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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-11-23

MIR. EDITOR: An old adage and one
whose truth is often demonstrated, is to
the effect that "a man is known by the
company he keeps and to extend the
parallel further it may also be said in
these days Of active competition that a
community may be siinlarl known.
Therefore it may not be out Of place to in
quire whether the village of Island Pond,
so called, is keeping progressive company
or not. Webster defines progress to mean
ito advance; to make impro vement !"
and while it will he conceded that an ad-
vance may be noted during the decade
just passed it will hardly be contended
that the improvements made indicate n
corresponding growth in public spirit ;
for it is n fact beyond dispute that many
of the "impro vements' are the result of
private enterprise. and especially so is
this true of sidewalks which once built
the town has kept in repair.
Perhaps there is no village in Vermont
more beautiful for situation than Island
Pond, and none whose people are less mp
preciative of Dame Natures almost
prodigal favors than those whose privi-
lege it is daily to partake of them, other
wise natures best ends would not lack
for the artificial accessories which, in vii
lagos varying in size but little from ours,
are considered to be among the necessa-
ries of life. Included in these are side.
walks, not fashioned by the elements but
built by human hands; electric lights to
shine benignantly on all classes and con-
ditions OF men: n system Of sewers with
out which no community can expect to
remain healthy or clean; and last, but
by no means least, protection for home
industries from devastation by fire. Our
non-action in this latter important par
ticular serves to illustrate that
Whom the gods would destroy
They first make mad"
Go to now, therefore, all ye who cry
security when there is no security, for.
getting that the minimum of prevention
is Of more value than the maximum oil
cure, and that fire hose, like certain men
anciently mentioned, needs to be run into
a strong tower to be safe.
To be or not to be progressive. To
simply exist and he known as a back
4
number, or to take our rightful place in
the family of favored Green Mountain
towns is condition which confronts us
The first we undoubtedly are; the second
unquestionnbly we may be; and in thu
hope that progressive measures will
Brighten" our future history, though
such measures may neccssitatc the incor
poration of Island Pond village, the fore
going is respectively submitted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-11-23
C:s1ry County 9rrala.
IyL4yD pGNo. IT. NOVEMBER %
Thanksgiving Day.
STATE OF VERMONT

by Urban 4. Woodbury., Governor, n
Proclamation.
Continuing rcvcr-d custom, and i'll
accordance with the desire of our people
that 4 day be set apart for public thanks
giving and praise to Almighty God. |
hereby appoint Thursday, November
29th INST, Thanksgiving Day ! ear
nestly recommend that on that day all
persons abstain from their usual labors
and, those who are blessed with abund-
ance having benchcently remembered the
poor and needy. assemble III their accus-
toned places OF worship and render
thanks to their Heavenly Father that nc
has shared them from unusual affiCtiouS
during the wear. that he has abundantIy
rewarded the laborS OF their hands and
bestowed upon them tbs blessings OF
peace and plenty.
Given under my hand and the
State seal in the Executive Cham
her Mt Montpelier. this seventh day
of November, III the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninctv-fnur, and OF the indie
pcndencc of the United States the
one hundred and nineteenth, and OF
the independence of this State the
one hundred aud eighteenth.
URBAN A. WOODBURY..
BY the Governor:
MAN l.. POWELL,
SEC. of Civil and Military Affairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-11-23

Although nearly score Of years younger
it's surplus nearly equals the combined sur
plus Of the two next largest companies in the
world. thus plainly showing its superior fl
nancinl strength. It has gained this cnvabic
position by giving to its policy holders every
advantage OF policy contract consistent with
sound business principles immediate pay
mcnt OF death claims. large dividends. n faith
full discharge OF all it's obligations to it's pat
rons, and by strict economy in all the details
of it's business.
Not AN -stimnt~, bnt an established fact
worth more than thousand thcoriss;-
Twenty year Endowment Policies issued on
the Toni ine p.I;: - :h- fo"'rARLR in 1874
and maturing in 1894 show the following
actual settlements
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
Tu ssDAYs ELECTIONS. q.

