davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-28
&2O.OOO Short.

KANSAS CITY, March PIP. D. Starr,
of the insurance firm of Blake & Starr,
has disappeared. His partner says
Starr is 1900 short in his accounts.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-28
In a Critical Condition.

LONG ISLAND CRY, March 81. Super
intendent Moulton, who was shot yester-
day by John Roman, is still in critical
condition. Roman was remanded.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-28

The japan Exhibition Opened. r
YOKOHAMA, March 27.-The Mikado
has opened the industrial exhibition
here
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Boston Cultiudtor believes that
''men of purely scientific training are of
Iess assistance in practical affairs than
heir education would suggest. The
nan of science has little faith in new
Methods or new inventions. He is sell
lom au originator. His knowledge is
hat OF tradition. He frequently scouts
1t new ideas as impracticable, because
hey are not recognized in books. The
inventor seldom travels in the same road
with the scientist. The inventor needs
to leave the beaten path and press on to
The uncxplored forest of possibilities,
He is often handicapped if he endeavors
10 conform to rules already laid down
by pure science. Few college-bred men
have proved inventors. Original
thought, bold action, patient persistence,
knowledge of natures laws are prime
:astors in the successful career of the
inventor" '"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The largest tombstone in the world
monuments erected to distinguished
persons excepted) is probably that of
the late H. Scarlest, of Upson County,
Georgia. Scarlet was very wealthy and
noted for his misanthropic tendencies.
Heled the life of hermit. Why no one
knew, but it was limited that he was
victim of disappointed love. Several
years before his death, which occurred
in the spring of 1888, he selected q
monster bowlder, miniature mountain
of granite, 100 by $50 feet in dimen-
sions, for tombstone and hal it ap-
propriately lettered by marblecutter.
A cave fitted up as roomy tomb was
excavated under the huge bowlder,
Scarlett himself experimenting the
work. After his death, neighbors, rela-
tives ald friends carried the remains
and deposited them under the rock sc-
cording to his ante-mortem directions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
How a Congressman Got a Publisher.

Some time ago a committee of New
York publishers went to Washington
with a view of urging Congress to pass
certain international copyright law ia
vorcd by the publishers. A sub-commit-
tee of publishers was holding a meeting
at the Riggs House when a member Of
Congress from the West called upon
them. He said to them that he had his
own vote and could influence the votes
of four or five friends, but he declared
that he would not do anything for them
unless they promised to do something
for him. When they asked what he
wanted, he said he had written book
aud tried to get every publisher in New
York to publish it, and none Of them
would do so, because the book was pro-
nounced unsuitable for the market. Now,
if they would agree to find publisher
for his book in New York he would
agree to give his own and several other
votes for the international copyright
bill.
The committee told him to call upon
them the next day, and when he had
gone they discussed his proposition. On
inquiry it was found that he could con.
troll four votes, and that was too many to
lose. So the publishers had a meeting,
and they finally decided to draw lots to
see who would publish his book and
stand the loss. The lot was drawn, and
one of the greatest publishing houses in
the world was the victim. It's representa-,
tive received the condolences of his fel-
low publishers, but the house carried out
its part of the bargain in good faith and
published the book, and now they have
the laugh with them, for, contrary to the
expectation of the publishers, the book
made money from the start, and ha'
turned out quite profitable venture fol-
the house. This is another illustration o.
the truth that no one can tell whether {
book or play will make hit until th'
experiment has been tried Chicag
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
We Want to Give You a Point
or Two.

