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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

The German newspapers publish a
story Of the travels Of an Englishmnn
named William Hasterland, who has frc-
quently been mentioned in American and
British papers as a monoluaniac on the
subject of witnessing fatal accidents. A
few days ago Hastcrland arrived at Mos
bach, in Baden, an hour after the occur
renee of railway accident, in which q
number of persons were killed and in
jured. Upon learning of the disaster he
burst into tears, declaring that i'll luck
constantly pursued him. Upon being
questioned he explained that he had
been travelling iucessantly for seven years
in the hope of witnessing disaster at
tended by loss of life, but had never
been able to crafty his desire. He finally
regained his composure, and upon learn
ing that landslid@ and washouts were
prevalent in Italy, started at once for
Milan. eaA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

A man undergoing sentence Of
twenty five years in the Iowa Peniteutary
has expressed his willingness to change
oft aud enlist in the United States Navy
for three years, if it will be any special
favor to the Secretary, who complains of
n scarcity of men. This, asserts the De-
troit Free Press, shows that good men
often get into prison.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

The business men of Pawtucket, r. l.,
appeal to textile manufacturers Of the
United States to contribute to fund fol-
the erection of memorial to Samuel
Slater, "the Father Of American Cotton
Manufacturers. In view of the fact
that Mr.. Slater was a pioneer in the
Sunday school work of America, Sunday.
schools are also requested to contributed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

Boston dog fanciers have fully half a
million dollars invested in rare dog flesh.
The dogs in the Hillside Kennels, at
Lancaster, Mass, are valued at 800, 900,
aud those at the Melrose Kennels are
worth $4,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

The Chicago Herald maintains thac
the buffalo are in no danger of becoming
an extinct species. Since they have been
placed under protection of Government
troops they have been increasing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

Nickel or five-cent savings banks are a
big success in the West In Detroit,
Omaha, Denver aud San Francisco nickel
savings banks are prosperous institutions.
They are patronized by clerks, servants,
day laborers and children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24
ISLAND POND, VERMONT. APRIL "a,

England and Franco will settle their
Newfoundland dispute by arbitration,
and the Chicago NeSs is disgusted be-
cause another war story is spoiled.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

West End street railway legislation il
again occupying the attention of Beacon
Hill statesmen, and it's evidently quite
interesting to some of them Who have
not come here solely to benefit their
health. OzNoLA.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

w. II. e.

ERAsTUs FUCK osr, No. IS Meets each
Frid y on or before the full Of the moon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24
PROBATE COURTS.

Probate Courts, within and for the Distric
Of Essex, will be holden until otherwise or
dered. as follows:
At the Probate Office in Guidhall on the
gd Tuesday OF each month.
At West Concord on the ist Tuesdays of
January and july.
At Island Pond on the 1st Tuesdays OF
Ferruary and August
At Lunenburgh ON the lst Tue:days os
March aud September.
At Canaan on the lst Tuesdays OF April
and October.
At Gallups Mills in Victory on the 1st
Tuesday n May.
At Bloomfield on the lst Tuesdays of June
and November.
&. f. BENTON, Judge.
Guiidhall, December 1st. 1890.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

ERAsrus BUCK, No 80, Dept OF Vermont
Meets alternate Thursiays
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24
Essex County Herald.
Y. q. BISHOP, Publisher.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
ISLAND POND, VT.
TERMS. tl.s0 Per Tear. In Adrapcs.
MASONIC DIRECTORY.


ESSEX LoDGE, No. lS Meets every Thurs
day evening.
Ross ENc\NPMENT No. (. Meets seCOn,
anl fourth tuesdays OF each month.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24
REV. DR.. TAlMAGE.
THE BROOXLYN DiVINE'S SUN.
DAY SERMON.

subject: "Thc Plague of Crime"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-04-24

This Hotel Is pleasantly located In ons OF
the most fourishing villages In Northern
New Hampshire, and having been thor.
oughIy refurnished and reftted, offers great
Inducements to Summer Tourista fhs
House 10 fitted throughout With sessm heaA
prd all modern onvAniAnasA
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Fans in JADan.

