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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

The United States spend Sl25, ,OOO,
600 year for public charities aud char
table institutions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

Within the borders of the State OF
Maine are wild lands OF a total estimated
value of S32, 900, 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

atatistics show that trade does not
decline in Presidential years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
OF Noble Lineage.

Mr.. Roger Wolcott, Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, is
not only in blood but by alliance connected
with the best strains Of New England. Mrs.
Wolcott (bOrn PrescOtt), devoted philan-
thropst and associated charity organizer, q
most beautiful aud gracious lady, is the
granddaughter of the historian. William H..
Prescott
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

Probate Courts, within and for the Distric
kEssex, will be holden until otherwise or
kred. as follows:
AT the Probate Office in Guldhall on the
n Tuesday OF each month.
At West Concord on the lst Tuesdays Of
knuary and july.
At Island Pond on the 1st Tuesdays Of
vebrulry and August
At Lunenburgh on the lst Tuesdays of
March aud September.
AT Canaan on the lst Tuesdays Of April
nd October.
At GalIups Mills In Victory on the LIST
Tuesday in May.
nd November
c. f. BENTON, Judge.
Guidball December LIST. 1880
BI'SISEIS CARDS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

the Minor EIizabcthian Dramatists," aud
the remainder include shakespeare, 4"
Earlier Stuart DramatiNts,' COMEDY of
the Restoration" and Comedy Of the 18th
Century"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
A Man of ElpIIres

The chief of the Massachusetts Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, Hon. Horace q. Wadlin, Is
man of figures, and what he hasn't sue
ccedcd in finding out concerning such mat
ters as interests his department would not
make very interesting nor voluminous
book. His latest rep prt is in regard to the
manufactures OF this state, and. briefly sum
married., shows that there has been an in
crease in capital invested in 1891 over 1880
Of 2.3 per cent. In 1890 the aver
age number OF persons employed
In all the establishments repre-
'ented was 2s7 800 and the average number
Of persons employed IN the same establish
ments in 1891 was 292 SEC. This is an in
crease of LIZ per cent in the average num-
Der employed. The total amount paid ia
wages in the establishments represented in
the 10 industries considered increased 2.G5
per cent. The average yearly earnings per
individual, without regard to sex or age
employed in the - industries were Sl37 30
In 1880 and Siil,90 in 1891, an increase Of 81
per cent. The average proportion OF bust
ness done reached 7021 per cent. in 1890 and
@.27 per cent. in 1891, of the full productive
capacity Of the 3145 establishments com
pared
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
Lieut.. Peary's Success.

Lieut.. Peary, who has just returned from
his Arctic explorations is, | believe, New
Bedford man. and rs such, we ali have a
local pride in the successful carrying out OF
his plans. What he accomplished was the
attainment of higher latitude than ever
before reached on the cast coast of Green
land and the establishment of geographical
facts of great value in relation to the contour
of that desolatc continent. He also secured
much valuable chronological material, includ.
ing tents, costumes, sledges, kayaks and
dogs of the Northern Esqumau, meteoro-
,ogical and tidal observations, and large
number of photographs of natives, dwellings
and costumes, and arctic scenery. Commo.
dore Melville is quoted rs saying that Lieut.,
Peary "has fully demonstrated the possibil,
ty OF reaching the North Pole on foot or b.
dog-sledge."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

EssEI Lopor, No. la Meet. every Thurs
day evening.
To,- FNCNNrMENT No. 4. Meets second
and fourth tuesdays Of each month.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
Essex County Herald.
q. &. BISHOP, Publisher
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
ISLAND POND, VT.
TERMS. tI.50 Per Year. In Adyanoa.
nAsoUC DIRRCTOnY.

tu..p PoSp LODGE, No, ~, r. q A. II
sl.tAi c mmuuications the second Mon
day in each month,
K.,sroSE CHArrEn, No 10, r. A. N.
Stated Cnuvocstions the frst Monday in
sach month.
rrpyoyr COUNCIL, No 90, r d 8. M.
stst 4 Assemblies first Monday in each
month
NORTH STAN CHAPTER, No. Is, q. z. s.
S,st-d Meetings the third Monday In each
month
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q. A R.