We are not heaping up n pile OF
money by making big profits We arc
selling at about cost In many lines Of
goods, particularly Carpets, but the
large quantities we sell makes the
trade profitable enough to suit us
You always get the very latest styles
at our store, about twenty times the
variety you can get anywhere else.
On purchases of $50 we will pay
your r. Il. Fare.
Your goods will be delivered at
your nearest Il. II. Station, freight
paid. Ifyou can't come We will Sc
lect goods for you jnst as carefully rs
possible, according to your letter. Our
mail trade increaSes every day, which
goes 10 prove the popularity Of our
company. five did not give salts.
faction trade would fall or and We
should have to shut up, but thanks to
ihe people, our business, conducted on
liberal terms and fair dealings goes
on extending year after year, until we
shall have stores In every good slzsd
town bye and bye. This Company Is
the Peoples Company. The share
holders are working people who are
satisfied with fair interest for their
money and are not seeking like q pri-
vate firm to amass fortune. Our
Specila Credit System Is 4 great Boon
TO thousands who w0nld otherwise
have to worry along without the com.
forts they can now enjoy. We make
no extra charges for this credit priv.
ilege, but our cash customers get .
discount, OF course. Our goods are
bought with n view to selling TO all
classes, we keep the best, we keep the
very cheapest, sell Mt low prices and
endeavor to please the public And
We are proud to say that our books
show that we are pleasing a regular
army Of customers throughout Maine,
Vermont aud New Hampshire. We
respectfully solicit your trade.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Tonquin pirate who recently
cleaned up $50, 900 rs ransom for the re.
lease of the three captive Frenchmen has,
observes the San Francisco Chronicle,
evidently become enamored of the lucra-
tive business. He now offers standing
reward of 800 to the native who will
deliver Frenchman into his hands or
800 to one who will warn him that troops
are approaching. In country where
,oolie works the whole year round for $5
this noble reward ought to insure the
sntcrprising pirate rush of business
until he has made living in the interior
Of Tonquin too expensive for the Euro
| Dean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
Horse Against Locust.

While the locust is not confined to any
one country, it is particularly the pest Of
the farmers in India and Africa, where
the sirocco, or hot winds, facilitates the
Matching of the eggs. A short time ago
the pests inflicted terrible sufferings on
the people of Algeria, and at Setif the
streets aud walks were invaded by the
insects, which were often so numerous as
to obscure the sun, and did not depart
until they had left acres upoL acres Of
desolation behind them. The tanners at
Bou. Saada dig big trenches in the soil,
by the side of which are placed pieces Of
canvas, covered with metal bands, and,
when the trenches are filled with the in
sects, the mcn beat them with fails until
they are reduced to pulp. This does
little good, however, on account of the
large number. A few years ago squadrons
of cavalry were employed to beat down
the locusts, but to little purpose, and the
Government has been unable as yet t
discover remedy.-Ameriean Agri
cultWiSt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
A Great Hunting Country.

