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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
BUILDING A NAVY.
Report of the House Committee on
Naval neutrality-suspicious..

Report of the House Committee on
Naval neutrality-suspicious..
In it's report upon the naval approp ia ion
bill the b use commi tie on naval affairs
summarizes the present condition and future
report says: With regard 20 q new navy,
congress seems TO have ettled upo Il policy
Of dppropriating towards its construct on
about 50 900 coo per a1num. Your commit
tee believes that this will build up a navy as
fast as prud snce dicta es. Our navg depart
ment AMI our shipbuilders are utilizing, as
far as may be- by eve y mean IN heir pow
er, the KIN vile ge acquire from the costly
experience Of their own. Too
ernment woul inevitab y result IN con-
fusion and waste and most probably in com
bnation instea of competition among ship
build rs. Besides, it woulI be an easy m IT
ter in this country to build ships more rapid
ly than we could supply the n with erma-
ment of domestic manufacture Even in
England, with all her tcil ties, there is loud
complaint that the government and all their
contractors are unable t. supply guns rs
they are wanted. The manufacture Of a
modern high-power gun Is not My an ex-
pensiva, but slow and to lou process
The appropriation of 1925, 900 for extend
ing the gun plant at the Washington navy
yard, which has proved to be lnsutholent
will, taken In connection with other items,
be all that is necessary to put three different
navy yards in condition to build the hulls OF
the finest modern vessels, armored, as well as
for the complete equipment Of great plant
for the assembly of heavy ordnance, Salts
factory progress Is being made by the pri-
vate contractors for supplying heavy
gun and armor plate forgings and for rapid
fire machine guns and it will be seen that
congress by the PASSAGE of the bill we re-
port will have taken the last step necessary
to render the government absolutely indie
pendent of the world In the matter OF build
ing and equipping a navy. 1t has been the
constant aim Of the committee and Of the de-
partment to provide for ships the best Of
~hN'r cla g and guns equal to any in the
world. Thar2 is ample competition among
bidders for the construction of engines and
machinery, and in this matter American en-
terprise and ingenuity seem likely to lead the
world
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
CRUISE OF A DERELICT.
Case of the Schooner White the Most
Remarkable on Record

SttSC VI FJCIlOOhCT " hA'c NuOSU
Remarkable on Record.
A telegram received from Stornoway
marks the completion of the long cruise of
the derelict schooner w. L. White of Rock
land, Me-, abandoned off Delaware bay
March 49, during the great blizzard. Reach
ing the gulf stream, she turned away to the
eastward and commenced her long cruise
toward Europe, directly in the track of the
thousands of vessels engaged In transatlantic
commerce, and now she has completed
her voyage and lies stranded on the
coast of Lewis island, one of the
Hebrides The most notable feature
about the Viii Is the rem rk BILE zigzag
track she follow d in mid-ocean from the
beginning of May till the end. of October
Previous to this time shi followed a course
about east-northeaSt at an averag9 rate of
about so miles day, and subsequently she
mo ed eastward d mort eastward 16G
miles in 81 days; but dul ing this long interval
of six month, S remained wi hin this com
paratively small ar a, drifted back and for h
by the gulf stream and he Labra or current
and ssed about by the varying winds. In
her cruise of IL months and 10 days she
traversed distance Of more than 5000 miles
was reported As times, and how many more
times vessels passed dangerous y near her al
night and in thick weather cannot even be
estimated The cruise Of this derelict, as in
dicated by the very complete records in the
photographic office, Is by far the most inter
| esting on record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01