E.Asrrs luck osT, No. rs Meets each
Fri.r on or before the full of the moon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
MIR. Partrldge's Statue of Gen. Grant


Mr.. William Ordway Partridge, the scup-
tor, is building studio ut Milton, near this
city, In which to model statue of General
Grant for the Union League Club of Brook
lyn. The beautiful marble head of the Ma
donna to be seen In the Museum OF Fine
Arts was in the last Salon, and shows the
great progress which Mr.. Partridge has made
In his work. Mr.. Peck, the proprietor OF
the Chicago Auditorium, is the purchaser of
the Madonna.
Mrs. Ewing WinslOw's Lectures.
The series OF eight lectures from the old
English dramatists that Mrs. Erying Wins
low Is to give in Pierce Hall Monday and
Thursday mornings at II o'clock, commenc-
ing oct. 3. are under the auspices of the New
Eng and Woman's Press Association. The
lectures viii begin with illustrations from
the "Age OF Miracle to that of Masque," and
the "Predecessors of Shakespeare" will fol-
low. The next two lectures will embrace
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
Cholera and Astrology.

"A "llttE III one VI our Guy papers Is Try
ing to establ sh the fact that Jupiter is re
sponsible for the present plague on this
terrestrial sphere. To substantia.e this
theory he cites numerous instances Of epi'
demic disease during that planets passing
the central point OF its perihellon, and SAYS
That the earth has felt some disturbing
influence is easily proven. Twelve years
ago was the period OF Jupter's last passage
around the sun, aud for a couple OF years
previous, As well as in the years immediate
y following, there were diseases in epidemic
form. In 1878, 1879, 1881, 1881 the yellow
fever was epidemic part of the time in New
Orleans, Memphis and Vcksburg; the black
pest IN Russia aud Turkey, where, also,
diphtheria was prevalent; severe epidemic
Of cholera existed IN India, which spread to
Egypt and invaded France, being epidemic
in Msrseilles aud Toulon, and also cross ng
into Italy.
In 1888 Jupiter was once more near the
sun. That year and the year previous are
known in the history Of our country AS the
CnOlcra years. lDc disease ComInenCcu Ill
India in 1879 and 1880. aud spread over
Europe with great viruence and iapidity.
Most Of our older citizens date back to the
cholera time. and the disease made such
great inroads into our population that II will
probably be remembered for generations to
come. Mars was in perigee in 1893, aud
possibly lent his influence to the dcstruc-
ton of life. Saturn was in perihclion In
In 1925, and his deterioratng power was
probably the starting of the epidemic in
Europe so early.
"Even further back the same thing can be
shown, and 1t is a very interesting coinci-
dence, il nothing more. A very ingenious
theory is that the presence of those great
orbs near the sun interferes with the opera
ton of the law OF gravitation upon the
earth, the lessening of its influence permit
ting the exudation Of vapors, and reducing
the vitality of the earths inhabitants. That
there are many eruptions Of volcanoes and
earthquakes at such times would seem &c
give force to the idea that some of the sus
tanning power is taken from the carth''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23
PROBATE COURTS.

GsIsrUs Buck, No. 80, Dept Of Vermont
Ne.rs alternate Thursdays
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-23

lbs m mon. motel Is pleasantly located In one Of
New Ie II" nourishing villages In Northern
ouphlv atnpshu-e, and, having been thor
Indpcss,.e ,.eIurnished and rsftte4, offers great
H%s. to Summer TourjsiA The
VI Al, Ited throughout With asaa hsaA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Missionary Work of the American Organ
ization-The Good Accomplished.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE year
of missionary work for the neglected
children of our country, in the Amer
lean Sunday school union, which closed
March 1, 1892, was very fruitful in bles-
sing. Sixteen hundred and sixty-four
new Sunday schools were organized in
places that were previously entirely
destitute of religious privileges, con-
tanning 7,O1S teachers and SO, 551 Schol-
ars Aid was given to 2,127 other
schools, with 1902 teachers and 1885,
500 scholars; while, in addition to this,
1850 schools that had been before re-
ported were aided, with 25,790 teachers
and 299, 2O6 scholars. Besides all this
direct Sunday school work, the mis-
sionaries of the society distributed by
sale and gift 6, 45S Bibles and 9,115 Tes-
taments- They made 56,5S2 visits to
families for religious conversation and
prayer, and delivered 12.474 sermons
and addresses. Sixty-six hundred and
seventy-eight conversions were reported
as resulting from the evangelistic Ia
bors of these earnest and faithful men;
and ZIG churches have been developed
from the Sunday schools established by
them, while regular preaching services
have been secured in many other places
as an outgrowth of this Sunday school
work. 1t is utterly impossible to esti-
mate the far-reaching and benefcent
results of such a missionary work as
this, and all accomplished in one year
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
DREADFUL DISASTER.
Collapse Of a Bridge Over the Lick
ing River.
Forty-five Worixmen Carried Down with
out Warning-Nearly All Killed-The
Two Contractors Among the
Victims.

