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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

Princeton would number one thousand. Dr.
Patterns remarks were received with the heart
lest demonstrations of approval
OTHER sPEECHEs.
Following the presidents address, Rev. DR.. J..
H. Cuthbert read an original poem, entitled
''An Echo From Old Nassau Hail." which de-
scrlbed IN graceful meter the sentiment of
graduates toward their alma mater. A toast to
the bench brought to his feet Judge A. b. Hag-
ner, who expressed his approval of the plan as
outlined by President Patton of establishing a
law school in connection with the college.
A forcibie speech was made by Mr.. James NJ.
Johnston. who spoke Of the advantages of the
two literary societies and at the same time de-
plored the sentiment which had driven the
Greek letter societies out of the college,
A breeze from the west was enjoyed by those
present when Mr. W. E. Amin was brought to
his feet. As usual he was bright and witty,
and his telling points were greeted with up
roarious applause.
Under the persuasive influence of the toast
master the glee club, as well as the members
responded freely, and SO with song and
speeches the hours went quickly by. Among
success of the occasion, in addition to those
named, were ex-senator JAS X. Kelly of Ore
gon. Henry b. Mum, Joseph X. McCammon,
A. d. Kelly and Henry C. Stewart, jr.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
The following members of the association
were present: Hon. J. X. Kelly, Jno. II. Voor-
hees. Rev. J. T. Cuthbert, Hon. A. b. Hagnsr.
Theodore w. TaIlmadge. H. B. Mum. John
Johns, X. I. Thompson. ]. Ledyard Hodge, A.
Porter Morse, Hon. j. X. McCammon, John s.
Blair, A. b. Kelly, James NJ Johnston, Chas C.
Savage, L. Is. McCalmont, w. b. Bryan, VIM. E.
Amin, Chas. W. McFee, +. s. Presbrey, b. F.
Wade, II. c. Stewart, ]. H. Gulick, VIM. Ballan-
tyne, 8. ]. King. Victor Kaufman, Carroll
Mckenney, John A. Wilson, H. G. Williamson.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
At the business meeting which preceded
the banquet resolutions were adopted in regard
to the death of the late president Of the associa-
ton, DR.. Harvey Lindsey, and Mr.. Gait Davis,
MIR. John H. Voorhees,, who has served the as
ISOLATION for the past eight years with great
ability, was unanimously elected president.
Mr. Henry c. Stewart was elected secretary
and A. b. Kelly was reelected treasurer. The
following were chosen vice presidents: Charles
Albert, DR.. J. q. yelling, Hon. A. b. Hagner,
Henry b Mum, Gen. w. w. Belknap, Hon.
George Gray and Hon. J. K McCammon.
Executive committee: VIM. Stone Albert, L. 4.
McCalmont, +. .. Presbrey, John 8. Blair, Jas.
n. Johnston and II. Z. Davis
''SwxxTEsr TONED PIANO made u the Brad
bury. "--Adpk
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL estate KNOWN AS NUMBERS co.,
0O4 AND 900 AsTREET NORTHEAs, !, MN.
BEk Ola l. sTkkkI Soul HEAS1, AND NUM-
BERS $50 AND 532 SIXTH STREET SOUTH
EAST
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
Stature Of Various Nations.

According to the Investigations of the
Anthropologioal Committee of the British
Association, recently reported, the mean
stature Of the Germans does not rise
above five feet, five and one-eighth inches;
while the Swiss average is a little
greater, being five feet, seven and four
ilfths inches. The English are the tall
est race among men, their average height
being five feet, ten inches, the working
classes included, outside of which the
average stature would amount to only
Eve feet, nine inches. The Norwegians,
however, are, at least, their equals. The
Danes, Dutchmen and Hungarians aver
age five feet and eight inches; the Swiss,
Russians and Belgians, five feet and seven
and four-fifths inches. The Frenchman's
mean stature does not rise above five feet
and five and one-cighth inches. In Ger
many there appears a decided difference Of
size between the inhabitants Of the South
and those of the North; for example, the
HanoverRns and Bavarians-in favor of
the former. The smallest OF all European
nations are the Italians aud Spaniards,
who show mean of only five feet and five
inches. While, as mentioned, the work.
ingmen of England evince an average
superiority of bodily size, in France the
other classes exhibit a mean measure by
nearly an inch exceeding that of the
Laboring population. Go er-sournal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives ere.

