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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-03-08
- RAND TRUNK RAILWAY
" Winter Arrangement. 1850
GOING WEST

~ winter 2rrdageInC af. ESSS-o
On and after October 9s. and until further
nuttce. trains will be run as follow .:
GOING WEST
Express train for Montreal leaves Island
Pend 40 y O m: mixed train for Montreal
ana Quebec 81 20 a IA. Mixed train l,av,
Gorham for Island Pont al 5.l5 a IN. Express
trains for Montreal and the west will leave
ICrtland al SO q. IA and $50 D. N: Gorhuni
al l2-c3 and 5.55 y. m. Island Pond ri 40 and
a.45 p. m, the latter connecting at Richmond
for Quebec
GcTSG EAST
Express trains for Island Pond Golham.
Lewiston, Portland, and Boston will leave
stontreal at $ .00a m and 10 Is p 10 and Island
fond at 6.2e a. IN. and Ito D. M. Fxprras
Iur Isiand Pond and INTERN ediate stations
VIII itaVe Montreal al s IS d. m Mixed
IRAN tor Island Pond and intermediate sta
tlons viii leave Richmond at G a. IN. Mixed
trains Tor Gorham leave Island Pond ut a. m
and 30 p. m. JOSEPH HICKSON.
General Manager
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-03-08
w an I z. .

A steady, industrious man to work on my
farm for seven or eight months, to begin
about the LIST OF April "A good reliable man
will be paid extra wages. For particulars
address o. =. HADWEN.
Springfield VT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-03-08
Written for the HERALD:


MY EXPERIENCE IN EUROPE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
Breathing the Germs of Disease.

To inhale the germs of disease with their
daily breath is the fate of denizens of malaria
scourged localities everywhere. The endemic
atmospheric poison may, however be reft Of its
venom and rendered innoxious by defensive
use OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This pre-
guard not only eradicates the disease when de-
veloped. but enables the system to safely brave
its assaults. Every. physical function is con-
firmed IN, or restored to- regularity, the crcuia-
ton quicxened, if sluggish, and a bilious habit,
which of itself begets proneness to both inter-
mittent and remittent types OF malarial disease,
where extrinsic atmospheric causes exist. pow
erfully counteEActed by this inimitable fUrtify-
ing and defensive agent, which has, moreover,
none of the disagreeable characteristics Of a
drastic cathartic or any alkaloid. Fever and
ague, dumb ague and ague-caSe, and the cdie1i-
turd of the Isthnaus. are conquered by it surely,
pleasantly. Rheumatism, neuralgia, govt kid
ney and bladder troubles, constipation and indi-
gestion yield to il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02

light is streaming through the windows and
penetrating every dark corner. S lms ore
asked him the other day if he would venture
In the garrett at night, and he replied:
"I4awd bless yo', honey, I'd ruthe be in a
ship thousand miles from lam without
rudder than go into de gyarret of dis yere
house after dark by myself"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
A FEAST FOR THE FUTURE.

'You say that shall be able to see those
baby oysters month hence" said the re-
porter. pray. how long will it lie bsfore
can eat them with satisfaction in a stewF'
"They ought to be big enough, for stew
ing two years from now" responded the
tishmouper ssBut if Won want q fry Won
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
Largest Wheel Ever Made.

The largest wheel of the kind ever
the largest of any kind, is now in
course of construction at the machine
shops of the Dickson Manufacturing
Company, at Scranton. Pa 1t is what
Is called sand wheel. and is being
made for the Calumet & Hecla Copper
Company, of the Lake Superior re-
gion. The great wheel will be fifty
three feet in diameter and several feet
wide, and the Dickson Manufacturing
Company will get $40, 900 for it. It is
being built around 2O-iuch hollow
shaft of gun metal. and it will weigh be-
tween $50 and16O tons when completed.
When the great wheel is put in place
at the copper mines it will be made to
revolve slowly by means of enormous
ence. The cogs are being cast in seq
ments, and will weigh many tons in
the aggregate. On each side of the
mammoth wheel there will be fifty
buckets, each of which will hold about
100 gallons, and these buckets will
elevate the washings and dump them
into sluiceway. After the great
wheel has been built up and the fin
fishing touchings have been put on it
will be taken apart and shipped.
Every piece will be numbered, so that
there will be no trouble in putting the
wheel together, and it will take eight
or ten cars to transport it.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
A Story Of the Vandalia.