CINCINNATI, June 16.-A bridge in
course of construction over the Licking
river between Covington and Newport.
KY, fell this morning, and of forty-fve
workmen on the structure, so Tar as Is
now known only two escaped unhurt-
The high river had washed out the
earth about the supports OF Che false
work, and it is said one of the contract
ors said day or two ago that he was
afraid the structure would not stand
under the weight of the heavy material
But still they kept at work.
A force of forty-three men un-
der the direction of Robert and William
Baird, the contractors, was engaged in
putting in place the heavy iron work
on the main span. Suddenly, without
warning, there was a cracking sound,
a swaying of the structure and a head
long plunge of the whole mass of tim
bers, iron and workmen into the river
fifty feet below. Few forms were to
be seen struggling on the surface, the
others were drowned or crushed by the
material.
Those who came out of the wreck I'M
injured, as nearly as could be learned,
were as follows: Murray Rairden and
James Caldwell Others went to their
homes and could not be traced.
While most of the workmen were
from abroad, there We're enough from
the vicinity to make the scenes on shore
of the most sickening character Tear
full women were to be seen eagerly peer
ing into the counter4nces of the recov-
cred bodies as they were borne to the
shore, and every now and then pitiful
wailpf anguish told that some friend
1<,+s l.
1t was slow work to get the bodies
from the wreck.
Among the dead were the two con-
tractors, the Baird brothers of Pitts
burgh, who were on the bridge wit b
their men experimenting the work at
the fatal moment. Though it is said
that one of them had spoken of fear
concerning the safety of the supporter.
it appeared by their act yesterday in
going with their men that they had no
such fear as would keep them from
sharing with their men the danger.
The body of one was among the first
recovered and the other lies buried in
the river beneath the ruins of his own
work.
The span between the two piers looks
to be $50 feet. The height of the truss
which was to form the bridge span be-
tween these two piers was sixty-fve
feet above water. False work in piling
and timber had been constructed in the
river. On the top of this false work the
construction of the iron truss began ex.
actly midway between the two piers
and the work was pushed from the mid
die both ways. Five bents or sections
of the ponderous iron work had been
constructed. Each bent or section was
thirty feet long, making nearly hall
the span. On the top of this was an ap
paratus known to bridgemen as the
traveller, which is used to extend the
structure from the ends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
A BALTIMORE BLAZE.

Vessels Burned by Fire Due Probably to
Spontaneous Combustion in Cotton.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 15.-One of the
largest fires that ever visited the water
front of Baltimore started few min
utes after o'clock yesterday afternoon
on the Old Bay line at the foot of Union
dock.
The loss, as near as can be estimated,
is nearly 81, 900, 900.
The fire is thought to have originated
in the cotton by spontaneous combus-
ton. Quick as flash the flames spread.
Intense excitement reigned along the
entire water front. The bay line wharf
was totally destroyed. It was about
500 feet long and 200 feet water front.
The wharf stood ON large warehouse,
a big laundry and newly erected Office
building. Before the schooner Carolina
and the CASTOR could be towed from the
wharf they were badly damaged. Lying
at Cochran-Oler's wharf, just southeast
of the burning pier, We're the fine four
masted ice schooners, Wesley, Oler,
Mamie Howard and William Writ. The
flames caught in the rigging Of the Oler,
and then the other schooner, eating at
the masts and sails. Tugs were quick
~ on hand and towed the burning YES
sells to safety. The streams from the
tugs were turned on the schooners and
the flames were quickly conquered, but
not until considerable damage had been
done.
Lying at the Cochran-Oler wharf just
| north of the three schooners was the
four masted schooner Augustus Welt.
! A sheet of fame shot from the burning
| wharf, and soon the schooner Welt was
mass of flames. Her rigging and cord
| age were burned away, her masts and
hull charred and the new and handsome
vessel was soon blackened wreck
| Four of the sailors were on the cross
! trees when the fire broke out and they
| hastily scrambled to deck. They lost
| their effects which were in the hunks.
| The estimated damage to the schooner
is s25, 900; insured by the individual
| owners. The ice is valued at 81 a ton,
| of which there were 1000 tons on board.
| Two barges laden with cotton were
moored to the Bay Line wharf and before
relief could reach them the cotton was
loss and the barges burned
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
THE oALvA DISASTER.
Details Of the Tornado's Work In the Hli-
nois Town-Loss of One Life and $780,

