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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
ChiliNn Soldiers.

We know more, perhaps, of the
progress of Chile than of any other of
the Spanish American countries, through
its overwhelming triumph over Peru in
the recent war, No other country las
been supposed to be endowed with so
large a share of the pushing, grasping
and arrogant spirit which is regarded as
characteristic of the Yankee of the
North. Mr.. Curtis's account of the
Chilleno character is extremely interest
ing. He gives them credit for great
bravery and endurance, Spanish tenac-
ity and an Irish wit He finds much
resemblance between the Chillenos and
the Irish. They are alike in their patri-
otic pride, their reckless bravery and
their vanity. The Chilleno will not
endure a siege nor fight at long range,
but as soon as he sees the enemy he fires
one volley, drops his gun and rushes in
with his curvo. This is long curved
knife, which he carries as dagger and
uses to cut throats. He never
fights with his fists and never carries
revolver, but in a quarrel springs with
this knife at the throat of his enemy like
bloodhound. At least one or two
throat-cutting affairs are to be found in
every days paper, and on feast days or
carnivals they fill columns. The awful
scenes that took place on the battlefelds
during the war with Peru are said to
have been without parallel in modern
warfare. Nine.tenths of the dead were
found with their throats cut, and the
Chjllenos took no prisoners except when
whole army surrendered. They ask no
quarter and give none. The fear of the
Chilleno knife had much to do with the
subjugation of the more humane Peru.
vians.
1t follows that the Chilleno soldier
is not easily disciplined and has
a great talent for devastation.
Everywhere in Santiago is to be
seen the plunder of the late war
statuary and fountains, ornamental street
lamps, benches of carved stone in the
parks, and almost everything that beauti-
ties the streets. The ships that carried
troops to the war came back laden with
pianos, pictures, furniture, books and in
Vulnerable household articles stolen from
the homes of the Peruvians. They took
lamp posts, iron fences, images from the
cemeteries, altar equipments of silver
from the churches, even stoeple clocks
every, in fact, they could reach. They
stripped the eliigies of the saints of
their embroideries and jewels, and even
carried off statues of Washington and
Lincoln to set them up in the courtyard
of the Postoffice in Santiago. These things
have done much toward the adornment
of Valparaiso as well, which exceeds
any city in the United States of the same
population N25, O00) in the beauty of it's
shops and. the display of luxury.
York Tribn1o
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
Indian Simple Remedies,

H. P. Willoughby, of Denver, Col,
talked in this wise to Chicago Nc1cS
man: "The Indians on the plains have
a number of simple remedies for ordi-
nary ills that are very effective. For in
stance, on burr, cut, or sting of a
wasp they at once put soft mud, usually
mixed with saliva. When man hic-
coughs they get him to sneeze, and the
sneeze usually ends the attack On a
boil they blow for minutes at time,
keeping the sore place damp at the
same time, and thus evaporating the
moisture. For a bleeding nose they
stuff the nostril with dust in an aggra-
vated case. For light cold they wrap
a wet cold rag about the throat at night
and sleep with it on. They are great be-
levers in the curative powers of mud,
and they use it for a great many kinds
of sickness, especially any one in which
there are violent shooting pains, in
which cases the moistened clay is ap.
piled as hot as the sufferer can bear it.
I have tried almost all of thAix remedies
and found them effective" -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
GLOOMY JACKSONVILLE.
YELLOW FEVER CLAIMS TEN MORE
VICTIMS.
Generous Response TO the Appeal for
ASsIStance-Preside CIeVeIand's
Telegram.