The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives credit
to sigvald Qvalo for leaving 81 900, 900,
constituting tho bulk of his estate, to
endow a State hospital for cripples.
But 1t does not give credit to him alone.
1t declares that Mrs, Qvale also Is en-
titled to public praise and gratitude, be-
cause, with full knowledge OF the effect
of her act, she signed the deed conveying
her husbands property to trustees for the
purpose named. Aud so she is, agrees
the Chicago Ttmss. She deliberately
chose to second the humane and philan-
thropic wishes Of her husband, when
she might have defeated them and So
cured much wealth for herself, and to
bcstow upon her two sons by a former
marriage. As the adopted citizen who
made the bequest has set noble exam-
pie for native Americans Of wealth, so
his wife, also Scandinavian by birth,
has set noble example for native Amer
ican heirs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
A Noted Fat Man.

Lincoln County, Ga, has the privilege
of Boosting Of the weightiest man ever
produced in this whole Southern coun-
try. Stern Simmons is the parsonage al
luded to. He was born August %, 1924,
and died August 25, 1858. OF ordinary
size in early infancy, he soon began to
develop the foundation of his after re-
markable obesity. AS the years rolled by
his size and weight were rapidly in
creased.
His appetite and consumption Of food
also increased with his age, so that
twelve to fifteen biscuits and other eat
ables in the same proportion barely suf-
feed him for meal, after partaking OF
which he would complain Of his scant
fare. His mother was compelled to re-
strain his yoracious appetite for fear OF
fatal consequences, as be increased the
more rapidly in size and weight. How
ever, he was sent to the village school in
Goshen and had opportunities to obtain
liberal education. But his mind was not
on books. His great delight was when
he had yoke of oxen placed at his COM
mand, When not thus engaged his next
favorite pastime was whiting with
knife on piece Of soft pine, or playing
at marbles, in both of which he became
an expert. All the year round he dressed
in light linen wear, the change of sea-
sons not seeming to affect him in the least
degree. During the coolest days in win
ter he could be often seen, shirt collar
unbuttoned, and breast laid bare, reclin.
ing under favorite large oak near the
front of the mansion. Blessed with good
health, and possessed in his own righ: Of
considerable property, his every want
was supplied, his every wish gratiaed.
In all these years he was siugularly child
ish in his conversation, manners and So
cial intercourse. He was naturally kind.
hearted and quiescent, but when aroused
by anger, excited by the unpleasant jeers
of the passor-by, he would become en-
ragged against the offender, and those near
him would find 1t polite to get beyond
his reach, as he would hurl after them
epithets and volumes Of compliments not
used in the Sunday school. But for this
he was quite retiring and rarely sought
company. He was, nevertheless, regu.
lar attendant upon divine service and an
attentive listener.
With this opitome Of his daily life,
now furnish facts as to weight ,.size, etc.
IIc was six feet, three inches high. His
weight was $50 pounds. just previous
to his death his weight was increasing
daily over two pounds. His death was
very sudden, occasioned by suffocatior
from excessive fat of the throat. Hi
coffin measured three and half feet
deep, and it required ss many men a,
could conveniently get around it to lower
his remains into it. In order TO carry
tho coffin out the balusttrs of the piazza
had to be removed and platform con
structed near the piazza to lower the cof
fln into the case.-Atlanta Constitution
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The people Of Japan will hereafter have
their greatest political anniversary very
near our own Fourth of July. On the
ir't of July 100000 of them voted for
he first time for members of national
legislature. The results of this new step in
political progress will be watched with
deepest interest in this country. Jap
inese islands occupy geographically much
mch position on the Pacific rs the Brit
tsh Isles do in Europe. The strides that
their people have made in civilization
mark them as the Saxon race of Asia,
and perhaps rs great future awaits them
as did the Anglo-Saxon race, for ages
Junk in barbnrism long after civilization
Of its kind had fiourished and dccayed in
Egypt, in Rome and in Greece.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