Details Of the Tornado's Work In the Hli-
nois Town-Loss of One Life and $780,
600.
GALEsBURa, Ill, June 15.-There
passed through the northeastern part
Of this, Knox county, about s o'clock
Monday evening, most destructive
tornado, and ruin was left all along its
path It seems to have first made its
appearance northwest of Galva- About
1880 o'clock threatening clouds were mo-
ticed in the west approaching one an
have resulted from their junction
It's course was south and east through
that city and the main body of the
storm passed along the main business
street 1t came with such suddenness
that the citizens had no time in which
to fly to places of safety. In the Ere
mont church there was assembled
congregation. In the rink there was
gathering committee for a Fourth OF
July celebration. The church was
quickly a mass of ruins and the congre-
cation was imprisoned.
A number were injured, one danger
ously. The rink was blown down, but
those inside managed TO escape without
injury. Had the storm come a few mo-
lACheS AdcCE Auduy "OoIo h1'O DOOh La
this building and loss of life would
surely have resulted.
The storm was accompanied by mid
night darkness and an awful sweep of
wind that carried everything before it
Nearly every business house along the
principal street was unroofed and the
stocks of goods were badly damaged by
the floods of water following the tor
nado.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
roundhouse was totally wrecked. The
| G. w. Barnett elevator, near by was un-
rooted and 10, 900 bushels of grain de-
1uged with water.
The Rock Island depot went next
The tall steeple of the Baptist church
was cut off as clean as if by knife and
| was hurled into the. street. The Con-
gregational church was also badly in
| jured
| The saddest feature occurred at Au-
| gust Olsen's house. There were in the
house at the time Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen,
| Charles Olsen and four others. The
residence suddenly collapsed, killing
Mr.. Olsen instantly and the others es-
capped by a miracle.
The place yesterday was in state Of
decentralization. Business was com
pletely suspended, the streets were filed
with debris of every description. The
stores We're more or less in ruins. Hard
ly residence but what will need re-
pairs.
The damage is estimated at $500, 1000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
A TORNADO IN MAINE.
Eight Lives Lost by the Sinking of
Yacht.

Eight Lives Lost by the Sinking of 3
Yacht.
BANGOR, Me-, June 16.-What APP
pears to have been repetition of the
Chicago tornado passed over the south
ern end of this city late yesterday,
crossed over the river and went through
the city of Brewer. 1t tore off half
mile of race course fence, destroyed and
moved buildings, leveled horse sheds
and did other damage.
On the river was the steam launch
Annie, which piled between Bangor
and Hampden. 1t had just left the
docks with twenty passengers.
Rain was falling and the canvassed
sides were buttoned down. The wind
tore these in and the boat was over
turned and sank. On the opposite side
of the river lay the four-masted schoon-
err Maria o. Teal of Boston. Mate Nor
man McLoud lowered away his boat and
with four out of the crew rescued six
men and three women, while three
others swan ashore. The body of Miss
Hattie Adams daughter of James
Adams, a rich lumberman, has been re-
covered. Seven bodies are missing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
THE WORLDS ODD CORNERS.

