davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

There is NO doubt that the grand Jury is In
earnest In Its efforts TO ferret out cleo tion
frauds at St. Louis, Mo. number OF In
dictments have been returned, and others are
expected against many OF the so-called "best
citizens" Judge Edmunds, who has purged
the criminal court of scandal and clothed II
with dignity anew, has given the grand Jury
N understand that he does not care anything
about e2-a-day repeaters. He wants the
men who were behind them. and II looks now
as II he would get what he wants. The entire
city is aroused In the matter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
NEARLY S2,OO0,OOO SHORT.
Startling Disclosures OF Bank Accounts
Overdrawn Mt ST, Johns, N b.

The work of eliciting information concern
ing the condition OF the Commercial bank Ia
proceeding satisfactorily, although some very
unpleasant disclosures are being made. The
largest debtor to the bank is kr. Dudor, one
OF the directors, who owes $3.50, 900, half Sc
cured by Mortgages. His assets are not ex-
pected to reach the mortgage estimate.
The total amount OF overdrawn ac-
counts Is l,94l 900. A good proportion
of this will realize unfavorably, a fact which
causes surprise THAI the accounts were per-
mitted to be overdrawIL The members Of
the committee express themselves by censur-
ing the directors. The prosecution have
threatened the directors with claim for
s700, 900 worth of flsh in the hands OF the
banks debtors
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
TurkeY,s New Move.

Dispatches from Constantinople say that
the Turkish government, through Musin
Pasha, minister of police, has offered Spa"
ish explorer, residing in sassoon large sum
of money II he will minimize the details pub
lished In Europe Of the Armenian outrages
The plan Is to have him deliver a series OF
lectures belittilg the troubles In Armenia.
U. s. Consul Jewett insists upon accom-
panying the commission Of inquiry, despite
the unfavorable attitude Of the Porte.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Tbs scheme of having railroad
tioket.agents contest for a prize 70 DC
';uan for the best. written ADVERTISE
ment of the Northern pSc'nc nailio'u =
i., in the opinion of the Arsonau'' q
=. ,'od one. as a knowledge Of a routes
. advantages is necessary to write !"
praises properly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
FATAL DENTISTRY.
Youth Dies of Asphyxiation Atsr
Having Teeth Extracted.

George Sargent, 10 years Of age, resident
Of the neighboring town OF Merrtmac, Mass,
died under circumstances which are sad In
the extreme. He went TO the Office OF dem
tist to have two teeth extracted. The dentist
administered vegetable compound and ex-
tracted tho teeth. Sargent walked to his
residence, a quarter OF mile away. Soon al
Ter his return he began to grow III, and
experienced the systems Of person who had
been Gsphyxiated. While reclining on q
lounge, sargent Was again taken with the
same symptoms In more pronounced man
ner, AMI when attempting to get up from the
lounge he toppled over Iesd. The doctor
pronounced the direct cause Of death a.
paralysis OF tho heart, due to the asphyxiar
hon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
state Officers Fined.