"Tho progress made in the develop
nent of the trottiug horse is, in the esti-
nation Of the Washington Star, "onc of
.he most wonderful evidences that mod
.rn times gives of the value of brains
when applied to the affairs OF daily life.
Take up your paper any morning during
his season aud you will read Of horses
almost, or quito unknown, making
marks far inside tho twenties, and there
re dozens Of trotters and PAGERS who
lavc touched tho fifteen mark, or
Ire known to DO able to do so if pushed.
Yet it was only tho other day that wc
threw up our hats when we hearl that
Dexter had broken the worlds trotting
record by making mile in 2:17t. A
little of tho same sense applied to che de-
vclopment of tho human race would be
no bad thing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

II is disclosed by lawsuit in San
francisco, states Frank LeSIic's Mcts-
paper, that q number of millionaire min.
ing kings and business men In Western
States agreed to furnish from $1,000 to
100000 apiece to have their pictures and
Biographies printed in publication
styled "Chronicles Of the Kings" The
thirst for famc and notoriety, 80 common
in this country, is especially common
among that large class of Americans who
have, as the saying goes, "more money
than brains" And yet, nowadays, it
ordinarily takes brains to make money.
The only surprising feature about the
matter Is that in view Of the constant ex-
posurcs Of schemes OF this sort to obtain
money from the wealthy on the promise
that they will bring them into public no.
tice, there still remain men of means, IL
not of intelligence, who submit to being
imposed upon by unscrupulous sdven'
tures.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

1t is noteworthy fact that the cession
ot Heligoland is really tho capsheaf in
the unifcation Of Germany, regarding
Heligoland, from its geographical stand
point, as German soil. 1t was Prince
Bismarck's ambition to add this little
.tom of territory to the Empire which
ae created. Its possession by England,
although not originally seized from Ger
many, was ranking thorn in the side
Of the German nation, like Gibraltar to
Spain, Malta to Italy, Alden to Arubia,
md such as Calais was for centuries to
France. The floating of tho British flag
over the long outpost in the North Sea
las been a perpetual reminder to the
world of Prussia's great humiliation, and
is surrender is tho crown OF Prussia s
triumph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
Advices from Florida to the Altar

Advices from Florida to the Atlanta
Constitution state that the excitement in
the phosphate fields is intense. There is
much dissatisfaction over the news from
Washington that all the phosphate lands
will be classed as mineral lands, and that
those who have taken homesteads must
give them up. Many persons have been
stalking out claims, and when the proper
papers come from Washington there will
be a greater upheaval than Oklahoma
ever saw. Lawyers and business men
have been stalking out claims, and at least
5000 ejectment suits have already been
filed. The value of the property involved
is at least $16, 900, 900, and the home
steaders will not yield to the Government
without stubborn fight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The population OF the world doubles
itself every $50 years.
A new deposit of zinc ore has just
been found near Bloomsbury, Penn.
The strawberry contains 90.52 per
cent. water and 9.4S per cent. dry
matter.
A Philadelphia syndicate has just
struck solid mass of native copper in
Michigan.
The baryta deposits on McKellar's
Island, Canada, are now being worked.
Experts pronounce this to be the finest
deposit in America.
Along the shore of Hudson Bay there
has recently been discovered gold, sill
yer, copper, soapstone, mica, piumbago
and lead, besides iron ore.
Paint the tongues of your fever pa
tients with glycerine, says physician;
it will remove the sensation of thirst and
discomfort felt when the organ Is dry
and foul.
The object-glass Of the Lick telescope
in California has an area of 1018 square
inches. The next largest, that at Pul.
kowa in Russia, has an area of only 7O6
square inches.
To fill up cracks in boat, melt equal
parts of pitch and gutta percha In an
iron pot; thoroughly mix by stirring.
Make up in sticks and melt into the
cracks with q warm iron.
With the view Of testing the rapidity
Of electric welding, twenty pieces OF
one-inch common round iron bars, with
rough ends, were recently welded to-
gcther by two men in thirteen minutes.
Blacksmiths can start fire by pound.
ing violently rod Of soft iron, first
spreading on the anvil layer of pow
dered coal dust. This is good illus
tration of the conversion of force into
beat.
Several of the larger machinery max
ing concerns of tho North are so crowded
with work that they are now obliged to
refuse orders. There is very urgent
demand for electrical machinery, espec-
tally.
1t is claimed that wall paper can be
made in such way that the passage OF
low tension electric currents will heat ID
moderately warm to the touch, and diff
fuse throughout the room On agreeable
temperature.
The conclusions reached by modern
meteorologists are that cyclones of great
intensity aro ascending spiral whirls Of
wind having rotary motion in direc-
tion in the northern hemisphere opposite
TO the movement OF the hands of
watch.
Photography has apparently dis
proved the theories Of the old-school
meteorologists who maintained that
lightning never turned back in its path.
An examination Of lightning photography
shows that flash not only turns back
sometimes, but tangles itself into kind
of knot.
An excellent thing to soften leather is
castor oil. The leather should first be
washed and softened with warm water
and then wiped, and while still damp
we'll oiled and the oil rubbed in. A lit
tie carbolic acid in the leather will deter
rats or mice from gnawing the leather.
After the oil is soaked in finishing may
be given with any Of the shoe polishes
now in common use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
A Grateful PlckpOcket.

