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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
BOSTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


Two contracts nave just been made
bv tue commonwealth for dredging
parts of Boston narDor, under the act
of the last Legislature, wulch also
appropriated $50, 900 for the pnr-
pose. Work nm Ter both contracts has
bepuu. The dredging work which the
state is having done Is independent oil
tnat done by the L. >. government
vet It il m line with 10. The recent
move for better mrnor facilities which
was asket of the fedora. government
related To entrance, while the stale
looks particularly toward improving
the harbor itself The two contracts
winch have Just been let require the
dredging OF the channels 10 depth
of ~ feet at mean low water N front
of Mystic Grand Junction wharves.
The cost OF dredging IA front OF tho
Grand Junction wharve-, East Boston,
will be SIS $50. aud calls for the com
plgtiou OF the work winch WAS begun
here last yeur. The u,eus to be dredged
are IN two parcels, lying between Inc
80 feet outside the harbOr line and eN-
tending 10 IN. chauueI. The first area
is opposite the Cuuard wharf, and con
taius ub1u, Isl, 6jO square feet OF sur
face and about b 900 cubic yards ot
material. The second area Is UppO-
site pier I OF the Grand Junction
wharyes, ana contains about 40, 900
square feet OF surface and about %,
600 cubic yards of material. The
least present depth of water on the
first area is about 2l3 feet ut mean
low water. aud the average cut Is
about turee feet. On the second arca
tue lenst depth Is 9. feet, aud the
average cut Is about l.3 feet. The
work to be done IN front OF Mystic
whurvcs, Charlestown, Is much more
extensive. The arcacoutains l,O4l, oOl
square feet of surface, aud about 2IS,
600 cubic yards OF materlni, aud the
contract figure of the work is $50, I'D.
The leaot present depth Of water on
the area is about three feet ut nenl
low water aud the average cut is abou
81 feet. The contract call for tn,
completion of all this work by July !
1897. The material cycuyatcd Is 10 b,
dumped in deep water east of a ltn'
drawn between Egg rock and MluoiI
light,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
What John said.

The professor WAS crossing q
small lake in Ireland After admir-
ing for some time the way his boat
man, John, handled the oars, he
thought he would like to try to row.
John, nothing loath, surrendered the
blades and the professor essnyed
the task OF rowing. Things developed
rapidly into shower-bath as the oars
splashed this way and that, and finally
catching Il crab, the learned gentle
man landed with crash in the
bottom of the boat, very nearly up
setting it.
"Well, WE'LL" said the professor,
rowing is quite a difficult thing, after
all. Dear me, how my back aches !"
Faith, yer know" said John, tits
all in the sculls."
The professor is still bordering
over what John said; whether he
meant the oars or the heads of the oars
men. The sly twinkle of John $ eyes
when he said it rather inclines him TO
believe the latter. -Harper's Round
Table,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

"There are many who imagine that
in the use of smoke!ess powder the
United States and other nations are
seeking to do away with the smoke on
battle. fields" said military man.
"Ihere is no opinion more erroneous
than this, as the smokelessness Of tue
new powders is merely secondary
consideration.
"rhe old black powder was found
to be inefficient to produce the neces-
sary velocity for the new guns, and
experiments were made to get Il higher
explosive When this was put in use
the discoveries of the new explosives
were surprised to find that very little
smoke followed it's explosion. Smoke
IS often very useIm on uatue- nuiu,
and no deliberate attempt was made
to eliminate it. Family Call.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
Great Expectations