The New York court Of aprea 8 has affirmed
tue decision Of the lower courts imposing a
fine on Secretary OF State Frank Rice, Comp
trollcr Wemp!e, Attorneys General Taber AMI
State treasurer DanfoHh, members OF the
board OF canyassors OF 1891. for refusing to
obey the injunction OF Judge Edwar 9, re-
straing them from cauvussing the Mylod re-
turns in the Duchess county senatorial CON
taSt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Secretary Carlisle has ordered the revenue
cutters Grant and Rush to proceed to sea at
once and steam northward In search OF nine
American vessels which are IL days overdue
from British Columbian ports. 1t Is only
six weeks or 30 since the Ivanhoe foundered
in the Northern Pacific Ocean and much un-
easiness is felt for the safety of the missing
vessels.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Paul VI Swain. merchandise broker at n
Kilhy St, Boston, who has been dealer in
drugs, oils, etc, for 80 years and Is mem
Der OF the Union and Boston art clubs and
one Of the best known business men OF Bos-
ton, has disappeared. His financial affairs
are badly mixed, and his offics Is now In the
charge OF akeeper from the sherif's office.
II is said on good authority that his llabili-
ties will exceed s60, 600
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Capt. Virgins, the Arctic explorer and
his party who were lost to the world for sew
ernl weeks last fall, arrived at Archangel,
Russia, on Dec i3 Five men had been go
verely frost bitten, and are in a hospital. All
40 men suffered great hariships during their
overland journey Of SO days. from Chabalova
TO p.atozerSk
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Ex-Governor and ex-United States Senator
James Lusk Alcorn OF Mississippi died recent
ly OF his home In CoGhoma county. James
Lusk Alcorn was born Nov. 4, 1915, near
Golconda, ILL., He early removed 10 Kentucky,
and was educated IN Cumberland college.
Gov. Aloorn was tho founder OF the ieyes
system In his state. He was elected to the
United States senate In 1855, but was not sl-
lowed TO take his seat. He vas elected GOV.
srnor In 1889 on the republicans ticket.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

Vermont has but five "cities," Yer
sennes, Burlington, Rutland, Montpe-
her and Barre. The last two have
Just been created by special act of the
Legislature.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

The French government has ordered the
chancellor Of tho legion Of Honor to consider
the cases referred TO by the socialist deputy
Rouanot Then he demanded that the legion
remove from It's rolls the names OF all who
had been compromised by the Panama and
other scandals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
New British BatlleshiD-

A flrst-clsss barbette ship, Magnificent, the
largest British battleship afoat, was recently
launched at Chatham, Eng and. The vessel
was baptized by Countess Spencer wife OF
Earl Spencer, first lord OF the admiralty.
Lord Rosebery and many other disting guished
persons were present The length OF the ship
over all is 420 feet and her displacement
If 900 tons. The cost OF her hull was 1927 500
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
To Dissolve Parliament

The Italian senate commission has unani-
mousiy reported that the charges in the Clio
litti documents concerning certain senators
are groundless, and the senators blameless
Giolltti Is abou: to make public further ale
ment has finally decided 10 dissolve parlia-
ment and that the new elections will proba-
bly, take place In April
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

The expert accountant who was employed
last spring to investigate the accounts OF the
West Hoboken, N. j., ring officials who
we're ousted, has reported to the council u
that town that the ring left a deficiency OF
S41, ,559. Ex-Treas. Thomas Nolan has been
cited to appear andexplsin. and the council
has decided to take the matter before grand
iurv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
f. What n New lOik P'lice CdpIain
Says OF the Department.

The end OF the New York city senate po-
i"e investigating committee Is apparently
1rawing near. Dr. Parkhurst has stated that
he thinks Supt Byrnes should be called to
the stand and subjected TO the .ame vigorous
examination as severa captains OF departments
have undergone. This, the doctor claims, is nec-
essary to complete the records OF the commit
teeand, In this connection. it is rumored that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

The lumbt rmen Of Maine say that the cut
Of logs on the Penabscot this winter will not
exceed GO, 90 On o. which /, less than half the
cut Of last year. while the cut on the west
branch will not exceed 2i0OG. goo. which Is
about half the usual cut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28

The idea is gaming ground in
Europe notes the Detroit Free Press,
that woman has as much right to
propose as a man.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-12-28
Essex County Herald.