At Jacksonville, Fla, the official bulletin
for "a hours shows that there were more
deaths than any other report since the epi-
demic began. 1t is as follows
New cases, 46; previously reported, 3SS;
5otsl to date, 434; deaths, 10; previously re-
ported, AZ; total to date, 52.
The list Of the dead is: Charles Peterson,
Jr., dnfan0, F. Sanders, Edward Lucas,
Memauberger, Richard Mallory, Castella
CASTELAR,, Nellie Heir and Patlina Wolfe.
Several liberal responses have been re-
ceived to the appeal for relief one from H.
W. Flagler, $1,000; the Savannah Benevolent
association, $1,000; the southern department
Of the Equitable Life Insurance company,
$1,000. Two additional hospital wards are
being built at Sand Hills, and it is hoped
that arrangements will soon be perfected for
the prompt and careful treatment and nurs-
ing of all patients. The poor will be indus
triously looked after. Leading local physi-
clans are almost worked down, several being
sick. But few tenders of medical aid have
been received from places where there are
acclimated physicians. DIR. Frank H. Cald-
well of Sanford arrived today and took
charge of st. Luke's hospital.
Secretary j. n. Fairlie has received the
following telegram:
WASHINGTON. Senator Pasco has shown
me your dispatch, and have had consul
.ation with DR.. Hamilton. While the gov
9rnment is anxious to do everything possible
within its power to help the people of Jack
sonville in their present calamity, l hope
hey will recognize the necessity Of caution
10 prevent the spread of the disease to other
places, thus involving the safety of the
people in all parts Of the state and country.
The defects of Camp Perry will be reme-
died at once l hope the establishment of
the other camp will be pushed as rapidly as
.'0-j Q. W"h ycur cooperation, each
camp can be made to answer the purpose of
its creation, and the character of
those sent to Camp Perry on their
way north can be changed. Is the estab-
lishment of free diSspensary at jackson
vile desired3 Everything will be done in
the limit of our power to help in the best
and most reasonable way.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
Petrifactions in German Church.

It is most surprising thing how in
different the Germans are about their
churches, says gentleman writing from
Bremen. Here In a prosperous, rich
city, is cathedral 700 years old, around
which most of their history clusters, and
one of the towers lies in ruins, and has
so lain for many years. The bricks and
mortar crumble at their feet, and the
citizens pass by unheeding and careless,
while opposite is beautiful new "ex-
change" and fine stores are seen in all
directions. AS we push open the door
of the cathedral burst of melody pours
forth; hundreds of children, led by a
splendid organ, are singing some grand
old German anthems. Their clear, pure
voices awake the echoes high up in the
roof and touch the heart, as children's
voices always do. After the little ones
have gone away peep at the interior is
enougn-bare and cold, and white
washed as it is, so we follow the pretty
fraulein, who has opened door in the
south aisle and ushered us into the blk
eller, where, for some unknown reason,
nothing ever decays, but suffers sort
of petrifaction. A Swedish general
killed in the "thirty years. war" lies
there perfectly preserved, with his aid
de-camp by his side: Lady Stanhope
of three hundred years ago has her teeth
and her figure, and a gentleman killed in
a duel centuries ago shows the wounds
in arm and neck, and holds up hands
with pointed, polished nails to our gaze.
Against the wall leans pussy cat of
unknown age and playfully curled tail,
and overhead are birds and game, with
their feathers quite intact, and under
meath lie heaps of bones and skulls--a
very nightmare of spot.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
ISLAND POND VERMONT. SEPTEMBER
WORDS OF WISDOM.
ct well at the moment.

Act well at the moment.
Pleasure is the reward of moderation.
Many go out for wool and return
Bhorn.
We open the hearts of others when
we open our own.
If you desire to be crowned, strive
manfully, bear patiently.
A character that will not defend itself
is rarely worth defending.
What we are at home is pretty sure
test of what we really are.
The greatest evidence of demoraliza-
tion is the respect paid to wealth.
There are no greater prudes than those
women who have some secret to hide.
The reproaches of enemies should
quicken us to duty, and not keep us
from it.
He needs no other rosary whose thread
of life is strung with beads of love and
thought.
Labor makes known the true worth of
a man, as fire brings the perfume out OF
incense.
Inc nrst sure symptom oil nina III
health is rest at heart and pleasure felt
at home.
Evil habits are webs which are too
light to be noticed until they are too
strong to be broken.
Great ideas travel slowly, and for a
time noiselessly, as the gods whose feet
were shod with wool.
The world knows no victory to be
compared with the victory over our own
passions and failings.
1t is more manly to fail in a hundred
enterprises than to sit down and grum.
BILE at those who are trying.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
FOREIGN News.