A Chicago physician, told about III
The Youths Companion, drulpe'
into a restaurant ON his way huint
from ''ca,e' not long ago, aud OF
dered a modest luncheon. When h'
had finished eating ne called 10 tn'
girl who had been waiting upon hlln'
and asked for his check. Sue uaudc'
him one for 90 cents, aud lac gave hei
n dollar.
Five minutes passed, and the wait
ress did not appear With the change
The doctor was IA hurry and gre" u
little impatient Another five MIN
utes-and still no change, Five mln-
utes more, and his time being money,
the doctor concluded to give up tue
change and 60.
At the door of the restaurant he
was stopped by the proprietor.
Excuse me but you have not palu
your check.
II have paid it,
Excuse mel am sure You have
not.
81 paid that girl" said the iudis'
nant physician, ''nd after wasting
fifteen minutes waiting for my change
/ am going away without il. "
The proprietor summoned tho
waitress.
Didn't / pay You a dollar for my
60 cent check, and don't you owe mt
40 cents?" demanded the doctor.
The waitress opened her eyes.
"My !" she said, ''you pay fol
your check at the desk! | supposed
that dollar was tip"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
Biggest OF the Big Trees.

The largest tree in the state Of Cali
fornia, or on the American continent,
perhaps, is "Old SequoiN, " the titan
OF all the redwood giants, which stands
at an altitude of $500 feet above sea
level at distance of seventeen miles
from the Yosemite valley. At present
cold Sequoia" is but blockencd
stump, but as it stands it is without
doubt the oldest representative of the
vegetable kingdom in the world. At
one time, before fire and wind par
italy destroyed the grove OF "biG
trees, of which it was the chief, sold
Sequoia" was more than 100 yards
high and upwards of fifty feet in di-
ameter. At present the "stump" is
1856 feet high and about iorty-one feet
in diameter near its charred and black
ened roots. Quite a stump after
all. st. Louis Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
4 Pilot Found Dead at His Wheel.

During the great wind storm that
swept over Quincy, H., recently,
within forty minutes, the duration OF
the storm, an inch and half OF ram
fell. flooding number OF cellars. The
ferry, Frank Sherman, was ont on tue
river when the gale struck her. She
veered and tossed about on the water
like chip OF wood. Finally she
headed for the Missouri shore, and,
on striking the bank she was tied up.
Having received no signals from the
pilot, the crew became alarmed. and
avisit to the pilot house accounted for
the boats peculiar conduct while out
on the river The pilot was dead
upon the floor, his hands still
ciutchiug the spokes Of the wheel.
John Husteby had been a pilot for
thirty years, and was we'll known
along the upper Mississippi. He saf-
cred from heart disease, and 1t is the
general opinion that he died OF heart
disease, brought on by excitement re-
suIting from the storm. Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
No Prison For Women.

Austria is the only country in the
world which never places a woman III
prison, 10 matter what crime she
commits.
Instead of being locked up, the te-
male malefactor Is sent to one OF u
number OF converts, devoted to the
purpose, and is kept there during the
time for which she is sentenced. These
converts are anything but prisons
The courtyard stands open all day
long, the only bar to egress being a
nun, who acts as doorkeeper, just the
same AS in the ordinary convent. -
New York journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

The small town of Werda, in the
kingdom of Dahomey, is celebrated
for loathsome den called the Temple
of Serpents, says the Chicago Chron-
icle. 1t is long building dedicated
to the priests and mystery men Of the
kingdom, and in it they keep thou
sands of snakes of all kinds and sizes.
These shiny, crawling creatures liter
ally own the village, as well as the
temple, which has been erected for
their special accommodation, and may
be seen hanging from the rafters and
door posts of any house in the town.
In Werda to kill serpent is a crime
punishable by death. The serpents
in sacred temple are fed by regu-
glar corps of hunters, who are paid
for their service out of the public ex-
chequer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