1t is said that the Eskimo alphabet
has only i've characters; that the Ian
guage itself is not very difficult, but it
is the only one the Eskimo ever learns
A RIVER Of TAX fows'in Algeria One
stream is inpregnated with iron. and
it meets another flowing through peat
moss, containing gallo acid; when they
unite they form stream of ink
PLNy, that rare old gossip, tells of a
cave somewhere IN Dalnatia where a
stone thrown In raised regular din of
noises Fingal's cave. on the isle of
Staffa, has an abnormaIly developed
echo.
SOME of the Venetians+hose who
have never been to the mainland
have never seen horse in all their lives
A Snowman once brought one to a fair
and called it monster, and the factory
hands paid fifteen cents each to see the
marvel
IL Africa people of the tribe called
Obongo take the bodies of their dead TO
a running stream, which has been pre-
viously diverted from its course. a
deep grave Is dug In the bed of the
stream, the bodies are placed IN it and
covered over, and finally the stream is
restored to its natural course.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
GRAINS OF GOLD.

A VACANT mind is an invitation TO
vice
TEE rich in hope are rich IN every
thing.
TEE thankful man never feels very
poor.
He who really deserves friends always
finds them
II is better to slip with the foot than
with the tongue
LIFE would be mexrier, If worth were
put above wealth
TEMPTATIONS are file that rubs off
the rust Of self-confdence.
No MAN can come out bright who
hasn't experienced many rubs
TIE man who tries to please every
body generally has a contempt for him
self
EVEN if we could see ourselves as
others see Us, most of as wouldn't stop
to look
WHEN some men discharge an obliga-
ton you can hear the report for miles
around
If there is one man who deserves a
life sentence it is the fellow who Is
always trying to XIII time.-Ram's
Horn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
FATHER MOLLINGER DEAD.

The Renowned Faith Cure Priest Passed
Away-Sketch of His Life.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 16.-Father
Mollinger, the renowned faith cure
priest,die yesterday. He was pros
trated Tuesday Est. Anthony's day.
and yesterday an operation was per-
formed for rupture of the stomach but
it was useless.
Father Mollinger was born of Dutch
parents, from whom he inherited con-
siderable wealth He only recently at
tanned his 61st birthday. The little
church in which he had 1abored for
years is known as the Church of the
Most Holy name of Jesus, and is situ-
ated at Troy hill, not far from the heart
of Pittsburgh.
Father Mollinger years ago obtained
the name of being miracle worker.
Miraculous cures were credited to him
and thousands f1oclked to his little
church to receive his blessing, although
he never claimed to be a miracle mon
ger. The feast of ST Anthony of Padau
had long been the day which the priest
physician set apart for the reception of
his patients from all over the country.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
RAISING RATTLEsNAKEs.
The wrigglfng Colony an OLD Hunter Pre-
sides Over.

The Wrigglfng Colony an Old Hunter Pre-
sides Over.
As it is usually considered desirable
to get rid of such unpleasant neighbors,
this is an occupation quite out of the
common way. An old hunter, accus-
toned to all kinds of dangers, found
that there was money to be made in
selling rattlesnake oil to the druggists,
and as he had the good fortune to live
among mountains where rattlesnakes
were plentiful, he concluded to try the
experiment OF rattlesnale farm
Instead OF clearing away the rocks
from the side of the hill on which he
had taken up his abode, he gathered
more, until he had made a regular snake
grotto. with plenty of holes in it, and
everything that snakes could desire for
q residence. Catching the reptiles and
introducing them to their new quarters
was mere child's play for so experienced
hand, and the queer farm was soon
progressing finely.
But as the hunter did not wish to re-
ceive calls from his wriggling tenants,
he took care to build his own dwelling
very substantially of stone, and &C.
mented it both inside and out before he
stocked the farm. No snake could get
In very easily, even had 1t been disposed
to leave the charming quarters SO care
fully provided for it; and this feeling of
security was great help to the cour-
ageous man in managing his colony.
Day after day he brought home fresh
recruits, until the assemblage had
reached the respectable number OF ten
thousand or so; and every year about
two thousand are killed for the sake of
their oil, which is used in making ini-
ments- It seems strange, indeed, that
| any healing property should be found
| in one of the most venomous of reptiles.
Rattlesnakes, like bears, go into
| winter-quarters for long sleep, and
in the autumn they are always in their
best and latest condition. This is the
season, therefore, when they yield the
most oil, and it is known as killing
time' on Rattlesnake Farm The
snakes come daily to be fed in a cleared
spot, like domestic animals, and are
then easily caught with slip-noose of
wire. After being despatched, they are
taken to the house, and thrown into a
caldron to render out the oil, which is
put into heavy bottles. and shipped to
wholesale druggists all over the coun.
| try.-Harper's Young People.