A terribly destructive cyclone has visited
the island of Cuba. The gunboat Lealtad.
lying at Batabano, foundered in the storm.
and nine of her crew, including the COM
mander, were drowned. Advices from
Sagua are that 80 persons lost their lives
there, while the damage done dwellings and
warehouses in Havana, to vessels in the
harbor and to the wharves is very great
The village of Pueblo Nuevo, in the neigh
borhood of Sagua, is literally wiped out.
Telegraph wires are badly broken.
Shanghai advices state that there are still
hopes of ratification of the immigration
treaty with the United States. The dis
cussion of the treaty causes much excite
ment. At Canton mob attacked the resi-
dence of an American official.
NJ. Iombardos, Greek minister of the in
terror, is dead.
On the occasion of the trial Of Redmond
at Arthurstown, Ireland, the police charged
a crowd Of people that had assembled out
side the court. The police clubbed the peo-
pie with their rifles, and dispersed them
violently. Many were severely injured.
Vaudeleur's agent is preparing to evict 80
more tenants on the Kilrush estate
dispatch from Zanzibar says that
dhow flying the French flag and carrying
French papers, has landed so slaves at the
island of Pemba in the presence of boats
from the British man-of-war Griffin. 1t is
reported that a regular slave traffic is car
ried on between Pemba and Madagascar by
dhows with which, in view of the fact that
they carry the French flag, British cruisers
are powerless to interfere.
ST. Petersburg dispatch is to the effect
that the northern Afghans have revoIted
and proclaimed Ishak Khan Ameer. A
battle has taken place, the result of which
is not known. 1t is believed that civil
war will complicate Abdurrahman Khan's
relations with his neigbbors unless it be
promptly suppressed and it doubts if this
will be accomplished.
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps in a paper read
at a meeting Of the British association at
Bath Eng, said he was confident that ten
locks of the Panama canal would be COM
pleted by 1890.
Twelve hundred spinners at Bolton, Eng,
have struck against the introduction of new
system Of weighing cotton. 1t is expected
the strike will spread.
Six japanese men-of- war under Counts
Ho and Sago have started for Corea osten-
sibly to inspect forts. 1t is believed in
Shanghai, however, that the object is of a
political character.
1t is reported that there have been serious
conflicts between peasants and manoeuvring
many Several hussars it is said, have been
stabbed, and sergeant has been shot
through the chest.
The Keey Brewing Company, of Chicago,
propose to punish Iowa and Kansas for their
prohibitory legislature, by refusing to buy
barley grown in either of those States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
THE ST. LOUIS TRAGEDY.
Trying to Rob she Grave of the Muir.
derer of HSreIIer

An attempt has been made by three men
to rob the grave of Maxwell, recently exc
cuted for the murder of G. Arthur Preler.
at st. Louis, Mo. They were driven off by
John Shevlin, who, it is said, has been en-
ployed by an unknown, but beautiful lady,
to guard Maxwells grave at night. He was
on duty when three men entered the ceme-
terry and started for the grave of the late
chloroformer. Shevlin fired his pistol, and
the men fled They left shovel and rope at
the grave side.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
An independent AuthOress

Augusta Evans, author of est. Elmo"
and other southern stories, ranks with
Browning in at least one respect-she
will not contribute to periodicals. She
has repeatedly refused the most tempt
ing offers to contribute to magazines and
newspapers; on one occasion she was
asked by the proprietor of LipDincotfs
Magasine to name her own pri for a
story, but the offer was promptly re.
fused, as well as another from wealthy
firm of check for $25, 900 for the priv
ilege cf issuing cheap edition Of her
works, the same not to interfere at all
with the regular bound edition. She
received a check for $15, 900 for her
novel, "Infelice," before it went to
press. atlanta Constitution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14

the fisheries. In 1924 the Pilgrims at
Plymouth and merchants in England
built fishing stage and provided other
accommodations at Cape Ann. Fish
were exported from Boston for the first
time in 1888, aud Governor Winthrop
was interested in the voyage. In 714
the first schooner was built at Gloucester
by Andrew Robinson. When she was
launched bystander, looking on, ex-
claimed: "Oh, how she schoonsw and
Robinson replied: "a schooner let her
be" and thus the popular type of fishing
and coasting craft had its origin. At
the breaking out of the revolution rhere
were more than six thousand men en-
gagged in the fisheries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
FIVE VESSELS WRECKED.
DANGERS OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN
WHALING SHIPS.
Three Large New Bedford Vessels
Lost, with Two of san Francisco.