In speaking Of the result OF
Tuesdays election the kansas
City Times Of "Wednesday morn
ing says;
THE returns Of yesterday E
vote are not satisfactory to the
Democrats. The party seems TO
have lost control of the Lower
House Of Congress, and so far as
the State am county returns 60,
the Republicans have won every
thing outside of Missouri.
esThe local elections are entirely
satisfactory. The Hon. John c..
Tarsney il returned to congress
by safe majority and the entire
Democratic county ticket is elect
ed. To this extent the Demo
Gratis may rejoice, and so far af
The Times is concerned the result
is victory.
1t is too early to speculate as to
the causes which have produced
the results which seem TO imply
disaster TO the Democratic party
They are as plenty as "leaves in
Vallambrosia, but all thing
considered they are insignificant.
The main matter for contempla-
tion this morning is that the party
has lost, bag and baggage,
and the duty of all is to discover
the means OF recovery.
In this county the party has
won a glorious victory. In this
city it has achieved a great tri-
umph. In Kansas the gallant
representatives Of the party have
accomplished all that they ex-
pected to. achieve, and in all
events the Democratic party is
Immortal and can { be destroyed.
'Truth crushed TO earth will
rise again. - The people have
voted without knowing the sig
nificance of their ballots. They
have denounced the party that
represented their safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

No aspect of the guardianship
supposed to be exercised over
the Indians Ivy national govern
ment is more ridiculous than
that in which Uncle Sam appears
as the regulator OF the aborigi.
nal appetite for liquor. In spite
OF the endless arrests Of Intro
ducers'' and the fattening of the
deputy marshals upon the spoils
of the traffic, the Indians contin-
ue to get whiskey, and the worse
it is the better they seem to like
it. 1t is high time that a stop
was put to the farce which leads
to such corruption and endless O.
yils " -f
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
oorrcn MARKET REPORT.


hssigneo's Sale.
Notice IL hereby given thatbr virtue ~ ne
power veetcd In "a b. n certain dsrd 81 ~
ignnent duly excrut-i by George T.. B1wiia
m retober 5th, Islt, ani on same dsy day
iiei Tor record In the CLERKS once Tor tnc
Third Judicial Division, indian Territory, 7
shall pro eed 20 sell AZ public auction, 90 -
highest bidder for cash. at the Bouiin atoft
houge ~ Lebanon. T.. IN Satur tnf ~ ifih
tay Of Nov mber. lslf. between the hlnrs o.
" IN. and 2p. m the fsl4nwidg property day
conveyed 10 m 10y said deed of asst siggmrut .
tO-wit.
Stock Of r,pis couaistinf of dry goods
groceries, cots, shoes. hats. hard Ware. etc
nNtures 10 s4l sto~c hOugs. one irou safe iN
head Of hogs. on fIe Fickeus range near i.sha %
non. l. g.. one sore hou-e b aiding i0s10
aifuatsd at Lebanon. 7 r. knuwn ~ the
toxlin stofe honse aame being all the prOp-
crty eonvrf cfi to me by ~ dtod VI assl gn
mont, exc pit notes aud accouuts
W. q. Il H., Assignee.
Dated october l2. ieQt.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
n AWFUL Death
GOLD FIND IN GEORGIA.
Eediscovery CT the Mine Worked by De soS
and Ills Followers 800 Years Ago.

hediscovery CT the Mine Worked by De Soss
and Ills Followers 800 Years Age.
Mr.. W. G. Padget, sawmill mar
operating q mill in the mountains north
east Of this place, has discovered som.
interesting relics IN the way of stone
mortars and other implements. Mr.. Pad
get secured the services of Professor
Clarl, an old mining engineer, to pros
pect The place. In one Of the excava
tions they discovered the spur OF quartz
vein, which they went down for a biz
1t proved better than they had fancied.
They found gold sticking in the quartz
in plenty, visible to the naked eye. Pro-
fessor Clark said!
cit is valuable find, beyond doubt.
believe it to be the exact spot where
De Soto and his followers located and
mined for gold and silver 300 years ago
There is every evidence to prove this.
The remains of large fort, the old ex-
cavations, some Of which have trees
growing in them 200 years old, the cook
ing utensils and the other relics hewn
from the solid stone. All this proves
conclusiveIy the site of an ancient mine.
AS to the mineral deposit, there are sever
well defined veins that are legitimate in
every sense, tlving well defined igneus
granite foot wall rock and overhanging
slate top wall running northeast and
southwest, dip east southeast. r-Ellijay
(Ga.) Dispatch.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12