1t would take a man seventy vsar,
10 pass through Harvard il be studied
every course.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
COCK-CROWING MATCHES.


y French and Belgian Spo~t-Crowing
335 Times an Hour.
Belgians have a historic reputation for
solid eating, sound nerves and phlegm.
There must be a basis for the belief,
sport, the mere suggestion of which car
res terror to nervous folk-cock- Growing
matches The working people of Bel
GUM and Northern France train cocks to
crow against each other and gamble as
ardently on the vocal powers of their pet
roosters as the Bowery boys used to bet
on the killing prowess of game cocks.
The miners of the old Walloon country,
which gave New York it's first batch of
settlers, are particularly addicted to this
harmless but narrowing sport Cocks that
show uncommon industry in growing are
brought together and confined in separate
coOpS. Watch in hand, the amateurs reg
lister the number of times each cock is
sues his challenge during a measured
hour, and soon discover which have the
deepest lungs and most brazen larynX.
That one which, with his lofty and shrill-
sounding throat, doth best awake the
god of day, is the champion, to be fed
strong and lusty against the time of bat
tie A cock that crows thirty-two times
in fifteen minutes is certain for the team
the others are sent back to the farms or
Cock-crowing societies are being formed
in Belgium and France generally, as well
as in Paris In order to make things fair
in the international contests, certain Bel
gian champions have been ruled out as
hors concours, and in particular one small
beast from the little village of Seraing,
whose appalling record is 337 complete
Observation-Disclosures in one hour. Another
that is barred has a career of two hours
of triumph, having on one occasion beaten
200 competitors by a recorded total OF
ninety crows in three-quarters of an hour
Last year small Paris bird won eighteen
contests running, and captured $500 in
prizes An English cock of the same
breed took forty-fve first prizes, when its
voice gave out for time and it's throat
required spraying by a medical expert
before it could Pe-enter the lists. 1t has
been noted that some cocks crow bette,
in the afternoon, others are superior as
''trumpets of the morn" All are proofs
of the German proverb, The cock shuts
his eyes when he crows, because he knows
it by heart"-NeW York Times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
To Cure Drink Craving.

It is now universally acknowledged by
competent authorities that inebriety is a
disease, physical as we'll as mental and
moral, and to give the pledge of total
abstinence to the inveterate drunkard
without specific instructions what to do
next. and expect him to keep it, is to look
for stupendous effort which only the man
of sound mental energy and bodily vigor
can perform. An expert, writing on the
subject, says that the first step in the
progress of true temperance reform must
be the recognition of the fact that the
irresistible craving for strong drink is the
effect of causes which must be got rid of
before the drunkard can be regarded as
safe from temptation. The various patent
remedies can in no sense be regarded as
a cure, for the only cure in the real sense
Of the word is to get the whole man into
better condition, his body purified and his
will strengthened. Diet is of extreme i'm
portance, and if skillfully directed will
wean away the craving naturally and
without danger to the individual. All
sailed and heavy food stuffs should be
avoided. To cultivate a distaste for alco-
hol, oranges are more effective than al
most anything else known. They should
be taken one at time, before breakfast,
at IL a. M, at l D. M, at 3 p. M, at 6 D.
m., and the last thing on retiring. Ap-
pies and lemon juice are also excellent
louisville COurier-J Ournal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
Those Little Sleeves

The kidneys, separates from the blood, as it
passes through them, impurities for which
the final medium of liberation from the sys-
tenn is the bladder When their function is
suspended direful results ensue. Among
these are dropsy Bright's disease, diabetes
and maladies which terminate in some one
of these. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters stimu
lates the Kidneys not as an unmedicated
alcoholic stimulant would by exciting them
but by gently impelling them to renewed
action and perpetuating their activity and
vigor. Thus the blood is once more insured
publication and the organs themselves saved
from destruction Malaria. constipation, liver
complaint nervousness, dyspepsia and rheu-
matism are all thoroughly remedied by the
Bitters which is moreover, a most thorough
appetizer, general tonic and sleep promoter.
Use it regularly. not semi-occasiOnally.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
A Map 600 Years Old.