A dispatch received from San Francisco
confirms the sad intelligence brought down
from the Arctic ocean by the United States
steamer Bear that the ship Young Phoenix
the bsrks Mary and Susan and Fleetwing Oh
New Bedford, Mass, together with the.
schooners Jane Gray and Ino of San Fran
cisco, were lost in a gale Aug. 3 off Point
Barrow. The Bear rendered the fleet active
assistance when in distress, and provided
the bark Ohio with anchors and chains.
None of the officers or crews OF tie wrecked
vessels were lost, so far as reported, and the
Bear brought four captains and the officers
and crews, to the number Of 10 in all, to
San Francisco.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
The Origin of the Word Daisy.

The word "daisy" was formerly used
in the Eastern counties of England as an
adjective, meaning excellent, remark
able-as, for instance, "She's a daisy
lass to work." meaning She's a good
girl to work !" or 'I'm daisy hand for
pudding" meaning 81 eat a good deal
of pudding"
Here is only another curious example
of the fact that what we call "slang" is
often only revival of an old phrase.
And the American youngsters you're
daisyl" is simply old provincial Eng
lish. - Wide AWGke, -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-14
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
Walls Crack and Roofs Bcnd in the
Halls of Monte zuma.

A sharp shock of earthquake recently oc-
Cured in the city of Mexico, swaying heavy
buildings and making it difficult to keep an
upright posture A correspondent was at
his desk and was unable to continue
writing, and looking out saw houses bending
as if made of cardboard. The shock was
very heavy, lasting 10 seconds. Walls
cracked and roofs bent. People began pray
ing in the streets, and the usual scenes in
heavy earthquake occurred. There was also
high wind and q dust storm,
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Fishermen everywhere, whether they fish
Tor pleasure or for business, will feel a per-
sonal loss in the death of Seth Green, the
original fish culturist Of the world. and the
one in whom, in spite Of his Il years, lay the
greatest promise Of the development Of the
science Of artificial fish propagation. From
his boyhood he was lover of the woods and
streams, and in 1888, by observation Of the
natural methods Of propagation in the Sal
mon River In New York State. got his first
idea that fish might be raised artifcially.
He continued studying fish life until 1864,
when on a small piece Of land that he bought
near Rochester he put his theories into prae-
tice, and succeeded In producing fry from
twenty-five per cent Of the eggs that he ex-
perimented upon. Salmon were hatched
first and then trout. Afterward whitefsh,
carp, bass, sturgeon, grayling herring.
perch, muskallonge, aud a number Of other
food fishes were successfully raised at
Green's hatchery. In 1867, at the request Of
the state OF Massachusetts, he went to
Holyoke, and in two weeks had produced
lo,OO0OOO young shad from spawn. Since
then he has aided in stocking nearly all the
large rivers on the Atlantic coast with this
fish. New York made him Fish COmmis-
siOner in 1868, and soon afterward Superin-
tendent OF state fisheries, place tnat he
held till his death. Not only many OF the
States. but number Of the European gov
ernments have had medals struck I'm his
honor, and nearly every fish or game protee-
tive or similar society In the country has
made MN an honorary member. He was
passlonately fond Of fishing as sport. and
was very successful. He had a record of
slghty-nve feet In fly-easting, and Is said 10
nave once thrown 100 feet.
The study Of kitchen middens. or she'll
heaps has revealed many facts as to the
sorts Of food in which primitive men chiefly
delighted, and now Mr.. Charles White Of
england has discovered a novel method Of
investigating the bill Of fare Of our remote
progenitors. He has found in human teeth.
that are supposed to have done good service
thousands Of years ago, particles OF food
safely packed away under a ealcarous coat
Ing, and thus preserved for microscople ex-
animation In the nineteenth century. The
investigation has brought TO light minute
DTS OF corn husks, particles of starch and
otner vegetable substances, little fragments
OF lruitl feathers and cartilage The study
nl prehistoric teeth seems to open a fine field
Vl W inquiry, and this indubitable evidence
that man In the stone age varied his diet Of
. uieat ana hsh with a iudieious admixture Of
vegetables should increase admiration for
that dimly diseerned person.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen. Harrison enjoyed much needed res t
at Put-in-Bay yesterday Politics were ta-
booed, and the day spent quietly.
Prince Wilkes trotted against Clingstone
at Chicago yesterday, and won the $4,000
purse. Time, ZIG, 2.1SI, 2.16a.
Indiana Republicans opened the campaign
at Richmond yesterday. A log cabin was
one OF the features. Gov. Foraker was
among the speakers.
Mr.. Thurman spent yesterday quietly in
Fort Huron, the day being occupied with
informal receptions, and various drives and
excursions.
The Missouri Democratic State convention
convened at Jefferson City, Wednesday. ID.
X. Francis, Mayor of St. Louis, received the
nomination for governor.
1t has just come to light that registered
package containing $4,000 was stolen from
the registered mail pouch which reached the
New York post office ON last Friday night
from PORTLAND, Oregon. The package was
addressed to the Chemical National Bank of
New York, and was mailed by the Portland
correspondent of the bank.
The coroner's inquest into the death of
Mrs. S. l.. Howes who was shot while canoe
ing on the Tobique river, closed in st. John
Wednesday evening. The jury retur ned a
verdict that Mrs. Howes came to her death
from bullet fired from rifle in the hands
of William Day, Frank Trafton or Henry
Philippine, and that they willfully murdered
har
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24