Walter s. Kent, 35 years old, a milkman,
and Mrs. Pardon NJ. Colwell, 25, whose hus-
badn Is absent in Denver, Col, setting up
business, have left Johnston, R. l., together
and gone it is supposed, to 'Californil. Kent
has wife and Two children, while Mrs. Col
well leaves 5-year-old boy.
Harry Freid, otherwise known as Harry
Taylor, the circus employe who killed James
S. Borthwick Of Ludlow Ia Forepaugh's cir
Gus tent on Hampden park last June, was be-
fore the Springfield Mass police court on a
charge of manslaughter. He plea led not
guilty and was held for the superior court
bail being fixed at $5000
Albert Moore fell from a stepladder at
Great harrington, Mass. breaking his collar
bone and three ris, fracturing the skull at
the base of the brain, as well as receiving in
ternal injuries.
A movement Is being made for more str1n-
gent prohibitory legislai IN in Rhode Island,
and for constitutional prohibition in New
Hampshire.
The Vermont board n railroad commits
sioners hlvestigat ng pthe cause of the
collision ON the Passumusic division of the
Boston & Maine railroad at Passumpsic, Vt,
last Saturday afternoon, look considerable
testimony. The faul5 was attributed to the
dagman of the forward train or the engineer
of the train lowing, but there was a con-
fict of testimony.
A three-weeks-old infant was found by a
German in a snow bank on Canal street,
Manchester, N. H., Saturday evening. The
boy was buJ few weeks old and was alive
when found. The child is being well cared
for and the police are looking up its unnat-
ural mother.
At Fall River, Mass, print cloths touched
l-l6 cents on Saturday, being the first time
they had gone above cents in the past eight
years, The manufacturers naturally feel
buoyant along with their goods for there
have been large sale made fo' month or
two to come, with an indication of demand
for goods in the following months.
John t. Hull, who devoted most of his life
to local historical researches died at his resi-
dence in Deering, Me-, on Saturday, after a
long illness.
Robert Haley, AZ years old, while coat
ing on Saugus street, Holyoke, Mass, near
the Sacred Heart church, was instantly
killed. One Of the hind wheels Of John
OConnor's carriage driven by James Rea-
gan, passed over the boys head, crushing it,
No blame is attached to Reagan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
Three Good Home Recipes.

Snowballs-Pare and core six apples,
fill the space with little marmalade of
any kind, or sugar and spice with bit
of chopped lemon or orange peel. Place
each apple in separate cloth, and scat
Tie rather loosely, and boil for one hour.
For the sauce, cream piece of butter
the size of an egg with cup of fine
sugar; add the grated rind and juice of
one orange, or its equivalent in any kind
of fruit juice from canned fruit. Pour
over slowly pint of boiling water.
candelles-Dishes which call for
cold chicken or turkey are in order at
this season of the year. Take half.
pint of cold minced fowl, and an equal
quantity of stale bread that has been,
softened in cold water; it must be Just
soft and moiSt--not soaking. Mix both
together, and season with salt and
cayenne. Dip the hands into cold
water, and make up the meat and bread
into small sausage shaped rolls, about
two inches long, and one in diameter;
roll them in fine cracker or bread crumbs,
and fry in kettle with smoking hot fat
enough to float them; take out with a
skinner, and lay on brown paper mo-
ment to free them from grease. Garnish
with parsley or crosses and slices of
lemon.
To Cook an Old dFowl-Braising is one
of the incest ways in which to serve an
old hen. If it Is cold weather, let it
hang for at least five days after it is
dressed. Then stuff as for roasting. III
you have pair of fowls, cut quarter
of pound of salt pork in thin slices !;
lay half of this in broad saucepan, the
chickens on top, and the rest of the pork
skewer over their breasts, just taking up
the skin, and not running the skewers
through the flesh. Season with salt and
pepper, and pour over pint of boiling,
water; cover the saucepan closely and
simmer for two hours and half, or until
they are very tender, but cook slowly.
This is the secret of cooking all meats
over the fire; they must only be sim
mered. When the chickens are done,
lay them on hot dish in the warming
oven, and strain the gravy. Put half of
it in saucepan, and boil rapidly to a
bright brown gla e, first adding tea
spoonful of flour wet with cold water.
Remove the pork from the chickens,
brush them over with the glaze, and
brown in quick oven. Skim the fat
from the rest of the gravy; add the glib
lets chopped fine, and the water in
which they were cooked; thicken with
Drowned -four and season to taste
| american AQricU tuFi.t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
PROHIBITION PROBABLE.
Outlook for the Prohibitory Amend
ment I'm New Hampshire.