The United States ship Vandal1a. Of
which tae melancholy wreck in the
great hurricane at Apia, in the Samoan
islands. has been made known, was
one of the most prominent vessels in
that wooden navy of which the Amer
leans are at present so anxious to get
rid. She, nevertheless, was very
handsome type of a corvette which
might we'll be mistaken for frigate.
Some twelve years ago she was at
Constantinople, and was much adj
mired by the Turks. In the mind.
however, of the Pasha of the Dardan-
Giles her imposing size excited some
suspicion. When the Vandalia hove
to. prior to passage through the straits
into the Sea of Marmora, she was
boarded by the Pasha. who. as in duty
bound. reminded the Captain that. un-
der the capitulations existing between
the American and Ottoman Govern
ments, the former was only allowed to
bring gunboat up to Stamboul. Its
the smallest we've got" exclaimed
the undaunted skipper of the crack
corvette Vandaia- London Tele-
graph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

A bear exceeds twenty years; a dog
lives twenty; fox. fourteen or ak
teen; lions are -Pompey
lived to the age of seventy years;
q squirrel or hare, seven or eight
years; rabbits, seven; elephants have
been known to live to the great age of
four hundred years. When Alexan-
der the Great had conquered Porus.
the King of India, he took great ele-
plant which had fought valiantly for
the King. and named him Ajax. dedi-
Gated him to the sun and let him go,
with this inscription: alexander.
SON of Jupiter. hath dedicated Ajax to
the Sum-" The elephant was found
with this inscription three hundred
and fifty years afterwards. Pigs have
been known to live to the age of thirty
yours, the rhinoceros to twenty. A
horse has been known to live to the
age of sixty-two. but averages not
more than twenty. Camels sometimes
live to the age of one hundred. Stays
are long-lived; sheep seldom exceed
the age of ten. Cows live about if
teen years. Whales sometimes live
one hundred years. Pelicans are long
lived. A tortoise has been known to
live one hundred and seven years.
N. 7. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
SPEED OF THOUGHT:


How Long It Takes an Idea to Reach the
Human Brain.
Some of the readers have, no doubt,
frequently made use of the expression
''quick as thought, but have any of
them ever stopped to consider how
quick thought is? A writer in the
Nineteenth Century has made some in
teresting calculations regarding the
comparative length of time it takes to
call to mind various everyday facts.
1t takes about two-fifths of a second
to call to mind the country in which a
well-known town is situated, or the
language in which a familiar uthor
wrote. We can think of the name of
next month in half the time we need
to think Of the name of last month. It
takes on the average one-third of a
second to add numbers consisting of
one digit, and half a second to multiply
them. Such experiments give us con-
siderable insight into the mind.
Those used to reckoning can add two
to three in less time than others those
familiar with literature can remember
more quickly than others that Shake
speare wrote Hamlet" 1t takes longer
to mention a month when a season has
been given than to say to what month
a season belongs.
The time taken up in choosing mo-
ton, the will time" can be measured
as we'll as the time taken up in per-
ceiving. If do not know which of
two colored lights is to be presented,
and must lift my right hand if it be red
and my lift if it be blue, 1 need about
one-thirteenth of second to initiate
the correct motion. / have also been
able to register the sound waves made
in the air by speaking, and thus have
determined that in order to call up the
name belonging to a printed word I
need about one-nlnth of second, to a
letter one-sixth of second, to a pict-
ure one-quarter of a second, and to a
color one-third of a second.
A letter can be seen more quickly
than a word, but we are SO used to
reading aloud that the process has be-
come quite automatic. and word can
be read with greater ease and in less
time than letter can be named. The
same experiments made on other per-
sons give times differing but little
from my own. Mental processes, how
ever, take place more slowly in chill
dren. in the aged. and in the unedu-
Gated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
PROTECTING AN EDITOR.
L Second Daniel Discovered in q Small
California Town.