A new jury law has just gone into
operation in Massachusetts,, and some
of it's provisions are manifestly SO good
that they might well be embodied il
the code of other states. For instance,
one section reads, 1.-THE board Of alder
men of any city shall not strike any
name from the jury list as prepared, ex-
cept of a person who has been convicted
Of crime and has not been pardoned on
the ground of his innocence of said
crime or Of person who is not quail
fed by law Tor service as juror The
intention here was to do away with the
favoritism by which men of influence
were in the habit of Kidding themselves
of the duty of serving on juries.
The penalty for violation Of the Sec
ton quoted is severe, it being provided
that if any person is guilty of fraud in
the drawing Of Jurors, either by prao-
ticing on the jury box previously to a
draft, or in drawing juror, or in re-
turning into the box the name of juror
which had been lawfully drawn out
and drawing or substituting another III
his stead, or in striking name from
the jury list, he shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding $500.
An additional official safeguard is
thrown around the selection of jurors
by the requirement. that the mayor OF
any city shall be present at the drawing
and verify by personal inspection the
result of the ballots announced by the
alderman appointed for the purpose.
The law was framed to counterfeit the
corrupt influence that had previously
prevailed in the making up of juries in
the cities of the state.-New York Post.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
Declined Fer Services.

Since the death of NJ Boutquin. the
dapper old gentleman who invariably
wore silk hat and carried an umbrella
when discbarging his official duties,
Brussels has been deprived of the serv-
ices of a public executioner. NJ. de
[iege has kindly acted as a stopgap dur
ing the 1nterregnum. Last week his CO
operation was requested by the authori-
ties At the appointed hour a stout,
middle aged lady presented herself and
quietly remarked to the assembled func
tionaries:
1--WE come for the execution. My
husband is not well this morning and
asked me 60 take his place. Please let
Us get to business.
The general stupefaction was intensi-
fed when she added in reassuring
tone, "This is not by any means the
first time.
However, the authorities refused to
avail themselves of her offer and mean
II declined to pay her expenses, -Bruz.
sells EEchange.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
FRIENDLY POLITICAL RIVALS.
Governor Peck of Wisconsin Says Good
Word For His Opponent.


Major Bill Upham, the Republican
nominee for governor, was the first out
slider to put in an appearance at Phil
lips, the little town that has just been
obliterated by fire. Walking among the
ruins, he met the postmaster of the place.
"What's become Of your coat?'" asked
Upham. "Egad, lost it in the fire, !"
said the postmaster. 81 haven't got a
stitch of clothes except such as I have on
now"
Bill whipped off his coat in a second.
'sTake my coat, " says he. "I've got an
other at home. Take it, and when you
get through with it pass it along to
some other fellow that needs it's
An hour later Governor Peck arrived
at Phillips, and the postmaster was tell
ing him how Bill Upham had made him
take and wear his coat, while he tBilD
was going around in his shirt sleeves.
eyes, that's just like BILL said
Peck. "He has probably given away
his shirt by this time, and his panta-
looms, and his shoes and socks. Bill
never stands around and lets other peo-
pie suffer when he can help 'em. The
chances are that by the time he gets
ready to quit this place he'll have to
walk to the train in barrel F"
This incident illustrates very fairly
the kindly feeling that exists between
the two gubernatorial candidates. To
be sure, Peck has not yet been renom-
mated, but his denomination seems a
foregone conclusion. Chicago Record.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
A siaoMER oE FROGS.
Thrifty FurTsers vFelsnrns the Visitors and
Eat ThehH9Ear Supper.