pushed him away. After rifling the trunks
they all ran for the railroad track, Foster
ahead and Weed way behind. When they
reached the track Weed said, 81 don't think
/ got my share of that" Witness said, "You
got more than your share, and
at any rate we will fix it
later, but he gave Weed two more rolls of
money. He wanted the New Yorkers to go
to his office in Newport and wait until the
affair blew over, but they did not dare to
trust him, and so, after telling him to be sure
and get the yalise, witness left. Witness de-
scribed his journeyings with Foster in the
woods that night. He froze both his feet, and
as result could not travel much the next
day, but rested in a schoolhouse near Corrin !;
then he traced their travels by easy stages in
farm wagons to Rumford, where they were
arrested and brought back to Bangor The
money taken from them was marked with
blood and tied with wooden yarn and strings.
Foster and witness never had any conversa-
tion during all the time of their confinement
up to their plea of guilty. Witness made no
accusation against DIR. Weed for completely
in the crime until subsequent to his volunta-
ry plea of guilty.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24
MR.. WHITNEY AT BAR HARBOR.
A Burglar Arrested at the Famous
Summer Resort.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. 23.-The dedicatory
service of Claiming Chapel at Winter Har-
Dor was held today. F. II. Peabody, of Har-
ward, preached the dedicatory sermon. The
afternoon meeting was presided over by
Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, president of the Boston
Young Mems Christian Union.
Secretary Whitney arrived on the vestibule
train and will remain until September. Hon.
Frank Jones, of Portsmouth, N. H., came on
the train with him.
About two weeks ago, burglar attempted
to enter Lunsburg. This was followed by
the Wells cottage being robbed of watch
and $500. Later an attempt was made at
other hotels and cottages. Last
night an attempt was made to en-
Ter the Rigging cottage and today Frederick
Hind, OF Pinkerton's, arrested man giving
the name of Frank Bennett. A revolver.
powie knife, skeleton keys, and lock picking
tools were found in his possession.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-24
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
Whitney Gives His Version of the
Robbery of Peter Bennett.

BANGOR, Aug. 23.-Mnch time was con-
sumed today in the Weed case over the ad-
mission of testimony relating to correspond
ence. The judge finally decided that Whit
ney, who was on the stand, should not testi-
fly upon the contents of letters destroyed by
himself Testimony regarding other corres-
pondence was excluded pending the decision
of the court Whitney then resumed his tes-
timony, and told of his arrival in Newport
with Foster, their visits to DR.. Weeds, and
and the final arrangements for the robbery.
Witness described the struggle that occurred
in the sleeping room, as has already been
printed After the trunk was carried out
into the orchard, Foster commenced rum
maging the till of the large trunk. Witness
and Weed went through the middle-sized
trunk, and the doctor had the small trunk.
Weed wanted to get into the small-sized
trunk ahead Of the witness, but the latter