The army worm pest which Is as
Stunning such serious proportions IN
Western Massachusetts was expected
by the Massachusetts state board OF
agriculture Inst year, but Il serious
outbreak was delayed until this year.
The army worm has large number Of
natural enemies. 1t is greedIIy de-
voured by poultry and by ali insectiv-
orous birds, and frogs and toads tiud
it dainty food. A dozen or more
species OF predaceous beetles are
known to feed upon the eaterpIIlars,
""| .' Largo prnpurtinn OF them be-
come purusiti2ed by flies Of different
kinds. Many of the catcrpillars
reared at tue in.ectary yielded friendly
taehina flies instead of moths. The
eggs of these flies are almost without
exception placed upon the head aud
thoruX. When they hatch, the young
maggpts bore into the body OF the
caterpillar and nearly always cause its
death.
On the upland there are many ways
OF checking the advance OF the army
worm, The simplest of these where
the soil is stil' or clayey is to pillow a
deep iurrow around the infested fields
with the straight side toward the part
to be protected; the caterpllars. not
being able to crawl by the furrow, can
be easily scraped into holes and buried.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Every body knows that is fine art
to roll on umbrella correctly. 1t is II
manly art, if one has to judge by the
beautiful condcscension with which q
man offers sometimes, in an excess Of
generosity, to roll woman's umbrella
for her. For the benefit OF those be-
nighted ones who have never yet mas
tered this art, it may be well to give
the following formula: The right and
only way is to take hold OF the ends
Of the ribs and the stick with the same
h0nd, then hold them tightly enough
together to prevent their twisting
while the covering is being tNired
around with the other hand. New
York journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
E,nerlment. in Cattle Feeding.

The finely finished lot OF steers fat
tened at the University State Farm
are now held for sale IN dressed form
IN the shambles OF tue Twin Cities
These animals, some twenty head IN
all, are two aud three years oil" re-
spectiyely, the major portion oi them
being nearer two than three years.
The average live weight was about
1850 pounds. Some Of them were
fed TO determine whether "a moderate
or heavy meal ration Is the best IN
prolonged period OF feeding. Others
we're fed to show the relative value Of
different foods in fattening, and yet
Others to test the value OF oll-cake AS
a finishing food when fed IN large
quantities along with ground corn.
This year again it was found that
steers, fed an average OF ten pounds Of
meal per day during the entire fatten-
ing period, make at least rs much gain
during the five months of the expert
ment, as those led an average of four
teen pounds per day. The feeders OF
the state use much larger quantities OF
food, us a rule; hence the inference
that much of the food thus used must
be wasted. In other words, when
animals are being finished they will
take more concentrated food than
they can properly digest if it is fed to
them. 1t was found that a free ration
OF oil meal and corn produced extra
ordinary gains for a shOrtperiod, that
is to say, for about seventy days, but
that if continued much longer than
the period named the animals began
to get shaky on their limbs. II
other words, they couldnot be carried
much longer than seventy to eighty
days without a modification of diet
Minneapolis Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
A Remedy for Black Eye.

There is nothing to compare with
the tincture or strong infusion of cap
sicum annuum mixed with an equal
bulk OF mucilage or gum arabic with
the addition of a few drops of glycer-
inc, says Medical Progress. This
should be painted over the bruised
surface with camel's hair pencil and
allowed to dry on, a second or third
coating being applied as soon as the
first is dry. Ii this is done as soon as
the injury is inflicted it twill invariably
prevent blackening of the bruised
tissue. The same remedy has no
equal in rheumatic, sore or stiff neck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

The sea cucumber, one of the curl
Gus Jelly bodies that inhabit the
ocean, can practically eftace himself
when in danger by squeezing the water
out OF his body and forcing himself
into Il narrow crack-so narrow rs not
to be visible to the naked eve. He
can throw out nearly the whole of his
inside, and yet live and grow it again.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

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49, -syiBs "I- there any that b. yri
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

A monster sea lion, in quest OF
salmon, became entangled in one of
McGowan's fish traps at Astoria, Ore
gon, that cost about 81, 900. The trap
was badly wrecked. The militia pa
trolling the beach at Ilwaco assisted
in killing the lion, which is the largest
ever seen near the Columbia river. Ii
took eleven rife shots to kill the lion,
which weighed 2, 100 pounds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