Outlook for the Prohibitory Amend
ment in New Hampshire.
A dispatch from Manchester, N. H., says
there is every indication going to show that
the supporters Of the prohibitory clause to
the state constitution mean to make the tall
est kind Of fight to carry the amendment
by the people. The first gun Of the move
ment was fired on SATURDAY. evening, when
J. A. Merrill, secretary Of the New Hamp-
shire State Temperance union, appeared in
city hall, under the auspices Of the Manches-
ter Reform club, and made strong appeal
in behalf of votes for the prohibitory amend
ment. The hall was crowded and much in
of the speakers appeal called forth ap-
plause. The campaign for the amendment
l. to be ma 1e ''short, sharp and decisive"
say the temperance men. Their organization
is now perfect, for instead of working
II rough political channels as heretofore in
their campaigns wit ggarly results, they
are now working through the mediumship
of the Good Templars, Sons of Temperance
Woman's Christian Temperance union and
all other tenn erance bodies A gentleman
whose business calls him to all parts Of the
state said: "Unless the men whose interests
are opposed to cOnsti utional pro-
ically fiyht this movement, they will
get showed under. You can't name 20
towns in the state where the amendment will
not receive an overwhelming majority, and
the figures thus given will more than coun-
terbalance anything that Manchester Con-
cord, Nashua, Keene, Portsmouth and Dover
can do in opposition to the amendment, un-
less vigorous warfare is made against tho
present aggressive temperance party.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Some of the New England Member
Giving up Hope of Success.

Some of the New England Members
Giving up Hope of Success.
The New England members of the house
who have public building bills still unacted
upon have about given up all hope of doing
anything more during the present session.
There are a great many of these bills still in
the hands of subcommittee of the public
building committee, which will scarcely be
reported at all before the 4th of March, now
that the session is 50 near its close Among
the bills still in committee are those pro
viding for buildings in Boston at cost Of
$3.50, 900; Lawrence, $780, 900; Saco, Me-, $780,,
900; Newport and Island Pond, $50, 900 each;
Norwalk and Danbury, Ct, S100, 900 each.
These bills have passed the senate: Dover,
S75, 900; Manchester, 10000; Great Falls,
$4,000; Keene, 100000; Rochester, N. H.,
$4,000; Pawtucket and Woonsocket, r. l.,
$75 900 EACH There are eight New England
public building bills on the calendar Of the
committee of the whole. They provide for
buildings at Lynn, Taunton and Haverhill
in Massachusetts, Nashua, N. H., Water
bury and New London in Connecticut and
Ho1lton in Maine. Mr.. Davis bill for the
purchase of land for a marine hospital at
Vineyard Haven is long way down ON the
calendar, and unless unanimous consent can
be secured it has little prospect Of passage
this season
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
SoftenIng Water.

An authority on softening water, max
ing soap and kindred matters says
"For all washing and cleansing opera
tions it is indispensable, if good and
economical results are to be obtained,
first to soften the water before using soal
of any kind. Softening water simply
consists in removing the soluble lime
salts with which all water except pure
rain water is more or less lmpregnated.
If this is not done the soluble lime forms
an insoluble lime soap from the decom-
position OF the soap used for washing.
This substance is a greasy, sticky, oily
compound, perfectly insoluble and more
difficult to wash away afterward by any
treatment 1t is this that causes the
yellow grayish deposit on the edges of
collars and cuffs washed simply with
hard water and soap, and the sticky,
greasy deposit on wood when treated in
a similar manner and also on the sides
and edges of all washing-maehines.
'It is most uneconomical proceeding
to wash anything in water and soap alone
without previously softening,the water.
Not particle of soap can become availa-
BILE for washing purposes until all the
added lime in the water has combined
with the amount of soap it requires
to form the insoluble lime soap. AS
compared with the pure 08 per cent.
powered caustic soda, such as the
"Greenbank" brand, it requires twelve
pounds of the very finest pure soap or
twenty to thirty pounds of ordinary soap,
such as is usually 50 to manufacturers.
to do the same work that can be done
with one pound of this soda. "-Meao York
World
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
The Muskrat Skillfnl Architect.