On the wall of the south side of the
Hereford cathedral accessible to the visit
or at all times, is preserved the celebrated
"Mappa Mundi" date circa 12S2-1300).
This IS the work Of the ecclesiastical who
is supposed to be represented in the right
hand corner on horseback, attended by
page and greyhounds. He has commem-
de Haldlngham and Lafford in Lincoln
shire. His real name was Richard de Ia
Battayle or de Bello. He held q pre-
bendal stall in Lincoln cathedral. and was
promoted to stall in this cathedral in
1900, afterwards becoming archdeacOn of
Reading. During the troublous times of
Cromwell the map was laid beneath the
floor of Bishop Audley's chapel, where it
remained secreted for some time. In
1870 it was cleaned and repaired at the
British Museum. This is allowed to be
one OF the most remarkable monuments
of its kind in existence, being the largest
and most interesting of all the old maps,
drawn on a single sheet of stout vellum.
The world is here represented as round.
surrounded by the ocean. At the top OF
the map (the east is represented Para
disc, with its river and tree; also the eat
ing of the forbidden fruit and the eXpul-
sion of our first parents Above is a re-
markable representation of the Day
of Judgment, with the Virgin Mary
interceding for the faithful, who are
seen rising from their graves and
being led within the walls of Heav-
ideas taken from ancient historians.
mails, birds and fish with grotesque Great
ures. The four great cities are made
very prominent-Jerusale Babylon,
Rome and Troy. In Great Britain most
of the cathedrals are mentioned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
To the South Pole.

DR.. John Mur:ay's proposed expedition
to the south pole is attracting favorable
attention in Europe 1t is more than fifty
years since James Ross, after discovering
Victoria, penetrated to the seventy-eighth
degree south latitude, and since then, with
the exception of the Challenger, hardly
a vessel has gone that way The present
proposal is indirectly due to the reports
brought back by couple of Scotch whal-
prs which III 1891 went southwark of
Cape Horn in their search for fresh hunt
ing grounds. DR.. Murray believes in the,
existence at the south pole of continent
as large as Australia, in which are to be
studied the two great phenomena of glaei-
alton and volcanic action
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
A Cure for Sunburn.

If you have been badly sunburned just
as soon as you can procure it apply to the
burned parts a thick coating of white
vaseline, which let remain for ten min
utes or more; then rub it off by applying
Il soft dry cloth gently; have bowl Of
very hot water brought to you and big
linen towel Dip the towel in the water,
which must be hot enough to steam, and
almost bury your face in it, but do not
touch the skin with it for some time; you
should steam your face in this way for
fifteen minutes, and by that time every
drop of blood in your body will seem to be
in your face. Then call for more hot
water and apply it in slow, gentle fashion
to the skin for fifteen minutes. Then put
on coating of the vaseline and lie down
for half an hour; when you get up you
will be fresh as daisy and your face will
not trouble you in the least. Of course
the length of time for treatment will de-
pend upon how badly you are burned.
But an hour ought to fix you up all right.
Apply vaseline again on retiring Buffalo
Commercial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
Cinnamon Are ObserVant.

Il venture to assert that the Chinaman
who has been in this country six months
knows more about our domestic institu-
tons and is more familiar with the city
or town in which he may be located than
any other foreigner who has been here
three times as long" says NJ. K. Roberts
Of Chicago to Washington Star re-
porter Take the members of the
made. | believe that it would be found
that they are better acquainted with the
inner workings of the government and
the character of the people in charge of
it than any other diplomats in Washing
ton. But it is of the lower classes, the
merchants and laundrymen, that / speak
The Chinaman is a natural investigator,
and he never is satisfied with a super
fetal examination of anything. He al
ways starts out TO prosecute his inquiries
into a matter to the furtheSt point. and
is seldom baffied He is not satisfied
with the mere outward appearance of a
building, or an object that arouses his
curiosity. but wants to find out how it is
made. and what it is composed of. The
other day up at the capitol [ saw two
Cinnamon closely examining the way in
which the iron work of the dome was
put together. They were only following
out the general characteristic of their
race to get at the bottom of everything
| am not in favor of Chinese immigra-
ton, but when | see how the Poles and
Hungarians and Italians are rioting and
shooting down officers of the law in these
coal-mine troubles [ am inclined to think
that the celestial is a much more at
tractive sort of an individual for a neigh
Dor if we are compelled to have foreign
erS of the lower class among us at ALL"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
DOGS HAVE THEIR LANGUAGE.
The Collie Came for Help and the New
foundland Responded to the Appeal.


