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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

CUBA wants reciprocity.
PARIs postmen arc using tricycles.
The Eiffel tower is closed for the winter.
PHILADELPHIA has 1873 female physicians.
In Buenos Ayres gold Is quoted at l02 pre-
miun,.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, has an epidemic OF
diphtheria.
CHICAGO has on an average about ten sui.
cides q week.
THE State of Washington has forty-four
national banks.
BaADsrHKEr's reports general trade very
active In all sections.
BELGIUM has proposed q renewal OF the
Latin union for five years
THERE are $4,000 brass bands in this coun-
try, with $50 900 performers.
THE grippe" has reappeared in Brooklyn,
N. Y, with unusual virulence.
THE Edinburgh Scotland, exhibition
closed with deficit Of $50, 900.
ONE hundred Per can't advance In the
price Of seal skins is reported from London.
FRAUDS Tor which emigration agencies are
responsible continue to be perpetrated In Po-
land.
TIE Government has paid OF one-hah OF
It's Indebtedness to the Mexican Central hsdi-
road.
TEE dredgers in Chesapeake bay have re-
turned TO Baltimore with reports that the
oysters are all dead
VEIN Of gold has been struck In q cellar
in Birkenhead, England, by workingmen en-
gagged In sinking . well.
THE pork k-packing season has begun In Gin
cinnsh, Ohio. That city packs 5000 oO0
worth Of pork annually.
TEE orange crop in the south OF Spain.
Sicily and In southern Europe generally this
year Is q complete failure.
1T is stated that since the accession OF
Cxar Alexander uSs1l, 270, 900 Hebrews have
been expelled from Russin.
SIX HUNDRED lots were SOL few days
ago at Buchanan, Va, on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, for $1,000
Four Choctaw Indians, two Mexicans and
one Japanese are among the students en-
rolled this year at Roanoke College in Viz
nln
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

A seventeen -year-old Baltimore girl
pleaded guilty in court to having killed
her brother and one Louisa Broad
waters by poisoning their coffee, and re-
fused to draw the plea because she had
done it, aud, like the immortal George,
she could not tell lie. Such moral
sensitiveness to truth and such immoral
insensibility to murder, make, comments
the New York World, q queer psyche
logical mixture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS.
Three Men Killed by Dynamite Ex-
plosion at Lima, d.

Three men were killed and four were Sc
verely injured by an explosion Of p pounds
Of dynamite and the same amount of & ant
powder At Custcr's stone quarry in the south
west part OF Lima. D. The explosive was
stored in small shed on the ledge above the
quarry and two men were within tbawing
out dynamite cartridges. A third was sp'
preaching the shed when the explosion oc.
curred and the three were blown 100 feet
into the air, falling hea1less and limbless iSO
feet from the scene.
The air and trees were filed with dying
debris and only big hole marks where the
shanty stood. Several OF the men and some
horses working in the pit were struck by the
falling debris and badly injured. The killed
are George Fisher, Henry Weiskopf and
Charles Burkett.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

A Dublin correspondent tells the New
York Mail and Express that the "manu-
factures that exist in Ireland can be
counted on the fingers of one hand.
There is the linen industry, famous
brewing house aud an equally famous
distillery. The whole lot combined
does not have as many hands employed
as there are to be found in many single
wards in Philadelphia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Negro stabbing Anfray at Dedham

In n row at Dcdham, Mass. Edward
Hartnett and William Keegan we're terribly
cut and mangled with razors. Young VIII
liam Manuel and Samuel Porter were ar
rested for the crime. Porter tried to escape
by swimming across the mill pond, but was
captured by policeman With q graphing
hook. Harvey Anderson, Q negro, was
knocked down with stone by some person
cash on the head. More trouble IL looked
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
ATTACHED FOR $500 900.
Samuel Leonard Of Boston, sues the
Kansas city (Kan.) Packing Co.

Kansas CITY (ksn.) Packing Co.
Attachments have been sued out by sam
uel Leonard OF Boston and levied upon the
plant and stock Of the Kansas City Packing
Co. for e500, 900. An attachment Of $500
was also secured by Mr. Leonard against the
Kansas City Packing aud Chase Refrigerator
Company.
The Kansas City Packing Co. succeeded 10
the business OF Morris Butts Il Co., packers,
q year ago, Mr.. Chase of Boston. who Is in
terested in the Kansas City Packing and
Chase Refrigerator Co., being understood to
be . heavy stockholder.
Samuel Bell Of Boston OF the firm Of
Samuel Bell, commission house, which failed
10 days ago. is also stockboIder Of both
concerns The lstter's failure is supposed TO
have involved the Kansas City companies.
The particulars Of the attachment cannot be
learned at present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Terrible Railroad Accident.