A correspondent of the Oxford Miss
Democrat, has been studying the house
of muskrat, by demolishing the dom.
icile and examining the architecture and
contents. The house was more than two
feet wide and high, oval at the top and
built of grass, leaves and moss, and very
compact. There was communication
with the stream, the room and nest be-
ing lust above the water level The
door opened just beneath the surface, SO
that the animal could leave home and
return without being seen. Lily root
was the only provision there seemed to
be in the house, of which there was
quite quar- tity for future use. Alto
gethcr, the muskrat possess no small
share Of that kind of knowledge which
in the lower animals we call instinct =
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MRS. LANGTRY is writing her life.
EDWIN Booth is worth $l,00O,0OO.
ITALIAN opera is dead in this country.
FRED WARDE, the Florences and Dixey
are in the West
THERE are fewer pantomimes than usual
In London this year.
MARY ANDERSON never refuses photo
grapher's request for sitting.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany is to hear
two Of Wagner's operas in private.
WILL s. RISING, the comic opera tenor, ia
to be starred next season In a musical
comedy.
THE New England Conservatory of Music
is asking the Massachusetts, Legislature for
grant of $500. 900.
PATTI, at the end of her present tour, will
probably return to the Paris grand opera
and remain there for good.
WALTER S. MATHEWS, the young Louis
vile actor, is said to have memorized Ham.
let' entire when only fourteen.
THERE are over 10000 young women in
Great Britain studying music with the idea
OF some day bloSsomtng into stars.
lMRE KIRALFY will present his spectacular
pieces, "Mazulm" and Excelsior" in the City
OF Mexico during the present season.
AN infant pianist, five years old, who PLAYS
koczalski, has appeared in st. Petersburg,
Russia
| ANNIE Brunei" a German dramatiza
ton of William Blacks novel, sin Silk At
tire, has been very successfully produced at
Antwerp.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG is suffering from
a broken collar bone, due to fall on the
stage of Syracuse IN. " theatre She has
to sing with her arm in sling
MARIE VAN ZANDT, the American prime
4 donna, has had an immense success in Lisbon,
where she appeared as Rosina in the Barrier
OF Seville" She goes thence to Madrid
The will of John Lester Wallack, the
actor, has been filed by his widow, Emily
Mary Wallack, who is made an executrix.
All his property is given to his wife for life.
THE city authorities of Worcester, Mass,
recently forbade the appearance of an
accomplished female whistler at Sunday
concert, unless she agreed to whistle sacred
music.
WIRE curtains are now used when James
Owen OConor, the "uncrushed tragedian," "
appears on the stage. These protect him
from recurring blizzards of decayed vegeta-
bles which the gallery gods contribute for
his special benefit.
OPERA is rather curiously performed az
Buda- Pesth, the capital of Hungary. M.
Lasalle, the famous baritone has been sing.
ing his part in Meyerbeer's az Africainen in
the French tongue, the prima donna in
Italian, the other principals in German and
She chorus in Czech.
Iowa, Maine, Kansas ana Rhode Island are
among the leading States having constltu-
tional prohibition against the sale of liquor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
DIPLOMATIC CORPS DINED.
Guests at the State Dinner-AlI Ma
tiOnS ReDresented

biOhS represented
The state dinner to the diplomatic corps
took place on the evening of the Oath. Presi-
dent Cleveland escorted Mme Romeo wife
of the Mexican minister, to dinner, and Mrs.
Cleveland followed on the arm Of the Italian
minister The other guests were: Mrs. Car
ter and the Mexican minister, Counte =
Leopoldine Won Arco Valley and Senator
Sherman, Baroness Rosen and the minis er
of Austria-Hungary, Miss Bayard and the
German minister, Mrs. Sherman and
the Turkish minister Countess de
Sponneck and the Argentine minis
ter Nine. de Hurtado and the minister OF
France, Mrs. Laughton and the japanese min
lister, Mrs. Herbert and the Chinese minister,
Nine. de Varas and the Meth rlands minister,
Nine. de Guzman and the secretary Of state,
Mime. de Perez Zaledol and the Hawaiian
minister, Nine. Mutso and the Spanish min
lister, Counties d'Arsch0t aud the minister
from Costa Rica, Mrs. McCreary
and the Persian minister; the
Peruvian minister, the Danish min
lister, the charge d'affaires of Belgium, the
Chilian minister the charge d'affaires of
Brazil, Mr.. McCreary, the minister of
Nicaragua, the charge d'affaires of Corea,
the chaSye d'affaires of Sweden and Norway
the minister of Switzerland, the charge daft
faires of Great Britain, the charge daffaire'
of Russia and the minSter of Colombia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION.
Food and Raiment Wanted for Peo-
pie in Seward County, Kan.