Royal Phelps Carroll a New Yorker
who has just returned from a hunting
trip in the Nasal country, Africa, says:
"There is no question about the fact
that the Nasal country is the finest shoot
ing ground in the world. Enormous
tracts of it have never echoed to the sound
OF rifle or gun. But not only that. The
sole inhabitants of the land, the warlike
and ferocious Nasal, never kill the
beasts that literally fill the country. 1t
is true that the Nasal are wholly flesh
eating people, but they kill only do
mestic cattle. They do not raise them
much themselves, either, but constantly
mako raids upon neighboring peoples,
often hundreds of miles away, and cap
ture and bring home enormous droves.
When they kill their cattle the Nasal
love to put their mouths to the wounds
made in the animals necks, and gorge
themselves with the hot blood.
"But they never kill game. The ele-
plant roams at will near their towns.
The lion prcys upon their people. The
rhiuoceroses take possession of their vii
lagos in drOves and rub their sides against
the shantcs uuharlned. Antelopes and
zebras IN enormous numbers live SEEM
ingly only to provide food for the lions,
and girafTcs scour the occasional plains
and feed in the thickets in countless
herds. These beasts have not learned
to fear man. The rhinoceros charges at
him in pure sport, the lion leaps upon
him as his prey, and the elephant notices
him only to attack HIM when enraged.
You can imagine what that land is from
the fact that the Nasal have held it for
such ages that they have worn trails
eight inches deep in the solid rock with
their naked feet, and during all that
time have never Intentionally killed a
native beast. If saw one zebra there |
saw 10, 900, and tho antelopcs, Glands,
giratTes, rhinoccroses and other game
were absolutely beyond estimate. /,
unaidcd, could have made slaughter that
would have brought shame on my entire
party of 200. But, beside elephants
and lions, we killed only for food.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The survey for II railroad down the
Grand Canyon of Colorado, which has
been in progress for some time, is now
completed, so far as the preliminary work
is concerned, and from the information
thus gained, it seems that there will be
little difficulty in running line through
that awful gorge, as there is a natural
bench from twenty feet to one hundred
and fifty feet above highwatcr mark. In
deed, it is stated that the line will not
require one half the heavy work that has
been necessary in constructing lines
amongst the mountains of Colorado.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Philadelphia Press enumerates
these instances to prove that modern
commerce has curious effects on price
and on the lives of animals: Camphor
has gone up in this country from sixty
to ninety cents pound because it is
wanted in Europe for smokeless pow
ders. Rubber has advanced from fifty.
Eve to ninety cents pound because SO
much of it is wanted in electrical opera
tions. Copper, besides being wanted in
telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires, hos advanced because sulphate OF
copper has been found to be the only
sure cure for phyloxera. Young male
elephants are being hunted out in Africa
because their tusks make billiard balls,
and this, faster than any other demand
is likely to extinguish the elephant. The
fancy for alligator leather is making ALI
gators extinct; the muskrats multiply
aud honeycomb the levees, and hence Q
Great Mississippi sooi.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Hochi ShimJua, leading Japan
ese newspaper, discussing recently tho
progress of Christianity in Japan, saysit is
slow but sure. There is nothing striking
about tae number of converts added each
year to the roll Of japanese Christians, or
about the increase of the propagandists'
ministratioas. But, on the other hand,
the foreign faith advances surely and
steadily, planting its feet firmly as it goes
and never retrograding TO: an instant.
Opportunities to test the influence it has
exercised upon the puolic mind are, Of
course, few and far between. Its dill
Qencc in the cause of female education
and its untiring efforts to improve the
status of japanese women are also quoted
as easily discernable evidences of the
progress it is making "Iu short, " the
Hochi lShimJun concludes, "that Chris.
tianity will. ultimately attain to power
By gradual and steady accumulation oi
merits is fact OF which we arc con-
vinccd by long observation. II it pro
crosses at it's present rate its future is as
sured."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Those to whom we're awarded medals
at the last Paris Exposition will learn
with some surprise that the "award"
merely means that diploma will be sent
specifying the class of medals to which
the holder is entitled, but that if they
want the actual medal they must pay fol-
it. Gold medals will cost them $l33,
silver medals SIG and bronze medals
eighty cents each. These figures yield a
neat profit over the cost of the medals
which will help to pay the expenses Of
the great show.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

On tho farm Of F. p. Weller, near
Haycsvllle, Iowa, are two fine, well-de.
velopcd calves, perfect in every particu-
lar except the hair. They are as COM
plctely destitute of that adornment as the
oldest billiard ball in Chicago. Two
years ago there was one with the same
popularity dropped on the same farm,
and last year another, but they were al
lowed TO run out in the sunshine, which
seemed to bake them, and they soon
died. The two this year (from different
cows) arc being kept under shelter and
arc thriving nicely. The oldest one i.
now over two months old, and hasn't th,
least appearance of hair on 1t vat
Chicago Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

