an hour. They left the
cabin, situated about 600 feet from
the junction Of the Harlem River branch of
the New Haven road, and it was soon after
in flames. 1t was filled with hunks and bed
ding, and was about 100 feet long. A switch
on the New Haven road was turned by some
one, and freight train of % cars was dltched
blocking the west-bound track. The switch
was evidently turned to wreck the Washing
ton express, which came along soon after and
was stopped.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
TRIED THE FAITH CURE.
SOuth Carolina Girl Refuses the
Physician's Medicine and Dies

South Carolina Girl sefuses the
Phy.ician's Medicine and Dies.
Annette, the twelve-year-old daughter of
William NJ. Hill, leading merchant of Dar-
lington, S. c., was taken sick about 10 days
ago DR.. A. M. Hill was called in to attend
her, and under his treatment she was fast
recovering. AT that time there was being
held at Darlington a holiness convention,
one of the chief attendants being Miss Mat
tie Gordon, a wealthy young lady of Nash
vile, Tenn, who believed in the faith cure.
She visited the sick girl, Annette, and in
duced her to throw away the doctors medi-
cine and be cured by faith. The girl was
finally persuaded and firmly refused to touch
the doctors medicine Her mother and
father tried to make her take the medicine,
but she stubbornly refused. She gradually
sank, until she became so weak that she
could resist no longer. While in this state
of weakness DIR. Hill called in DR.. Wilcox.
and they both used every means to save the
girl, but without avail. She died. and now
Darlington is bitter towards the disciples Of
the faith cure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
CORPSE WITHOUT AN OWNER.
Unknown Body sent to New York
from Pit .sfie eId, Mas

The body of a woman that came in coffin
from Pit5sfeld, Mass, via Albany, and di-
rected to Philadelphia, was left at the
Grand Central depot, New York, a few days
ago. A man called at the depot and asked
whether such coffin had come. He was in
formed that it had not and the baggage
master telegraphe1 to Albany about it. The
coffin and trunk arrived the next day. On
Thursday night the stranger called again
with friend. He said he would have to
get permit to pass the body through
this city to Philadelphia train.
The men picked up the trunk and took it
away, saying they would return for the
body. They have not been seen since. The
coroner examined the body, and found tie
woman had died from consumption. The
stranger h i'd said it was the body of his wife,
and that it had cost him $3.50 to embalm it.
1t was found not to be embalmed, decompo.
siton having set in The railway officials
suggested that the body might have ben
used III an insurance scheme.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
Essex County Herald.
v. B, BISHOP, Publisher.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
A.
ISLAND POND, VT.
TERMS, $1.50 Per Year. in Advanoa.
W EDDED,

Some quick and bitter words we said
And then we parted. How the sun
Swan through the sullen mist Of grayI
A chill fell on the summer day,
Lifes best and happiest hours were done;
Friendship was dead.
How proud we went our separate ways,
And spake no word and made no moan
She braided up her flowing hair,
That had always called so fair,
Although she scorned my loving tone,
My word of praise.
And II matched her scorn with scorn,
hated her with all my heart,
Until-we chanced to meet one day;
She turned her pretty head away;
saw two pretty tear-dropS start,
Lol love was born.
Some fond, repenting word I said,
She answered only with a sigh;
But when took her hand in mine
A radiant glory, half divine,
Flooded the earth and filled the sky
Now We are we'd.
IT, Chambers Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
Old Time Executions.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turies our method of executions was
most brutal. There was the long ride
of the criminal in an open cart, with his
coffin by his side, either to Tyburn or to
the spot where he committed the murder;
the cart was stopped under the gallows,
the rope was fastened arond the crimi-
nails neck, the carman gave the horse a
lash, and the poor wretch was left sway
ing to and fro, kicking. If he had
friends, they would try to shorten his
agony by hanging on to his legs and
beating his breast, shocking sight.
But hanging then was looked upon as a
holiday spectacle, in which we find the
lower class took great interest and evinced
much sympathy with the deceased.
For instance, Claude Duval, the cele-
brrted highwayman, lay in state at the
Tangier Tavern in st. Giles's in room
hung with black cloth, the bier covered
with scutcheons and with wax candles
burning around. He was buried by
torchlight, and was followed to Covent
Garden Church by numerous train of
mourners, mostly women. Nilsson, a
French writer who visited England in
the reign of William I'LL, says: "He
that is hang'd or otherwise executed first
takes care TO get himself shav'd and
handsomely drest, either in mourning or
in the dress of bridegroom. This done,
he sets his friends to work to get him
leave to be bury'd and to carry his coffin
with him, which isl easily obtain'd.
When bis suit of cloaths, or night gown,
his gloves, hat, perriwig, nosegay, cof-
fin, flannel dress for his corps, and all
those things are bought and prepared,
the main point is takeneaIe of-his
mind is at peace, and then he thinks of
his conscience. Generally he studies a
speech which he pronounces under the
gallows and gives in writing to the
Sheriff or the minister that attends him
in his last moments, desiring that it may
be printed. Sometimes the girls dress
in white, with great silk scarves, and
carry baskets full of flowers and oranges
scattering these favors all the way they
go. But to represent things as they
really are, l must needs own that, if o
pretty many of these people dress thus
gayly and 60 to it with such an air of in
difference, there are many others that 60
slovenly enough and with very dismal
phizzes remember, one day, saw in
the park handsome girl, very well
dressed, that was then in mourning for
her father, who had been hanged but a
month before at Tyburn for false coinage.
So many countries so many fashions. "
Gehtltman'S Magasine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, JUNE s, 1885,