One of tie necessities Of life III Japan
consists of the fan, of which there are
two kinds--the folding and the non
folding fan. Paper enters largely into
their composition. Bamboo forms a ma
terial very handy for the framework Of
tie cheaper kinds. The paper is either
decorated with paintings in all the diff
fcrent styles of japanese art, Or else
brightly colored and sprinkled over with
silver and gold leaves. These fans are
manufactured Of all possible qualities
and prices, the richest and largest being
used for ceremonial dances, where they
form accessories of great Importance.
The place most noted for its produc-
ton i'll fans is Nagoya, and superior ones
are made at Kiyoto, while the inferior
descriptions come from Fushimi and
Toxic. Several millions Of fans are ex-
ported annually from Japan to America
and Europe.-Paper Mill.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Dogs Help Each Other to a Drink.

The fountain on the Clark street side
of the county building was the scene OF
a very funny incident the other after.
noon. Two dogs, water spaniels, were
trotting north when they came to this
place and stopped for a drink. They
We're both thirsty, but neither was tall
enough to reach the trough, and they
talked the matter yer as dogs will, and
wondered why they had not been treated
with as much consideration as had the
horses. Presently they solved the prob
lem.
One Of them ranged himself under the
edge of the trough, and the other, rest
ing his fore feet upon his companions
back, was able to reach into the pool and
Stake his thirst. When he had finished
he hoped down, seemed to say the wa,
ter was good, and then in turn ranged
himself under the edge Of the fountain
and the other reached up for the drink
he had earned When he was satisfied
they tfotted away together, as we'll con
tented as any man could be who had
met Il problem and varIuished it.-Chi-
cage Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
When Silk Was Costly.

When silk was first worn in England
two mantles on the shoulders Of noble
ladies belonging to Elizabeth's court at
tractel more attention than wen the
queen. The manufacture of goods from
raw silk began in England in 1904, and
was brought to perfection by the Hugue-
not refugees in 1858. Even at that time,
however, silk was very costly, a pair OF
stockings costing in our money a little
uver 800, a cloak a little less than 81 900.
Among the 3,052 dresses left by Eliza
beth at her death only twelve were OF
silk. and Leicester, more than his knight
hood, prided himself on a pair of silk
brooches which he had imported from
Italy at an expense of over $5O0.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Shooting Guns a. Nicl,t.

Illuminated night sights are now in
use on the guns Of many Of the British
warships. The front sight consists of a
pale green glass, point up, beneath which
is placed a small incandescent lamp.
The rear sight is similar in principle, ex-
cept that instead Of the cone there is a
metal crossbar with a V notch in the
middle.
There is a polished under surface to
this sight from which light that first
passes through ruby glass is reflected.
In sighting the pale green point of light
which constitutes the forward sight is
brought to the bottom Of the V notch in
the rear sight and the line of the ruby
light is brought into coincidence with
it. The electric current for each gun is
supplied by a battery Of two elements,
so arranged that the action may be
stopped by turning the battery upside
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
The "Liehtninc Arrester.'

To the uninitiated it is a great puzzle
how the dangers Of lightning are ar
rested where there are so many con
ductors of electricity as there are in a
telegraph Office. More than 1000 wires
enter the big Western Union building in
New York city, and from one to a thou
sand in other offices Of that company
throughout the United States. Each OF
these wires run more or less directly to
the desks Of the operators. This being
the case, how do they guard against dan
ger from lightning during times Of great
electrical disturbances? Even when less
electric attractions are wanting most
people confess to a certain feeling of in
security when the elements rag and
wake up terrifying flashes Of forked
fury. But science has provided an an
swer to the question asked above, as
we'll as to almost all other puzzles which
stand in the way Of human progress.
Every wire as it enters a building
passes through the bottom Of q long,
narrow board, and then again through
it at the top. This board is the eight
ming ~arrester." II the current is heavy
the first effect Of the board is to deprive
it Of much of its force. Should the first
contact with the "arrester" fail to elm
mate the lightning Of it's fatal powers it
passes On to the top Of the board and
touches a spring which communicates
with a "drop," instantly shutting off all
connection with the operating room.
The spring is called the plush magnet"
and beyond it no overcharge Of light
ming, whether proceeding from a storm
or from contact with other wires, can
possibly go.-St. Louis Republic.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
The Effect of Travel.