foundland Responded to the Appeal.
New Brunswick James Camden, Il civil
engineer, was compelled one night by a
very severe snowstOrm to take refuge in
small farmhouse, says Forest and
Stream. The farmer owned two dogs
one an old Newfoundland and the other
a collie. In due time the farmer and his
family went to bed, the Newfoundland
stretched himself out by the chimney cor
ner and Mr.. Camden and the man with
him rolled themselves in their blankets
on the floor in front of the fire. The
door of the house was closed by q wooden
latch and fastened by a bar placed across
it. Mr.. Camden and his man were just
falling asleep when they heard the latch
of the door raised. They did not get up
Immediately, and in short time the latch
was tried again. They waited few min
utes and then Mr.. Camden rose, I'M
fastened the door and looked out See
ing nothing he returned to his blanket,
but did not replace the bar across the
door. Two or three minutes later the
latch was tried q third time. This time
the door opened and the collie walked in.
He pushed the door back, walked straight
to the old Newfoundland and appeared to
make some kind of whispered cOmmuni-
cation to him. Mr.. Camden lay still ald
watched. The dog rose and followed the
other out of the house. Both presently
returned, driving before them a valuable
ram belonging to the farmer, which had
become separated from the rest of the
the storm. Now, how did the collie inn
part TO the other dog Il knowledge of the
situation unless through some supersense
unknown to US
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
The Dancing Pea.

Push pin through a green pea, max
ing the two ends as nearly as possible the
same weight, that is, let the point come a
little more than half way through. Then
and the toy will be complete
To make the pea dance, put it on top
of the pipe-stem, the point of the pin
sticking down the bore. Throw your head
back SO that the stem may be held yer
ticaIly, and blow gently. This will make
the pea rise, keep blowing harder, until
the pea rises entirely from the pipe and is
supported in the air. 1t will now begin
to spin round and round and turn over
and over, ali the while bobbing up and
down, as long as the current of air is
kept up.
The dance may be changed by pushing
the pin up to its head. The pea will now
rise to the top of the pipe and dance
slowly and with great dignity around the
edge; or, if the blower stops to laugh, il
is apt 10 fall into the open mouth below
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-06-20
THE SPOTS ON THE SUN.
Remarkable Appearance of the Great
Luminary just at Present.

R3marka Die appearance OF the NfSdt
Luminary just at Present.
The sun presents a rather remarkable
appearance just now There are two spots
on its surface that can be seen with the
aid only of Il piece of smoked glass. One
of these. the most conspicuous, is near
the solar meridian and the other is not far
from the eastern edge of the disk. A
telescope shows an immense white tongue
dividing the black center of the largest
spot. and also reveals number of small
or spots, which. together with the large
ones, form belt across the sun from easr
to west, 1t has been thought that the
maximum Of the present sun-spot E<ritOnaa
is past, and that during the present year
the spots will gradually become smaller
a-d less numerous. Now is a good time
Tor possessors of small telescopes who
have never studied solar phenomena to
sec what sun spots are like. Even an
ordinary spyglass will suffice to show
that the largest of the spots now visi-
bic has black center surrounded by a
dark gray color.
Of course, a smoked glass, or better, q
piece OF black glass, must be placed over
the eye-piece before the observer ventures
TO look at the sun, for otherwise very
serious injury might be caused to the eye
sight And with telescope exceeding an
inch or so in aperture it would be dan
gerous to trust to the protection OF such
4 screen, for the heat would be likely to
crack the glass. In such a case special
apparatus would have to be used 1t
has been said that these sun spots have
been directly concerned in the production
of the recent foul weather; but that is
not probable. But they show surely
enough that there are storms on the sun.