On the Chicago 4 Erie railroad as an east.
bound freight train was coming down the
heavy grade nesr Loyinge station, at Hunt
the rail aud turned over on It's side in the
ditch. Twenty-Five cars filled with live
stock were wrecked.
Engineer Toohcy, Fireman Csppins and
Brakeman Dekay were in the engine cab,
and had no time TO save themselves. Toohey
was killed and horribly mutilsted. He wss
% years old and unmarried. Fireman Cap
pins is mortally hurt. Brakeman Delays
death is hourly expected.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
SHOT AND INSTANTLY KILLED.
Young Man OF Cotuit Victim to
Careless Handling Of a Gun.

Frank Lapham. Cotuit Mass, is years old,
was shot and instantly Kill ed in that pl ice by
Rowland Burrows. The latter who hid re-
Gently come into possession Of q shotgun,
has, since Its purchase, blaxed away at near
ly everything he saw while on his dsily
trips a. o vend,r Of milk.
He went into barn where Lapham Was
husking corn. deliberately pointed the gun
ct his head and fired. The shot entered hts
head near the right temple and penetrated
the brain.
Burrows, who Is 81 years old, has not teen
arrested ~ yet.
Laphsm was promising young man.
The shooting 10 claimed to have been scci-
dsutai.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

There are 200, 900 women in the wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
i2s, 900 in the Kings Daughters, 100,-
900 in the Womans Relief Corps, and
IS, 900 in the Eastern Star. An aggre-
gate of nearly 5Oo,0o banded together
under various names for loyal service to
all manner of human need, exclaims the
New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Mrs. Kendall, the Epplish actress

Mrs. Kendall, the English actress, paid
. most glorious tribute to American men
and customs, thinks the Chicago Post,
when she told newspaper reporter in
London that she would rather her daugh-
ter should go alone from New York to
San Francisco in America than walk
down Bond street in London unattended.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
BEwiLDERED IN A SWAMP.
Hunter Dies Of Cold and Exposure ol
West River, Vermont.

The body OF George McCurdy OF Keenc,
n. H., has been found In q swamp on West
river. He was hunting with a companion,
when night came on, and they became be-
wildered, The companion reached home
minus his clothes after swimming the
river.
McCurdy not appearing, q searching party
was Organized. His hst and guu were
found short distance from his BODY.
Death was evidently the result OF cold and
exposure
McCurdy was 90 years old, and lesves .
widow and two children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
XVIII ISLAND POND VERMONT NOVEMBER 81. 1890.
The railroad capital Of the world n
estimated at sss. 900, 900, 900.

Tests of new and remarkable guns ara
being made all over Europe. It is said,
significantly observes the Nail and H.
pre", that in times of peace nations pre-.
pare for war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
BirchaIi Pays the Penalty of His
Crime.

Reginald Birchall was hanged in the Jail
der of r. G. Benwel last February. The
drop was made at $40 O'Clock. At s.90i the
commissions had ceased, and at 8.35 DR..
Chamberlain, who stood with bis hand on
the body, declared life extinct. There
was just six minutes from the drop until the
doctor declared Birchail dead. A postmor-
tenn was held by DR.. 0dlum and Coroner
McLay presided at the inquest. DR.. Cham
berlsin said the neck was broken.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
sesoo From the world.

In Brooklyn. ". r., q verdict was rem
dercd for $500 In favor OF the ex-A,sembly-
man d. w. TsI'madee against the New
York World. mr. TaIlmsdge sued the
World for 90, 600 for libel In calling him
. corrupt legislator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
A Contract to Clean the Washington
Monument.

Charles Taylor OF Leomiuster, Mass,
widely Known ss "Steeple Charley" is In
Norwalk, Ct. repairing the damage done TO
Gently to the tall spire Of 81. MAry's Church.
The spire is nearly 300 feet high. He will
get $500 for the job. he has just contracted
Tor $4,000 10 clean the Warrington mont
ment at the national capital
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

Joseph McHart, ~ years old, teamster In
the employ Of w. J. Sullivan, Boston,
while driving through Brookline avenue,
was thrown from his seat and the forward
wheel passed over his neck, breaking IL. He
died before assistance arrived.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Ave.tibu q Train Wrecked.