When John Murphy was arraigned at
the bar in the Court of General Sessions
recently he had no money with which to
pay lawyer. The charge was grand
larceny-he had stolen a watch. Law
yer Costello was assigned by the court
to defend him. Mr.. Costello did his
best for the man, and succeeded in pro-
curing short sentence Of two years and
uine months for him.
AS he was led away Murphy turned to
the lawyer aud said: ~ thank you for
what you have done for me. I cannot
do anything for you now, but just as
soon as l get out of prison you shall have
the first yellow clock get." The yellow
clock is, in tho parlance Of thieves, a
watch, and Murphy is professional
pickpocket. .-Nep York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
A statement of the debt exiting,

A statement of the debt extinguish.
ment OF our country since the war never
ceases to be impressive. 1t reflects not
only the growth, but, exclaims the Bos'
ton AdcOrtisOr, the patriotism and pros
pcrity of our people as no other statisti.
cal exhibit does. The mere fact is start
ling that twenty-five years ago, less than
generation, the public debt was
50, ,756, 900, 900, entailing an annual in
terest charge of s151, 900, 900, aud it ia
now only 1921, 900, 900, and the interest
charge is but 500, 100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The Atlanta Constitution thinks It re-.
markable that New York, with all its
immigration, has increased only thirty
three per cent. in the past ten years.
"Littlc or no immigration comes South, !"
It observes, land yet the cities Of this
section are growing rapidly. The average
Increase of twelve Southern cities in the
past ten years is 1872 per cent. There is
nothing lii the. North like it. In another
generation the complaint will be that the
South is too densely populated"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Owing to the fact that the lands of the
West are being rapidly taken up, Denver
paper predicts the abdication of the cattle
king and the extinction of the cowboy.
OF the latter is said: "The cowboy, with
rattling spurs, his leather trousers, hi:
broad -brimmed hat and his defiant swag'
ger, will soon join the stage-driver, the
hunter, the scout, the trapper and the
mountain explorer in the procession that
moves reluctantly to the quiet, pea oeable
commonplace ways Of life."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The incredible story comes from Iowt
that a pretty girl has run away from
home to avoid practicing on the piano
She said that she had no talent for music,
and preferred to help her mother with
the housework. There are very few sucl
girls to be found anywhere, and, the
Prairie Esrmsr suggests, some nice young
man should hunt up the Iowa lass anG
marry her as soon as possible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

According to the Buffalo Saturda,
7idings, the Chinese have one custom in
connection with medical men that We
might adopt most advantageously. The,
pay their doctors a small regular salary,
and this salary stops as soon as sickness
occurs in the family and does not begin
again until the sickness stops.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Financier Henry Willard predicts that
In five years there will not be a steam
locomotive on any railway in the United
States, and that all kinds of machinery
will be driven by electricity. He says
that great discoveries are at hand, and
speaks SO positively that he Is supposed
to know just what the discoveries are.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
Bismarck Caps Won Moltke's Sentiment