'Have you been woundedW said the
captain, looking around for his officer
in the beds near by.
"What would you have" said the
boy, who took courage to speak from
the proud pleasure of being wounded for
the first time, and without which he
would not have dared to open his mouth
in the presence of the captain. 81 had
to run like hunchback, they saw me
Immediately. 1 should have arrived
twenty minutes sooner if they hadn't
hit me. Fortunately l found staff
captain directly to whom to give the
note. But it was hard coming down
after that lick was dying of thirst,
kept thinking that | shouldn't get there,
and was crying with rage to think that
every minutes delay some one was going
to the other world up there at the house.
BAIL did what | could. am con-
tented. But, allow me, captain. Look
at yourself. You are bleeding"
In fact, from the captains badly
bandaged palm a few drops of blood
were trickling down his fingers.
"Do you want to tighten the bandage,
captainl Hold it out moment"
The captain held out his left hand,
and put out his right to help the boy
undo and retie the knot; but no sooner
had the boy raised himself from the pill
low than he grew pale, and was com
PEELED to rest his head again.
Enough, enough" said the captain,
looking at him and drawing away his
bandaged hand, which the boy wished
to keep; "take care of yourself instead
of thinking of others, because even
slight things can become serious when
they are neglected"
The drummer boy shook his head.
"But you," said the captain, looking
at him attentively, "you must have lost
good deal of blood, to be as weak as
that"
Lost much blood" answered the
boy, with smile. 'More than blood
Lookw
And with jerk he pulled off the GOV.
ering.
The captain stepped back, Mortified
The boy had but one leg; his left leg
had been amputated above the knee and
the stump was bandaged with rags
which were covered with blood
Just then a fat little army surgeon
passed in his shirt sleeves.
"Ah, captain" he said, quickly, nod
ding at the drummer boy, "that is an
unfortunate case; one leg which could
have been saved easily if he had not
forced it in that mad way; q cursed in
fammation; it had to be cut off at once.
Oh, but brave boy, / assure; he didn't
shed tear mol utter cry! On my
word of honor. was proud he was an
Italian boy, while I was operating. Ho
came of good stock"
And he hurried away.
The captain frowned and looked in
tently at the drummer boy while draw.
ing the covering over him again; then
slowly, almost without knowing it, and
still looking at him, he raised his hand
to his head and lifted his cap.
Captain !" exclaimed the boy in SUI
prise, "what are you doing; captain--to
me-"
And then the rough soldier, who had
never said gentle word to an inferior,
replied in an inexpressibly soft and af.
fectionate voice:
II am but captain; you are hero"
Then he threw himself with open arms
on the little drummer boy, and kissed
him three times on the heart Co8ne0.
D0litdn,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
Secretary whitney Will Leave tn"
Cab net.

Secretary Whitney has decided that II Mr..
Cleveland is reelected and he tenders him a
cabinet portfolio, not to accept it, This de-
cision of Mr.. Whitney is not due to any
friction existing between the president and
the secretary of the navy or because Mr..
Cleveland has criticised the secretary's
actions, as Mr. Cleveland has the highest re-
gard for his ability and energy. 1t is due to
the fact that Mr.. Whitney finds official
life irksome and he wants to resume the
practice of the law, A very intimate friend
of Mr.. Whitney makes this statement and
he says that under no circumstances would
Mr.. Whitney remain in the cabinet after
ths 9TH Of next March,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
AT GETTYSBURG.
The AnCIents and their Guests Visit
the Battl field.