1t is impossible to compare nations as
if they were individuals. Each nation
has, so to speak, grown up in an atmos-
phere of its own. We must recognize
the peculiarities Of other people as neces-
sary features Of them, and by no means
as characteristics meant to excite laugh
ter in the rest of the world. When first
l travelled abroad | was much amused
by the way the common German eats
with his knife. But habit and a meas
ure of experience have toned down these
feelings until they hardly exist in me.
And nowadays | am as much at home
with the long haired woodman of a Sar-
dinian forest, in his grimy little hut, as
in my own English den amongmy books
and pictures.-Au the Year Round.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
An Army of Ants.

Silently, deadly and irresistibly move
these battalions; out Of the forest, down,
into, across and up the ditch, through
the bona (wood stockade), across the
square, and into every nook and Granny
conceivable they swarmed. The first
notice (they generally came at night,
would be a loud yell from some of the
men, Look out! Slaiu!" There would
be no more sleep that night.
After experience gained we found ii
the best plan to clear out Of our houses.
rush into the square and build rings of
fire around Us. To put On ones clothes
was to get bitten by dozens all over ones
body unless the garments had been first
thoroughly smoked over a fire. Every
now and then yells and curses told how a
lazy one had got caught in his bunk.
The walls of the huts, the roofs and f1oo1
We're simply II seething mass of strug-
Cling ants.
They were after the cockroaches, mice
and insects that had taken up their abode
in the roots. Now and then squeaks Of
young mice told their story. AS fast as
the ants found their load, generally a
cockroach, they would make off down
the hill in long lines. Luckily they never
touched our granaries; they seemed to
prefer animal food. Toward morning
there would only be a few thousand lost
ones, aimlessly tearing about, apparently
looking for the main body which had
just decamped.
Usually these raids on Us were made
after a rainstOrm; many Of them came
into the fort already staggering under
loads; these appeared to wander about
till the others were ready. Next day
not a cockroach could be found in the
place, SO that the ants did us a service
in Kidding us of these pests. The rats
had decamped also, and did not return
for some days.-Nineteenth Century.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Nose Ornaments of Barba -ia6s.

The ornaments put through the walls
of the nose vary greatly. There may be
but one perforation in each wall or there
may be several. In New Zealand flowers,
in New Guinea a boar's tusk, in the Solo
mon islands a crabs claw, in New Britain
thorns, set upright, are the objects thus
worn. These are all original and print
tive; after the natives come in contact
with whites, these give place to metal
buttons and rings. In the Sturgis col
lection is a rather pretty nose ornament
from New Guinea. 1t is V shaped, and
the arms fit by stud shanks, one into each
wall of the nose.-Professor Frederick
Starr in Popular Science Monthly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
r WAS A GREAT SCHEME.
But Lack of Capital Prevented the In
yentor FROM EIakimg a Fortune.r