A young lady one day requested Moltko
aud Bismarck to write few words In
her album. The Marshal took up tho
pen first and wrote: "Falsehood passes
away; truth remains. Won Moltke,
Field Marshal" After reading what
Moltke had written, Bismarck took tho
pen and added the following; 81 know
very we'll that truth prevails in the ncxt
world, but in the meantime Field Mar
shal himself would be powerless against
falsehood in this world. d.-Von Bismarck,
Chancellor Of the Empire. ."--Mew York
W0rld.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Tho Detroit Free Press boasts that in
case of war with foreign nation this
government could raise five men to ev-
cry one she had in the Civil War ,and that,
probably, without resorting to the draft.
Financiers say that she could also raise
$50 now easier than she could raise o
dollar in 1850.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
Cloyo Growing In Zanzibar.

According to recent report of Consul
Pratt, the chief industry of Zanzibar aud
Pember is Glove growing. The tree was
introduced in 1880, and the harvest Of
tho present year is expected to be 13,
900, 900 pounds, at an average local value
of ten cents a pound. A ten-year-old
tree is capable OF yielding twenty pounds
of cloves; trees of twenty years often
geld upward of 100 pounds. CONNER
cial Adpwtisr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Says the Detroit Free Press: "Soldiers
will drink and soldiers will play cards.
After fighting the idea for a hundred
years Uncle Sam has at last recognized
the fact and opened 'canteens' within tho
posts. The soldier can now get his beer
at cost, and cards are furnished him to
play with. He is also to haze pool and
billiard tables, and will have no excuse
for visiting saloons"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Tho Washington Star announces the
remarkable fact that the population OF
Gettysburg, Penn, by the new census is
3,O51, just nineteen less than the mum.
Der of Union soldiers killed in the battle
there
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Among the items in the agricultural
appropriation bill is an appropriation OF
300, to be used to investigate the
natural history Of and remedies for de.
stroying the cottonboll worm.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

At the meeting of the National Coun,
Gil of Education one of the speakers said
that not twenty-five years hence he ex-
pected to see boys and young men knock
ing for admission into Vassar and other
young ladies' seminaries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

"At last in Wyoming" exclaims tn,
New York Independent, "we have one
State which allows impartial suffrage to
men and women, and where it has al
ways worked WE'LL"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The London England) Standard says
"The death of General Fremont deprive,
America of romantic personality which
it can i'll afford to lose in these prosaic
times. His name will live in history"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

Birmingham, Ala, has increased In
population 1877 per cent. since 1880. II
New York had grown at a like rate its
population would now be ten millions,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The railroad companies of the coun
try are borrowing great deal of money,
and the Chicago Sun asserts that they
find less difficulty in getting it than they
ever did,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08

The French refuse to do honor TO E1.
piorer Stanley, because they say he is 9
hero for revenue only.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
ISLAND POND. VERMONT, AUGUST 8, $780,

The saving bank deposits in Maine
average s66.6S for every man, woman
and child of the population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
ADlRONDACKS,

Beautifully located in CHILDWoLD PARK. An ex'
,ensye Ash and game preserve house new, presently ar
yanred nicely furnished. Table supplied with the best
IN" market affords Iho bo,tins, fishing and hunting
ruasscd For circulars and address CHILD
WOib PARK HOUSE, Chdwod. ST. Lawrence Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
RAY BROOK HOUSE,
Adirondack MOUNTAINS
A DlRoNDACKS,MoTHT PORTER HOUSE.

$50 fect above hcenc Valley; timely located grand
mountain view finest rooms and table. bathrooms and
tprhg water every nOOr.
HOLT & HURLEY. Projectors.
JAMES HOLT, Manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
Overlook CaiSkiII Mountain House,

Highest peak OF the Catskili Mountains elevation 92e
June - under entire new management. rate
reduced fOi July, AL address ogic" Of James Bows
co.. 80 and - ENchulgG Place w;loik CITY. unit
June %. .'tl I' ROBERT J. BOYS Proprietor
Lnmu- LnlIN ". nL WE Mnmagnr