Thrifty Furraers vvelsnrne the Visitors and
Eat ThehSGar Supper.
A curiCas pheneHenon occurred in
the northern portion Of the county
Thursday afseFa<aa. Shortly after 8
O'clock slsswer,6 live frogs began fall.
ing. The shower of living creatures con-
tinued for,fve minutes and covered a 10
acre field on the farm of Ezra Willburn.
The frogs fell only on Mr.. Willburn's
farm, and at the time they lell the sky
was cloudless. Mr. Willburn's small
son was the only person who witnessed
the shower, and after recovering from
his surprise at soch strange Occurrences
be informed his father of the affair.
The Willburns at once began catching
the largest of the frogs and enjoyed q
regal repass of delicious hams for sup
PER. The neighbors were also literally
supplied The cause of the shower is
somewhat a mystery, although it is sait
chat the frogs could have been draws
from distant pond by strong whirl-
wind and carried through the air to
point over Mr.. Willhurn's field.-M
Gle (1nr. Cor. Chicago Herald.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
aunnn,t,,,.s superstition.

1t is said that Coils P. Huntington's
desire to sell the So, 900, 900 palace
which he has just completed in New
York is his belief in the old supersti-
ton that old men who grow rich build
fine houses for their funel.'s. He ez-
pected to move in three years ago, but
it was only last year that the house be-
gan to get near completion. In the
meantime his health had become less
and less vigorous. His age and his years
of hard work and worry began to tell
upon him. The superstition came back
with renewed force, and he began to
think great deal about it. At last be
became absolutely convinced that should
he move in the first function. to which
his friends would come would be his fu-
neral. Then he decided that he would
not even keep the house in the family
Brooklyn Citizen.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12

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The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
sUPERsTITloUs RUSSIA.
The Cruel Murder of Woman Supposed %
Be the ssCholera Devil"

The Cruel Murder of a Woman Supposed %
Be the 'sCholera Devil"
Another form which the devil as
sumes in Russia pretty often of late is
that Of the cholera, who, of course is q
female. In the district of Barnaul the
other day the peasants were determined
to make short work If the cunning
one' in that odious role of his. They
dubbed together and lay in wait. One
day they deserted the spirit of evil ON
his way to kill people with the terrible
epidemic. He was riding in tarantass
~-a sort of springleas cart covered with
Canvas-disguised in the form of fe-
male.
The Waterman refused to allow the
tarantass to enter the village of Pras-
loukha. The woman inside protested,
but had to turn back. The peasants as
sembled, gave chase to the tarantasS
surrounded it and called out to the
cholera devil" to disappear. The poor
woman said she was human like them
selves and could not vanish miraculous
", but they shouted, prayed and closed
around. A few shots were heard, fol-
lowed by piteous moan and then d
deafening shout of triumph: 'tPray to
God, broth ers, and thank him. We
have killed the cholera. The woman 8
name was Kondratieff. Her corpse was
rot allowed into the village. -LondoA
Telegraph
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
PuLLMAN'S LEGAL ADVISER.
Robert t. Lincoln, Son of Old Abe, Said t
Hold This Responsible Position.

Robert t. Lincoln, Son of Old Abe, Said to
Hold This Responsible Position.
Since his return from the court of ST
James little has been seen of Robert
T. Lincoln. He dropped almost entire
ly out of sight after reaching his old
home. Occasionally he would be seen
at the Chicago club, but he never ap-
peared in court and did not go often to
his law Office in the Woman's temple.
Some of Mr. Lincoln's friends remarked
he was out of the legal swim and added
that the honor of representing his coun
try at St James had proved very ex-
pensive.
These solicitous friends were very
much misinformed. Mr.. Lincoln is
kept quite busy in the law business. He
is the personal legal adviser Of George
M. Pullman and spends practically all
his time in the Office of the palace car
magnate. When Mr.. Pullman leaves
town, ex-Minister Lincoln accompanies
him. They are constant and inseparable
companions By those who think they
can detect Mr.. Lincoln's style it is
claimed that all of the prepared inter
views and correspondence credited to
Mr.. Pullman since the strike began were
the work of ex-Minister Lincoln.
Corporation law-Pullman corpora
ton especially-is queer business for a
son of Abe Lincoln to be engaged in, y
said one Of his fathers admirers yester-
day. Il wonder what Abraham would
say if he were still in the flesh and
could speak to the son who has been adj
vising Mr.. Pullman how to starve his
employees into subsection. Chicago
Herald
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
SILVER DOLLARS SCARCE.
A Bet Which Proved an Unexpected State
of Affairs In Washington.