1t is noted by the New York Sun as
something remarkable that Maryland
,olored man dreamed he was to die the
next day, and sure enough he died.
when Pacific Islander wants TO die,
he sits down and dies himself: Just
naturally dies by force of. will. He is
more likely to be three days about it
than one day. Then one of the Difficult
ties in bringing African slaves to the
coast is that they will turn their tongues
back into their throats and 60 of like
lambs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Says the Chicago Herald: "After timc
has obliterated the horrible details of a
crime that shocked the community, some
sentimental person visits the condemned
man and suggests that he has suffered
punishment enough. A petition is drawn
up, the signatures of many persons are
obtained, and Governor grants the
prayer of the petitioners. II pardon
cannot be obtained from one Governor,
his successor is often induced to grant
one. This practice has given rise to the
frequent practice of lynching."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

by artists and aggregated into pictorial
s1lendor. What made out OF broken shells
and broken glass! Oh, yes; God grant that
by the transforming power OF His Spirit We
may all be made a part of the eternal
palaces, our broken and fragmentary natures
polished and shaped and lifted up TO make a
part of the everlasting splendors OF the
heavenly temple!
For sinners, Lord, thou cam'st TO bleed,
And rr 4 sinner vie indeed.
Lord, beilve Thy sraceIs Tree;
OA mayalfy Thy grace 10 me.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Hartford Comm Times remarks:
Horses don't last long in New York city.
The pavemcnts are very trying to their
icet. Some give out in six months,
while Others last as many years. The
,verage life OF q street-ca horse is about
;wo years. Many partially disabled ami
nails find their way into the country, and
often recover and become of good service
On farms,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

A secret treaty has been signed under
the auspices of Russia between her two
proteges, Scrvia and Montenegro, by
which Montenegro has promised the as.
sstancc of 10000 soldiers to servia,
and, besides, would promptly send in
case of war against Prince Ferdinand
thousands OF Russian so-called volun,
teers, who would flock under her stan
dard, as was done Oh tho opening of tha
Turkish war in 1877.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Many reasons are assigned for the
abandonment of New England farms.
The Chicago Ners gives this solution
"The main cause, however, is over
looked, and that is that the agricultu-
rists of New England go west because
they would rather cultivate soil capable
of producing crops than spend all their
lives in carting rocks off their farms
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The hunting OF the microbe is sport
in which the Berlin doctors are pre-emi-
nently successful. They have just caught
the microbe that produces diphtheria, aud
il they can now discover way to kill II
without killing the patieut, remarks the
New York Commercial Advertiser, diph.
liberia will have no more terrors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

NINE. CARNoT, wife of the French
President, visits hospitals, assists al
bazaars, entertains all classes and is
kind to everybody. She buys the
laces of which she is SO fond in France,
and will have no dealings with foreign.
ers, M. Carnot must intend to try 70,
@ second term.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The National Horse Breeder thinks pco.
pie who are talking about the coming of
the two minute trotter will be interested
in learning that to trot mile in the time
named horse must get over the ground
ut the rste of forty-four feet in second,
which is trihc fast for trotting gait.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Iceland, it is said, is being abandoned
by the natives. The population of the
island is about so, 900, ani it is expected
that fully 90, 900 of these will emigrate
to America this summer, The greater
number will doubtless settle in Canada,
whose climate will not present very
striking contrast to that of their native
land, but some will doubtless come to the
United States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Several European countries are import
ing the seeds Of American forest trees.
They are planted in experiment grounds,
and given to persons interested in for
estry. Many American acorns and black
walnuts are being planted in England
and Scotland.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
| DECLARE
TO GRACIOUS.

There's just what I've been
looking for. That's SO.
Handsome, Well Made, Well
Trimmed BABY CAR
RIAGES in the very latest
fashion from SO.
Dry Air REFRIGERATORS,
three different makes and
fifty diffent styles to select
from.
GRAND OIL STOVES that
will make biscuits in IL
minutes at less price than
the ordinary oil stoves.
CHINESE MATING in fine
patterns at 35 cents, very
superior quality. Mating
ali prices, neat patterns,
plain goods.
CARPETS at very lowest
prices.
Wool CARPETS, fine goods,
at 40 cts.
Wool CARPETS as low as
so cents.
Body BRUSSELS at $1.OO.
Elegant TAPESTRY BRUS-
Sells, 80 cts.
Smyrna Rugs at all prices
from 75 cents each.
Chamber Sets in Ash, rrOm
SIT.
Chamber Sets at all prices.
Painted Sets very cheap.
ParlOr Suits from $35.
6 #. Dining Tables $500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Steps have been taken to establish in
st. Petersburg, Russia, society for tho
insurance of crops against climatic mis-.
haps. The Agricultural Society of the
metropolis has initiated the movement.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