The vestibule train on the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad, going west, jumped the track
near Bridgeport, w. Va, wrcckiug the en-
CINE. tender, and every car Of the train. six
passengers and the engineer were injured,
but none Of them fatally.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Three Killed, seven Injured.

Twogravel trains on the Delaware, Lacks
wanna q Western road collided at East
Buffalo, N. Y. Three Italians werc killed
and seven others seriously injured,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21
Railroad Collision-one Man Killed.

A head collision OF freight trains occurred
near Ford's depot, Dinwiddie county. Va,
on the Norfolk a Western road. Both en-
gines were destro ed Sixteen cars were
piled on top Of each other, One traiuman
was killed and ave were seriously injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-21

This Hcte! Il pleasantly located in ons Of
she most nourishing Villages In Northern
New Hampshire, and having been thor
oughly rsfurnished and rsfitted, o(Fsrs great
inducements to Summer Tourista Ths
House 10 fitted Throughout with slsam haaA
and all modsrn oonysnfsnesa
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
Almost az Good a Man as Her
Brothers.

There is living at q point on Eust
bay, near. Pensacola, a remarkable
family Of four boys and one young
woman. The boys consider their
sister to be one Of themselves, she
being IN nearly every respect as han.
dy as a boy should be, and sharing
the labors of her brothers. They can
draw the lines of a ship, hew the tim
bcrs, build and launch her, and then
soil her around the world, The
schooner Axel, u fine little vessel
which they have built, is ut present
somewhere on the gulf under com.
mand of Capt. G., one. of the
brothers, who is a most expert navi.
gator.
The other brothers and sister are
now engaged in building another
and a larger vessel, which is we'll un.
der way, and which, when completed
and launched, will be one 81 the
stanchest crafts sailing the Mexican
sea. The draughtsman who fur.
pished the lines upon which she 10 be-
ing constructed IL one OF the brothers.
the carpenters who are building her
are the draughtsman and his broth.
or and sister, and the master who
will sail her will be one of the bows.
who will take the remainder of the
family for the crew. For miles and
miles In all directions from the home
the boys have secured the forest
looking for. natural crooks to BE-
used MS timbers, n great many Of
which they have found and used a.
such. The work hos 90 far pro-
igressed thatthe steam will BE- put in
~ q lev days, when planking. viii be-
Y osdes. Tn ysssA viz b
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
A Horrible shark Story.

The Melh0uppe Argus prints the
following under date Sydney, Oct. Is:
Thomas Punch, Fred Riley and Ed
nunds were indnlgipg in their usual
pull In their club skiffia the harbor
thismorning. As they were passing
between Bradley's Head and Clark ISL
mud, the scene of the fatal boat aeci.
dent, they were Mortified to see u shoal
of sharks tossing about q human
body. They pulled nearer the spot.
and discovered the body to be that
Of a female completely dressed and
swollen to On enormous size by long
immersion ip the water. The party
endeavored to make fast the body to
tho boat, but the sharks, surround.
Ing 1t, passed under the frail boat so
yicio,lsly that the occupants became
alarmed and pulled away to give no.
tics to the police. Mr.. footh's
small steam yacht was within hail
and quickly reached the spot; but
the sharks were so fierce TINT they
tossed the body quite out of the wa
ter, and SO terrified the men on tho
yacht that they were obliged to
wait ti]i the wntsr police arrived be-
fore thcy could secure the body.
Then u horrible sight was witnessed.
Az the remains were being lifted INTO
the beat the sharks fiercely attacked
them and tore aHay nearly ail tile
left side. The remaiQs Xsge eyentu-
nlly removed to the Circular Quay
mOrEue.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
Queer Noises in the Hotel.