A Second Daniel Discovered in q Small
California Town.
At last we have got the printer
where we want him. Since the es-
tablishment of printing the compositor
has held the whip hand over the news
paper writer.
More brilliant efforts of genius
have been ruined by the man who has
the putting of them in type to do than
have been lost by never being printed
at all. And there has been no law to
punish him. There has been more
trouble over how matter has been put
In the paper than over what matter
has been put there. The compositor
Is my natural enemy, and it is with a
glee l can not and do not care to hide
that get this in on him. Civilization
In its highest form has developed it
self in small town of California.
We have some fair showing of it in San
Francisco. a little less in New York
and trife in Oakland. but this out
of-the-way little town, unassuming and
modest, as all great people and COM
mun1tles are. deserves to be placed
at the top OF the list. 1t seems that
some time ago there was some trouble
in the Office of the only paper pub
lished there. The editor is proprietor,
advertising canvasser, reporter and
dramatic critic; the printer is foreman,
sub. devil. battery-boy and father of
the chapel He conducted himself q
small union. the printer did. and one
night he went and got full and inde-
pendent and refused to get the paper
out The editor, etc, argued the mat
ter quietly at first, but failing to get
any satisfaction, he took a mallet and
knocked the printer, ETC.. on the head
until the union gave In and pledged his
word to get out the paper If he'd let
him up. He got up and he got out the
paper. and then he went and had the
editor, ETC.. arrested for assault. The
case was tried. The decision should be
printed in letters of gold and made q
prominent legend on all newspaper
buildings. The Judge. all honor and
praise to him! dismissed the case. He
gave a reason: 1--WE have only one pa
per here and one editor, and he must
be protected; therefore. dismiss the
case" Oh. upright Judge! Oh. wise
and learned judgel A Daniel, say IL
San Francisco Chronicle
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

which Edison could not understand. a.
he was hard of hearing.
That was enough. He was now moro
than ever convinced that his s.check"
wasn't worth $4,000. and again
thought, as he rushed out of the bank
with it, that any man who would
give him $1,000 could walk away
with the check. He hurried
back to the Western Union
and said he couldn't get any money.
General Lef1erts then sent a man with
him to identify him. He said that
.sThis man is Thomas A. Edison, to
whose order the check is drawn"
why. certainly, Mr.. Edison" said
the cashier. very obsequiously, show
would you like your $40. OO03 In what
shape?"
"Oh, any way to suit the bank. It
doesn't make any difference to me SO
long as get my money"
Edison was given $4,000 in large
bills. After dividing the roll into two
wads of 5000 each. he stuffed one
into each trousers pocket, buttoned up
his coat as tightly as possible, and
made a break to get out of Wall street
as quick as he could. The next day
Edison began to work on his first lab
oratory at Newark,-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
EOISON'S FIRST CHECK.

The Wizards Difficulty In Getting 1t
Cashed at the Bank.
''WiZard' Edison came over from
Menlo Park the other day on some bus
mess connected with some of his nu-
merOus enterprises, and during the
afternoon spent several hours with one
OF the officials of the big electric light
company.
During lunch the great electrician
became chatty and told. in his quaint
way, the story of his first acquaintance
with any large sum of money.
1t was in the days when he was
struggling along with his earlier in
veEtions, and didn't have big capital
lists to back him. In fact, he didn't
have any bank account himself, and
hardly knew what one was. Bank
checks We're things he had never had
occasion to use. and had about as much
idea of their value as the man in the
moon.
Edison had finally sold his patent
on the gold and stock indicator to the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for SAC, 900, and was coming over to
New York to get his money.
bulls and bears, and had been told that
it was full of sharks" who would
fleece man very quick. So he made
up his mind that Wall street was a
very dangerous place, and that if he
ever had occasion to go there he would
beaucky if he got away without losing
his OvercOat and umbrella.
At that time General Lefferts was
president of the Western Union. One
morning Edison came into the COM
pany's general Offices to close up the
sale OF his patent. After few pre-
liminaries he was given a check for
$4,000.
He looked at it curiously for a mo-
ment or two. and appeared to be puz-
zled what to do with it. He knew
that he had sold a patent to the West
ern Union Company for SAC, 900, but he
didn't see any money. Observing his
perplexity, General I-efferts told him
that if he would go down to the Bank
get the check cashed.
$50 1 started out" said Edison.
latter carefully folding up the check,
and went toward Wall street. So un.
certain was I in regard to that way OF
doing business that thought while on
the way that if any man should come
up to me and offer me two crisp thou
sand-dollar bills tor that piece of paper
! should give him up the check very
quick"
On arriving at the Bank of America
he hesitated about entering, fearing
still that something might be wrong.
At last, however, he mustered up cour-
age and determined to try it. He knew
that General Lefferts had told him he
would get his money here, SO he braced
ahead and half tremblingly showed his
check out to the cashier. The latter
scrutinized it closely, gave Edison a
piercing glance and said something
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
GRETNA GREEN'S ROMANCE.