A special Dispatch from Kansas City says:
Information has been received that many of
the people in Seward county, Kan, are on
the verge of starvation Appeals have been
sent to various places, and letter was received
from Mrs. J. X. Richardson, who lives II
miles from West Plains, in which she says;
'Many f us have not sufficient food, and
only a few have enough clothes to hide our
n4kedn IS. There is NJ opportunity for the
people to earn anything by labor, as there ia
nothin to do and no money o recompense
them if su h were the case Children are
without proper nour shment, and the Il lid
winter alone has been their salvation" The
writer makes plaintive appeal to the people
of Kansas City. Seward County is in that
part of Kan as t has suffered fr M cop
failure many Of hose who mt there
tn little money lost their all nd are now
forced to appeal to the chart able or help.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
Baby Blankets.

An afghan for carnage or crib is knit
either in plain strips or squares, and
these are crocheted together with
colored worsted, matching a principal
color, or else with vivid contrast.
For bath blanket, use heavy zephyr
and large hardwood or bone needles.
Cast on 1870 stitches, knit square and
quarter. If colored border is made, it
should be red, as that is the only color
that will wash perfectly where frequent
washing is requi ed.
For a cradle blanket cast on 100
stitches, using single zephyr. stripe
prettily with white and baby blue, white
and orange, white and scarlet or cardinal,
or else make white center and wide
end borders of color. Edge with
knitted worsted. -Sturdy Oak.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
ROCKED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Colorado People In Terrible State
of Terror


Information just received from Rou, t, Col,
shows that that portion of the state has been
treated TO a genuine earthquake. The shocks
commenced ON the afternoon of the 18th inst,
and at O'Clock there were violent ones
which rocked small buildl lgs, detao led large
ma ses of rock from the mountains and great
ly frightened people and animals. The cat
tie wera especially terrorized, and ran fran
the fiU shocks, os '' but there r, was no rain. A
peculiar phenomenon was observed at
Hot Springs below the government bridge.
The shock was productive of great gushes Of
water and gas. Fully three times the ordi-
nary amount Of water and gas was thrown
out and accompanying 1t was most sulphu-
rous stencil, which made the people sick, and
caused birds to drop to the ground When
the convulsions ceased the water receded,
and there was a sound Ike the rushing of q
great river. The course of the shock was
northWard
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Effective Eradication Of Greas

Effective Eradication Of Grease.
There are several effective means of
taking out grease spots. ChlorofOrm
will do It. So will salt dissolved into
alcohol. So will an equal mixture Of
alcohol, gin and ammonia. Or you can
wet the place with ammonia water; then
lay white, soft paper over it and iron
with hot iron. Or rub French chalk
on the wrong side; let it remain a day;
split visiting card, lay the rough side
on the spot and pass warm iron lightly
over. Or try the old-fashioned 'grease
balls" stiff paste made of fuller's
earth, saleratus and vinegar, nodded into
balls and dried. Wet the spot, scraI
the ball over it, let it dry, and wash it
OF with tepld water.-NeO York Dis
patch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
TORE DOWN THEIR HOUSES.
The Work of White Gaps in Ashland
County, o.

A company of "White Caps visited
Jeromeville and the homes of John and
Adam Chrown, in the southern part of Ash
land county, ON Saturday night. There
were 40 horsemen in the party and about 30
Others on foot. They visited the homes of
three people who sympathized with the
Chrowns and tore down their houses After
doing this they visited John and Adam
Chrowns residence, but the occupants had
left. This is the first manifestation of indig-
nation at the acquittal of the five Chrowns,
who were tried for the murder of Constable
Kelly and Herbert Nelly year ago,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-01
DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE.
Capt. Wheat, a Bay State Veteran,
Wants the Position.

About the first of the candi lates for the
position of doorkeeper of the house in the
next congress to appear in Washington is
Gapt. :. H. Wheat 8I haClne W WIS capt
tered the Union army as a sergeant in the I'd
Massachusetts, cavalry. During the time
that Col Russell had command of
the 9th Massachusetts, cavalry Wheat
was promoted into that regiment, and subse-
quently S srved under Col. G. F. Adams, Jr.
He lost one arm during the war, and after
wards went to Illinois, where he served for
some time as sergeant-at-arms Of the state
senate. Several members of the New Eng
land delegation have expressed willingness
to indorse his candidacy, and at least one
Massachusetts, member Is working indus
triously in his behalf.