0000s lSOtO0o III VIC uOI0Is
"Among the many queer experien-
ces gained in q hotel" said the clerk
ofan uptown hpsteIry to a Wash-
ington Post reporter, "are those
connected with guests who are sub
ject to nightmare, which is more
common than many people suppose.
1t Is not uncommon for q night to
develop several cases of this kind.
In the stiffness of the early morning
hours heavy groans or shrieks NAV
be heard sounding along the cor.
ridor. The hall boy W axes up, rubs
his eyes anil awaits to see what is
coming, and ii he is q new one ut the
business half expects that a murder
ia being committed.
1--WE had case not long ago of O
gentleman here who, during the
middle Of the night, began poun ding
an his door, yelling at tho same time,
Let me out, let me out. Helpl
HelPg The hall boy rushed down
to the desk, and, with the night
clerk and the porter, hurried buck
to the room whence came the cries Of
distress. All was gaiet. They waited
awhile, then knocked. The subject
Of the nightmare came to the door
crestfallen. He Explained that he
had eaten q tpg liberal supply OF
dsyiled cfabs during the previous
evening. and he had dreamed that
be vas locked id one 81 the immense
money vaults of tho treasury. which
b. had seen during his visit 81 the
city, Hi esA e3ls ias taap had
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
.,,.,,;; ,sos'sps''-

cnarnilg Instance u "tas Mir
blr CORES ID . good stoty abost
! 1sll.known Philadeiphia pub
fishing house. Thb urn had for some
time made . feature Of certain novels
Of what would gov b called the
"ultra.realistic" type. and prpspsrsd
exceedingly thereby until nsluckless
day the redoubtabls Anthony Com
stock turned his attention TO this
brunch Of literature. Mr.. Comstock
called at the store Of the firm, looked
over tho stock displayed on the
counters, and at last limited to the
youthful scion Of the publishing clan
who was attending him, that hs
would like to see something q little
more highly favored than the gen.
aeaa;run. The young publishers eye
aplrkled, and remarking with q
flhrming lisp which b one Of his most
ASlightfGl attributes: II know what
You want; you want something real
ijuithy," unsuspectingly led the pres
'ident Of the Society for the Suppress.
ion ofViceb by devious ways to Z room
where Increasingly choice collection
OF the sort oflfterature desired was
shown him. II was now the turn of
the virtuous Anthony's eyes to
sparkle, and when he revealed his iden-
ltity the feelings Of the Junior pub
Usher may be better imagined than
described. Suffice It to soy that is it
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31

..1s !. u ~ - n ~ Assisss lsss
WY Do yos can - s,sssn
y eost hsow. 1ssasssysa ~ % yosas
That WIN do. lelly vaatsd to hear tn
eosud olyoaf vuleA ISs WyRs." And With
~ word - eNAteAed his VIC Of With oas
Aaad, eAd Id beard With IN other, end 70.
laAdlady.
-FOUR lodeer.' She tapps1 tn eAiiey tSrea
times With The poker, sal, tsllis9 ". Wyiis
she had fsw worsis to say to hin IN private,
retired for the preesat. Mrs, Jalaee al
down and nournedths sickednsss Of naA.
kind. the loss Of her lodger (Who would now
90 bodily nsxt door instead of sanding BIZ
ton brought hsrsslf 70 believe shs lad ssss.
wylis soos entered Nsney's house. aud her
hrst question was, "Ths $4,000 how aid
you est then?"
mo natter how got thsn," said wyie.
sultiiy: WAIST hsys you done NTH the.f''
That 10 all right. I'm blsst II ! didn't
think they was gons forever"
Il wish they had never come. nl.sottsa
. monsX y &C eu1ss" Then she taxed hn Nth
whether that money had not bssa the bribe.
But Joe vaa obdurate. II never split on .
irisnd,"' sold he. "And you have nobody to
blame but yourself you wouldn't splice With.
out $4,000. loved you, and got Il how
could. Dye think poor fellow HE me can
and tying true.lovers Knot: In the sar aopis
Nancy had ber answer ready; but this N.
membranes pricked her own conscience and
paved the way to . reconciliation. Nancy
hod no htgh.h0w notions. Sheloved money,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
Mississippi usvlsssis..