of Affairs In Washington.
A party of gentlemen were discussing
the financial conditions couple of days
ago when one of them remarked upon
the unusual scarcity of silver dollars in
circulation in Washington. He stated
that it was difficult to meet person
who had a silver dollar in his pocket,
whereas a few months ago the cart
wheels were more plentiful than the pa
per securities His assertion was ques-
toned by one of his companions, where
upon he remarked that he would be
willing to make a wager of the cigars
to prove it.
81 will bet, he remarked, ''that yon
cannot within one hour meet man
whom you know who has silver dol
lar in his pocket. !"
The other, who had an extremely large
acquaintance. eagerly accepted the gage
and took up position down at the cor
ner of Fifteenth and f streets. Every
friend and acquaintance who came along
was requested to exchange silver dol.
lar for four quarters. Scores of 81 bills
were pulled out of pedestrians pockets,
but the man with the change wanted
only the dollar of his daddies. At the
end of the hour he paid for the cigars,
because he found not man in his quest
who had hard dollar in his pocket. ]
don't know the reason for the scarcity
Of such coin, but its existence is be.
yond doubt. Washington Star.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
mcrosafol eo.o Discoveries.
Western .1usEral;as Stories Which Read Like
Fairy Tales.

Fairy Tales.
The stories of wonderful gold discoy,
cries in western Australia were con-
frmed by an official dispatch Thursday.
The details of the principal find neal
Coolgardie had already reached Lon.
don. A party of six were returning from
sn unsuccessful prospecting tour on Nay
8. When in CAMP one night, they sep
arated to test and examine the neigh
borhood A man named Mills came TO
one of the many large elbows" which
are characteristic of the country. He
was astonished on rubbing his hard
across protruding piece of stone to SEQ
gold standing out prominently. He
knocked large piece off a hewlder, ana
at his feet lay magnificent specimen
literally studded with coarse gold, while
before him, dazzling his eyes. was a
magnificent reef of almost pure gold, a
fortune in itself Mills, taking several
pieces from the reef, placed them in his
bosom, and carefully covering the rect
with earth found his mates On the
next morning 25 acres were pegged off,
and the adjoining blocks at each end
were also taken up One man went to
town and bought dolly, the largest he
could procure, In one day they dollied
1000 ounces, and in a short time had
nearly 500, 900 worth Of ore. Or June
90 they packed it in cart and landed
the treasure at the Union bank. The
manager weighed the gold, and it turn.
ed the scales at 4, $50 ounces.
A few days after the discovery be-
came public. One lump has been taken
from the reef containing more gold than
ore. 1t weighed $40 POUNDS and is
worth $40, O0O Of course there is I'm.
mense excitement in the region, aud
many other discoveries are reported, t!st
there is unlikely to be anything left
late corners. --London Letter
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-12
A 0ueenl~ Service.

An attache of the Netherland legation
recently persisted in keeping growing
cock under the bedroom window of a
neighbor, and all the power of English
law was brought to bear in vain to Sc
cure an abatement of the nuisance. The
diplomatic privileges of the owner pro-
tected him, and he defied his critics.
The tortured man explained in court
Monday how he finally triumphed He
could not have lived if the nuisance had
continued, and not knowing what to do
wrote to the queen of the Netherlands.
The gracious young lady did not reply
by letter, but the offending cock was
Immediately taken away. In that way
he accomplished what the whole law of
England could not do for him.
Sun.