But Lack Of Capital Prevented the In
yentor from Making n Fortune
My friend Z. isn't rich 1t isn't likely
| that he ever will be rich. But he firmly
| believes that he would have been a very
rich man by this time if he had only been
| able to command a little capital a few
years ago.
When he conceived he great scheme
| which ought to have realized a fortune
| for him he was a clerk in a gas works.
1t wasn't one of our new tangled works
where they make gas out of water,
| and heaven knows what besides, but one
| of the old fashioned, honest sort in which
gas was extracted from coal and nothing
else. Everybody is supposed to know,
and Of course doesn't know, that one of
the chief impurities Of the crude gas,
after it is expelled from the coal by the
fierce heat Of the r~etorts, is sulphur.
This sulphur, or the larger portion of it,
is got rid of by passing the gas through
a series of boxes called purifiers filed
with lime. When the lime has absorbed
all the sulphur that it is capable of hold
ing it is removed and fresh lime is sub
stituted. The sulphur saturated lime
emits a verg pungent and disagreeable
odor, especially when the is first
lifted from the box and the lime, being
hot, throws off clouds of steam.
Some doctors nave q notion, whether
we'll or i'll founded | don't pretend to
know, that this hot, foul smelling vapor
is a capital remedy for whooping cough.
At all events lots of mothers believe
them, and when whooping cough is prev
alent bring their afflicted little ones to
the nearest gas works to inhale it. It was
when several suffering youngsters were
snuffing up the vapOr and the odor
around one Of the purifying boxes where
he worked that the inspiration seized
him. 1t was nothing less than to take
this foul lime, bottle it up, give it high
sounding name and sell it as a specific
for whooping cough, offering a reward
Of $500 for any case that it couldn't cure,
and all that sort Of thing.
"Jeewhittaker!" he exclaimed, enthu-
siastically, when expounding the scheme
to me. Gust think Of the dead loads of
money that is in it. The lime doesn't
cost anything; the company pays to have
it carted away | can make q contract
with them to do the carting and make
some money out Of it. Then all the ex-
penso I will be put to will be for bottles,
labels and advertising. At fifty cents a
bottle it is bound to go like hot cakes.
There is always more or l2ss %whooping
cough around, it is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good If I am not a rich
man inside of twelve months my name
isn't b."
He invested fifty dollars-the sum total
of his accumulated savings-in bottles.
Then he sought the assistance of capital
lists. That is where he struck a snag.
He found their lack Of faith was proper
tionate tO the extent Of their resources.
His name is still B.; he still has the bot
ties, but not even the beginning of a for
TUNE yet.
Bat it was Il big scheme, and he was
very proud OF haying Matched it and de-
lights to talk about the millions that are
still in it-for somebody with faith and
cap:tal.-New York Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
An Estimate of Uoman's Value.

A young Scotchman was once hating
betwixt two loves, one possessed OF
beauty and the other Of a cow. In de-
spair of arriving at a decision he applied
for advice to a canny c~ompatrioe, who
delivered himself thus, Marry the lass
that has the Co.,, for there's no the def
erence O a coos value in any twa weem-
in in Christendom."-San Francisco Ar
pOnaut.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23

These are from people well known and
thoroughly reliable. Their experience is not
peculiar, for the remedy is undoubtedly the
best remedy known for FEvERS
Do not fail to use it for stomach and bOwe
troubles. SUCH as CHOLERA MORBUs Zone dose
often cures, CHOLERAINFANTUM safe to give
at ANY age), Dia' rhGa, Dysentery, etc.
Keep it always on hand it will save money.
Sold by your drug dealer.
KINGS ROYAL GERMETUER Co.
Manufacturers, Atlanta. Ga.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Rev. j. l., White,
Pastor First Baptist Church, Durham, n

Pastor First Baptist Church, Durham, N. c.,
writes:
The night after we got to Blowing Rock, N.
C., my wife was taken down with d severe
phoid. l called in the physician, but he did
her no good, and on the third night, at mid
night, | began giving her Germetuer every
two hours. Soon she fell asleep. began per-
spring. and awOke next morning without any
fever. The Germetuer did it. We started
home that day, still using Germetuer, and
Mrs. White improved all the way, and has had
no fever since. Fratcrnally,
Durham, n. c. J. L. WHITE.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23

The valuable farm owned by the late Z: n
Strudwick Situated one mile south of Hills
boro, consisting of about 200 acres of land,
finely adapted to the raising OF grass, gralh
and tobacco; well watered. good natural
and clover; dwelling house with six rooms,
comparatively new, all necessary oQt-ptlIo-
ings ana good barn; unsurpassed we'll Of wa
ter and good springs; fine young orchard,
several hundred trees in full bearing.
For terms and further particulars, see at
once or address
DIR, VIM. STRUDWICK,-
Hillsboro. N. c.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
GermetUer Cures FeVers

AS responsible intelligent men we make the
statement that, after long experience and am
pie test, We believe Germetuer will break ANY
case of ordinary or Typhoid fever within
twelve hours from first dose. Our belief is
based on such testimony as we offer below:
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-23
Rev. Z. c. Eoykin,
~ n
State S. s. Evangelist for GeOrgia. states:

State S. S. Evangelist for Georgia, states:
My daughter had a slow fever for several
days. and the symptoms all pointed to a pro-
tracted case Of typhoid fever. We used the
usual remedies for several days with but little
il any benefit. We then tried the Royal Ger
metuer and nothing else. The second day
after its use there was a clear remission of the
fever, md on the third day She was able to sit
up. After that she continued to improve
steadily and now is entirely restored. We at
tribute these happy results to the use of
Royal Germetuer.
Decatur, Ga. T. G. BOYKIN.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-04

II is remarkable that. although the
optic nerve is Of all parts Of the eye the
most sensitive 10 light, Yet should an
object fall Oh IL a. We look around us
and some object must always bc thrown
On tit j. invisible 20 ~. and iu our
field OF vision there j. iu reality "a gap.
though ina ordinary sight the surround
Ing edges of thi, gap draw up together.
and $40 I'm il. But by closing one eve.
by practice o may actually force the
object which is reflected ON 10 the optic
nerve 20 disappear completely from
the field of vision. Bernstein tells u
that even the sun itself can bee made 10
disappear if it fall exactly on tie blind
spot whore the optic nerve enters the
eye. This may account for the fact
that some people can close one eye and
stare the summer sun without wincing
Chambers Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-04
Rapid Photography.

The great progress that has been
made in the methods by which rapid
movements can be analysed is well seer
in a certain series of photographs. The
subject Of these pictures is a dog jump
ing over a small bush. In the act Of
making m jump the animal has been
photographed twenty-fOur separate
times, and each picture is not a sill
hOuette, as was the case with many
former attempts of this kind, but a Ii;
tie picture showing half tone and de
tail. Some of the attitudes appear
very ludicrous, for they represent q
phase of movement which the eye is
not accustomed to and cannot appre
ciate. Notably is this the case in the
commencement of the jump. when the
dogs hind legs only touch the ground.
and again at the finish of the jump.
when his legs are gathered together I
a bunch-New York Telegram.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-04

Mexico and other Central American
countries are afflicted with "A remark
able number Of the scorpion family.
locally known by the various anne Of
''scruncher, ~ devils bull driver" or
whip scorpion The scientific de
scription Of this branch Of poisonous
insects states that they have an elon-
gated body. divided into ~segnents. the
last six Of which ara Of equal size. The
tail is flexible and ends in a sting.
The chelicera or fangs are short. and
end in a pincerlike appendage. The
jaw appendages or palpi are also fin
ished ike perfect forcvps. Respiration
Is affected by mea1s Of two pairs Of
pulmonary sacs, which communicate
with the air through four openings.
A curious thing 10 be noticed about
the whip scorpion is that the poisonous
fangs above referred 10 take the place
Of harmless feelers or antennR. such a.
are found in beetles, butterflies. moths.
etc. \ cognate change is remarked in
spiders, in whom the antenna are re-
placed with poisonous Jaws. The an
terror pairs Of legs of the whip scorpion
are also peculiar. They are much thin
ner than the others, and the feet are
many jointed, so as 70 be capable Of
being used as flexible organs Of touch;
30. you see, this ugly looking beast has
turned his feelers into poisonous jaws
and his feet into feelers. Tie whip
of the whip scorpion consists of a thin,
vicious looking tail, which, when angry,
the scorpion lashes about in a surpris-
ing manner.-St. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-04
ENerlnsting Car MheeI..

In an recount of the works of tho
Northern Railroad Of France it is stated
that they have an ingenious plan in the
interests of economy Of making wheel,
for cars by bending up seven pieces o!
bar iron in such a shape that the center
fits inside Of a band or false fell He.
which. in turn. is hammered into i.
groove in the tire. Felloe and bar ar,
riveted together and the bars bent
round TO the center of the wheel and
their ends then have a mold placed
below them cast iron is then run In.
forming the hub, which is afterward
bored out and the east steel axle forced
in by 5000 10 G6, 600 pounds hydraulic
pressure. The life of the center Of the
wheel is said 10 bee practically intermiu
able under ordinary conditions. and the
cheapuess o., such that they are now
adopted almost entirely.