Crossing the Scotch Border in Haste to
Legaliza ElOpements.
Gretna Green was said to be "killed'
by the act of 1856. and as a place
where Opponents were legalized no
doubt its glories have departed. The
legality of Scotch marriages, however.
survives. Any person residing in
Scotland three weeks can get married
after the informal Scotch manner, and
the marriage will hold good. In fact,
Opponents might still be conducted in
a circuitus fashion. The gentleman
could go first. reside at Gretna Green
for three weeks, then be joined by his
bride, and marry her on the spot
Other things, however, have put an
end to this form of romantic marriage.
In the days of posting the clipping low
ers had every advantage. The young
gentlemen could arrange before hand
for relays of horses; the pursuing sire
could not do SO. not knowing
the date of the preparations for fight.
Then it was said that the in-keepers
and post-boys always favored the fugi-
tives. If the fathers generally over
took the runaways, it would have been
bad for trade; therefore the old gentle
man did not always secure the freshest
or best steeds, and it was surprising
how often his post boys found a Inch
pin loose. Again and again was the
rattle of the pursuer's coach heard
when the knot was securely tied, but
not until then. Nowadays there are
no coaches, but express trains and the
telegraph wires could anticipate the
lovers, and possibly secure delay. if
not detention. Also marriages in En-
gland have been made so easy that
there are Gretna Greens at your very
doors. Three weeks notice to a reg
istrar and a quarter of an hours alb
sence from home will bring about a
marriage without any one being the
wiser-above all, not the man and
woman who are wed. In London
and large cities also the calling
of banns at a parish church is very in
sufficient publicity when so many fam
lies attend favorite preachers else
where, and may never hear that their
Mary Or Ethel or Constance is about to
marry in three weeks ''that" i'm
pecunious young Brown. Thus Gretna
Green still virtually fingers with US.
Magnetic attraction or something else
forces young girls, otherwise intel
ligent. attractive and even intellectual,
to fix all the love of their young hearts
on the wrong man. Fathers threaten,
mothers weep, brothers call him, or
prove him to be, every thing that is
unsuitable or even bad; she will not
listen Or refuses to believe. One day
the street door is open, and she leaves
her fathers house to fix her own
destiny-perhaps to love him always.
in spite of all his faults or even vices.
or to repent once-and that for life.
So Gretna Green, or what it once
signified, lives forever in human
hearts.=LOndon Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
CARE or THE EYES.