There are more social clubs in Denver,
COL, asserts the New York World, than
in any other city Of the country, not.
withstanding the fact that Philadelphia
has been called the city of homes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

Frank G. Carpenter figures that it costs
a quarter Of a million dollars every year
to get out the daily newspaper of Con.
gress, known as the Congressional Record,
and good round part of this goes into
the pay of the stenographers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
"Thc business tact OF women has again

"Thc business tact OF women has again
been demonstrated, says the New York
Sun, Gin the matter of taking the cen.
yus. Women who were appointed as
snumerators arc said to have done their
work better and moIc carefully than the
males. When another census comes to
be taken the women will have better
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

An international beauty show wns
opened at Rome, Italy, lately, with i'm.
posing ceremonies, but, the beauty not
being up to the standard, the ladies were
'avagely hisscd, and the exhibition had
to be abandoned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
ISLAND POND, VERMONT. JULY II, 1890

The only places where women possess
the same privileges of voting as men are
Iceland, Pitcairn Island and the Isle of
Man. In these islands they have the full
suffrage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11

The Chicago Sun AYERS that the erec.
tion of electric light plants is of such
common occurrence in the South as to
cease to be Of general interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-11
VOL. XVIII.

The railroads of this country have
killed only 5S23 persons during the past
twelve months and injured 26, 800.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-31
Mortgage Sale.
o. PALMER,
Attorney for Mortgage.
May. 8th 1899.

WHEREAS default has been made in the pay
w ment of the money secured By a mortgage
dated the twenty fourth day or October. IN the
year 1899 executed by Fred Lapoint and Matilda
Lapoint his wife, both Of Beaver Greek Township
Crawford County Michigan to Lewis Jensen,
Henry Mantz William Mantz and Rasmus Han
SON co.partners, doing business at Grayling
Michigan, under the firm name and style OF l..
Jensen & Co.. which said mortgage was recorded
in the Office OF the Register of Deeds OF the
County OF Crawford, In said State of Michigan,
In Iibcr b of Mortgages, on page 4oS, on the
twenty fifth day Of October in the year 1889, at
And whereas the amount claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date Of this netice is the
sum of Forty two dollars and fifty three cents
s42 81 Of principal and interest. ana the
torncy fee stipulated for In said mortgage,
and both which sums together are the whole
amount claimed 70 be unpaid on said mort
Instituted at Law to recover the debt now remain
ing secured by said mortgage, or any. part there.
Of whereby the power OF sale contained la said
mortgage has become operative.
NOW THEREFORE,; NOTICE ishereby given.
that by virtue OF the said power OF sale contain
g n saa and aa q the
said mortgage will be forecloeed by sale
OF the premises therein described. atpublic auc-
ton 70 the highest BIDDER 81 .ee tsons aoGr o.
Township Of grayling ia said County OF Craw.
ford, on the eighteenth day Of October next at
ten O'Clock in the forenSon 81 .nst day: which
follows, 20 wit: All that certain piece or parcel
OF land situated In the Township OF BeaverC Greek
In the County Of Crawford and state OF Michigan,
and described a. follows 70 wit: The South half
ISL OF the south half lSIfl OF the Northwest
quarter tNWI4l OF Section Eleven III In Town
ship twenty ave Issl North Of Range -Four III
West
Dated Crawling Michigan July 10Th 1880.
LEWIS. JENSON.
HENRY MANTZ.
WILLIAM MANTZ.
nASMUS HANSON
Co-partncrN as Aforesaid.
oEo. L, AEsxksDEn' Atty.