The first vessel that ever entered the
Mississippi from the sea was tho
French frigate Renomuee and the CT.
ronde. January 6. 100. and these YES
sells proceeded % far a. the Teusas,
which they reached April ". Thu
FIRST vessel built on the banks Of the
Mississippi by white men was in l54l,
shortly after the death and burial Of
DE Soto. The boatmen and early nav.
igatogs pf the present century were
long in danger from Indians and pt
rates A notorious resort for these
was Crows Nest or Stock Island,
and many flat-boats and crews were
sacrificed there until these pests were
sxterminated by mob law in 1909:
Previous TO the adoption Of steam
navigation the whole commerce from
New Orleans 70 the upper country
was carried 10 about twenty barses.
averaging 100 tons each and making
but one trip q yexr. while there were
not over $50 keel boats on the upper
Ohio. carrying about thirty tons each
and making the trip from Pistsburs
~ Louisville and back 10 about two
months. or about three voyages IN .
season. From 1911 % 1850 SIG boats
were lost valued at over e7,0oo. 900.
In aSS cases tho killed and wounded
aggregated 1900 The average ago
Of all the boats lost vas i've yeara
From 1916 e is.l saers were g q:
plosions. Involving . loss Of LIE 10
each, varying from I TO l.eso. Mr..
Gould gives tho story Of some eye
witnesses Of most Of The leadipd dlsas.
tors and preeents the most graphic
pictures OF The ters1blA scenes sur.
reending thees events Nashville Hsrs
3. 4 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
cans Always % Tk1t

can't Always % Tk1t
s.Nsvse wlits. :, sAid anE xpsrisaesd
Writer ~ : Young journalist, s'un.
lsss you have something 70 sAy..''
. . Alas" exclaimed the Young AkF-
nalist, about whose brow the S.ss
were lowering, fearful to ,allght.
That 10 the Gaul fit. I've got an
assignment to an the third column
whether ! have anything to cay or
not" At which remark all the fliee
In the swarm swoopsd over the Ex-
periencsd Writer, and settling down
upon his back rode there In Undis-
turbed Repose an day.-Burdstts in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
: Went lin o., 1,tt,r,

..t.The soil in Kentucky" said the
colonel, wipinR his whiskers, els 20
rich that vegetables arc grown to or.
dor while you wait" That's moth
ing" put in the liar from Camden.
On my farm over In Jersey We can't
allow the horses TO stand . moment In
the fields for fear their hoois will take
root and tho animals grow up TO b
elephants. I made a three-legged
milking-stool the other day out Of
freshly cut saplings and stood Il 10 the
barn.yard. The next morning I found
In its place . black walnut extension
dining-table. II hadn't sawed thu
legs OF close to the ground I might
have had whole parlor suit In . day
or two"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
Not Worth Over So . Month.

Not Worth Over So a Month.
Old Aunt Dinah was thinking Of
taking a.second husband, and her
mistress said:
"Aunt Dinah, l hear that you ass
about to be married. Is it trss!'
Eyes. a'am," sold Aunt Dinsh.
Now, Aunt Dinah was the widow
of a soldier, and she drew % q
month as a pension, go her mistress
remarked:
Wei. 4 you marry you viii los.
your pension"
.Is tiatso9" Exclaimed old sunsy;ss.
1T H." said. her. mistress. =
Den In not IL married: for ~ No !
Niger IN Georgia b worth MON
DEN &6a month TO me-. Wv ashina.
49, 4%4oSe n
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31
Pussy Brings Luck to Sailor
men.

men.
Mthere is anything in the popular
superstition among sailors that 20
cat brings good luck" the voyage Of
the British steamship Thalia will be
a pleasant one. A fine large Maltese
cat went aboard the vessel the day
before she sailed and composedly
curled up on the heavily upholstered
crimson sofa in the officers saloon,
and when the vesse! sailed she was a
contented passenger.
"She is un old traveller" said the
steward. as he stroked her soft fur.
land thia il not her first voyage.
Cats like q change and they will visit
first one vessel and then another in
port until they find one that suits
them; and they ars n knowing animal,
and seem to have some intuition
when a vessel is going to soil. Do
] think q cat brings lnek7 Oh, yes.
It's good luck to have . cat come to
you. Why. that's not q superstition
of sailors alone. Did you over see q
lind lubMr that didR't believe it7
That cat will have the hest treatment
on hoard; besides, there's NO end to
the rats on board, and the cats will
be useful as well as lucky to US"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-31

That is the trouble with some people;
they have no time to wait for results.
Some women will take 0 dose or 90 Of
Dr.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription and
expect to feel we'll Immediately. True,
some do find marvclously speedy effects
from it, use. but chronic, or lingering,
diseases, which have had possession Of
the system for years, cannot generally
be cured In day. Such maladies arc
s1 tssr SLOW In an inception SLOW
II at ell, BY slow degrees and regular
stages. Perseverance, in the use q the
"Favorite Prescription for q reasona-
BILE length Of time will cure all those
chronic weaknesses, Irregularities and
distressing arrangements with which 60
many females arc afflicted. But the
use Of this world-famed medicine must
be persisted In for considerable time