Fifteen members of the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery company of Boston, accompa-
MED by their guests, 20 gentlemen belonging
to the Honorable Artillery company of Lon
don, Eng, arrived at Gettysburg by special
train from Washington, especially to see
the great LaItc0eld. Under the guidance Of
Col. j. B. Batchelder of Boston, government
historian of the battle, they started out to
Cemetery hill, from which the general posi-
tions of the troops were pointed out An en-
tirely new way of going over the field was
then taken The party went directly to the
place where the first days fight opened, and
thence followed the positions occupied by the
various troops during the second and third
days, ending at the bloody angle, where
Pickett's charge-as famous as that of the
600 at Balaklava-was described. The mag
nitude Of the battlefield, comprising as it
does 25 square miles, and studded with the
many monuments which mark the positions
of ths various regiments and brigades, struck
the EngliShmen with wonder and amazement,
and the beautiful national cemetery in which
repose those who fell in this fight was the
place of especial interest to the foreigners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
LARGE MEETING AT CORK.
The Papal Rescript Again Discusse.

Tho FapaI lEesCriDf Again Ebiscnssed
A monster meeting was held in City park
Cork, on Sunday to take action with refer
ence to the papal rescript. The meeting in
dorsed the resolutions adopted by the Irish
William O'Brien, M. p, in a speech said
that the people had the support of the bishops
The leaders of the Irish movement, he said,
wished to drop the rescript agitation, but
they would continue it if nece sary. The
government reporters, protected by police
and hussars, were present Mr.. O'Brien
dwelt upon the eloquent silence of the
bishops regarding the Parnellite manifesto,
which he said, amounted to virtual approval.
The battle had been fought and won, and
the result was an immense gain to their
cause
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
SOUTH CAROLINA TREMBLING.
Frequent Light Earthquake She ccks
at Columbia.

acter have been experienced every night for
the past 10 days in certain sections OF Co
lumbia, S. c. These phenomena have been
of sufficient energy to awaken the inhabi-
tants and rattle windows, chandeliers and
house of G. G. Habeneicht, the wealthiest
citizen of Columbia, the shocks have been
SO contnuou that the inmates left their beds
and left the building Mr. Habeneicht
counted II distinct shocks.
Slight earth tremors have also recently
been experienced in Sumter and Darlington
counties. In Summerville. the centre of the
great quake of August, 1886, these disturb
renee, that the citizens pay little or no atten
tion TO them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
BLUESTONE DISTRICT RIOT.
Trouble Results from q srike OF
Miners.

Trouble Results from a srike OF
Miners.
A special from Bramwell, Mercer county,
w. Va, says: All the miners in Bluestone
district went out on strike on Friday, and,
to add to the excitement, negro was ar
rested for disorderly conduct After the ar
rest, it was rumored that the whites would
take him from the guards and lynch
him. At 10 o'clock at night tie
town was thrown into violent
state of excitement by about 100
negroes marching to Bluestone Inn, where the
prisoner was under guard, and demanding
his release. The guards did not surrender
him, and the mob began firing on the build.
ing with pistols, and general riot ensued.
Several men were shot among the rioters by
members of the mob which the whites had
organized. At late hour the mob had dis
persed, after several were arrested. More
trouble is expected
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-06-08
D0INGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Friday-The senate. after considerable de-
bate, passed the Indian appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
Friday--Mr. Spinola of New York re-
newed his effort TO have passed the senate
bill to revive the rank of general of tho
army for the benefit of Lieut.. Gen. Sheri-
dan, but Mr.. Kilgore of Texas objected.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the bill might
be passed Monday under a suspension of the
rules. and it was laid over Soon afterward
Mr.. Mills of Texas, rising in his place. nsked
in the name of confederate soldiers living
and dead, that the house consider the Sheri-
dan bill, but Mr.. Kilgore PERSISTED in his OBJ
lection. The bill was finally passed by
viva voce vote, Mr.. Otis of Alabama going
on record as opposing it.. Long discussions
then ensued on the tariff bill