-
Authority ON the Subject.
But what should do for my eyes?"
asked a reporter of famous uptown
oculist the other day. II have always
taken good care of them"
sYou work in the night timer"
''Yes. know; but thousands of other
men do the same and still have strong
eyes"
'sThat may be so. Probably your
eyes are naturally weak. Let me give
you a few simple rules that it would be
worth your while to make note of. All
may not apply to your case, but the
rules are worth remembering never
theless.
Never sleep opposite q window
which will throw food of strong
light on your eyes when you wake in
the morning.
When bathing the face do not open
the eyes under water, as this is apt to
be injurious to the epithelial covering
of the eye.
Shades on lamps or gas burners
should be of milk or ground glass,
never of colored glass.
The short-sighted eye is essentially
adiseased eye, and should be treated as
such. 1t affects, by preference. those
who use their eyes constantly for fine
or neat work, and is almost unknown
among uncivilized nations.
I'm all institutions, particularly for
children. where the eyes are required
to do light work, the proportion of the
square surface of The windows to the
square surface of the floor should never
fall below one to four.
'When children work by light
which falls in their faces they are apt
to bend the body forward SO as to
shade the eyes by the head, Or else to
twist it around so that the light shall
fall on the page. Both of these posi-
tons are pernicious; there is great
danger of the chest becoming narrow
and contracted, and of the spine be-
coming curved.
ITO battle eyes properly take large
basin of cold water, bend the head
close over it, and with both hands
throw the water with some force on
the gently -closed lids This has some
thing of the same effect as a shower
bath, and has toning up influence
which water applied in any other way
has not Another method of accom-
plishing the same end is by means of a
spray-producer or atomizer, in which
case a little alcohol or bay rum added
to the water will somewhat increase
the good effect.
The two sources of trouble with the
ordinary artificial lights are, first, that
they are not pure white. and, secondly,
that they are unsteady. The first
defect is found in all artificial lights,
except the lime, electric and
magnesium; the second, especially in
candles and gas. The yellowness is in
measure counteracted by using in the
case of lamps and gas chimneys of a
violet or blue tint, and the Pickering of
gas may be obviated largely by en-
ploying an Argand burner. All things
considered German student lamp
furnishes the most satisfactory light. I"
N Y Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16

On the banks Of the Tippecanoe, q small
stream which enters the Wabash river in
Indiana, was fought the terrific battle of
Hppecanoe-
In this great struggle Of frontier times,
he allied Western Indians under the chief
:ainship of Elskwatawa, the Prophet -
were defeated in November. 1911, by the
Americans under the command Of Gen.
VIM. 81. Harrison.
It was desperate, hard fought battle, and
much depended upon the result
Had the Indians been successful, all bar
riers of defense for the early settlers
would have been overthrow and the deadly
tomahawk would have been active I'm the
rapid determination Of the remaining
pioneers. On the other hand the fortunate
termination OF the contest put an end to
further attempts at open warfare by the
Indians. The rich territory, 80 long over
run by hostile savages, was thrown open
for settlement, which rapidly occurred as
soon as the news of the great victory be.
came widespread.
Naturally great praise was rendered to
the success and intrepid bravery of Gen.
Harrison and he was honored in many
ways. He afterwards served as Com
mander of the Army of the Northwest, and
when Indiana was admitted to statehood,
he was selected to represent the state in
W8S
elected President and his unfortunate de-
mise occurred shortly after being in
augurated.
The forty-second anniversary Of the Bat
tie of Tippecanoe found the gallant grand
son of '.Old Tip'' leading his forces to q
great political victory which resulted in the
selection of Gen. Ben Harrison as President
Of the United States.
The Harrlsons have been q hardy race OF
men, sprung from old log cabin stock,
which is Q sufficient guarantee Of it's gen.
uineness wherever found. Realizing the
truth of this, great effort has been made to
re-discover some of the secrets contained in
the old log cabin stock of useful articles,
and as the result, the famous Old Log
Cabin Sarsaparilla, universally regarded as
the best Spring tonic and blood cleanser
has been found Not satisfied with the
world wide esteem which is held for War
ner's Safe Cure, the only cure for kidney
diseases, the proprietor is willing to do all
that is possible to establish Warmers Log
Cabin Sarsaparilla as foremost among
household articles on account of its purity
and effectiveness.
After all, each individual has, at al
times, the great battle of life or death t.
fight, and for security attention must
necessarily be given to the best weapons
which science can offer humanity in the
great contest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
She Wanted Him to Stay.
In the parlor at 1880.

IN the pdr1Or dG I1:0O.
Don't go Charley. 1t isn't late"
Il must Flora / don't want your
father to quiz you about the size of
his gas bills, you know"
HAL ha! Don't mind that / paw
the gas bills and pa gives me the dis
count The bigger they are the more
I get. don't you see?"
Charley Gan hour later on his way
home)-I wonder if that's the reason
that mercenary girl always wants me
to stay till morning?- Chicago Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-16
-Mme Carnot. of France has

Mime. Carnot, of France, has set
the example among the ladies of the
presidential court of wearing lilies OF
the valley on all occasions, and these
flowers are now regarded as the en-
blem of the Carnot regime. The Fleur
de lis has for many years been the ma
tional flow r of France.