If holes be made with Il crowbar Mt
short intervals in the furrow, numbers
of the caterplliars will fail into them
and may there be crushed with little
trouble. In case OF very large armies
1t might be necessary to pillow several
successive burrows, the earth
from each burying the cuterpillars
trapped in the one before it. Another
simple way is to spray the grass ahead
OF the caterplllnrs with paris green,
and another to run heavy roller over
the ground. None of these methods
would answer on n cranberry bog:
the first because of the nature of the
surface, the second because the cater
pillars eat so little Of the cranberry
folage, and the third because of the
why nature of the vines. A fourth
method, that of placing distractions
III the line of march, is more applicn
Die. These distractions are best made
OF planks or encerails placed on edge
end to end, and close to the ground
so as to leave no openings beneath.
This barrier is then thickly smeared
with coal tar or even kerozene. If
care is taken to prevent the catepillars
from piling up even with the top of
the boards and thus forming bridge
for those behind, this method proves
quite etfectual. Wide, water-filled
bitches on bog are, however, the
surest means of stopping them, al
though few, when the army is large,
may drift across the stream and be.
come lodged on the further side with.
out drowning. 1t is fact often com.
mented on that fields which are burned
over IN the winter are Always quite
Tree from the army worm. This is
tfoe' no matter in which stage the in
sect hibernates.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Prince Constantine Wiaemsky has
returned from his tour round Asia on
horseback. He claims to have di5roy-
cred, when in India, the "secrct OF
fakirs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
The CHA Eujoys

ne pleasant flavor, gentle ae-i0a and 90.
ing eject OF syrup o., FIGS Ehsu in need "a
laxative. and II the father or mother D. cls1vs
o. bilious. the most gratifying rcsalt- ili1s
II. use; 30 that il il the best family remedy
known and every family sA0uld have = aa<ss
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Mr. Z. NJ. Cross, a special Associated
Press reporter, who lives at 1916
Maple Avenue, Huntington, W Va,
has knowledge OF the remarkable
cure of Mrs. Martha Gilkison, the
wife OF a carpenter Of the east end
Of the city, who, on the 22d OF Sep
tember, 1925, related her experience
as follows: For good many yearsI
have been bothered an awful sight
with my stomach. got SOL
couldn't eat anything at all without
sounng on my stomach. Lots OF
times while working / would spit up
great mouthfuls of stuff bitter as
gall. | kept getting worse all the
time and took piles OF doctor med
icine, but l might as well took that
much starch for all the good it done
me. 1t run into neuralgia Of the
stomach and worked itself all over
me. DR.. Gardener. the new doctor
up on Twentieth Street, told me
when I saw him it was my stom-
ach that caused all the trouble
and give me an order to the drug
store. took it there, and the boy
give me box of Ripans Tabules.
began getting better, and have used
a little over two boxes, and am now
sound and well. (Signed), MARTA
GIKIsoN, No. 1920 Fourth Avenue,
Huntington, W. Va"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

1t is said that there has been OF late
an extraordinary increase in the mum.
Der of foreign bandsmen employed in
the British navy. The majority Of
these foreigners are Maltese and
Italians.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

The statue Of Ben Franklin, vlia
stood in front Of the electricity build
inc at the Worlds Far, has been yag
chased by the University OF Peuusy.
XuuIa.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
Placed WRONG

Mrs. Warem-How do you like
your new handkerchiefs, dear?
Mr.. Warren "a chronic fault finder)
Pretty well; but some of EMS got
the mark in the wrong corner. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24
Personal.

ANY ONE who has been benefited by the
Use Of Dr. Williams Pink Pills. will receive
of much value and interest by
writing 10 Pink Pills, =. o. Box ljg3, Fltl'u., Pa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Buy s.. 60 worth Doothus Fioalin-- BoraH srap Q.
y6Tr l-rocer, scnd wrappers 20 Dorbins S.ar Ngs
Co, PhIladelT hia, Pa. They viii send y.l re-
o. charge, postage paid, Worcester Pocket De.
tiouarv, - pages, bound IN cloth, pr.'.-..y q.
Illustrated. Oher good until August LIST only.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

FITS stopped free by DIR. kLiNL'S GHFA1
NgnvF RF@ToHER No fiji after first aaH lee
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So" ir.a. bot
lie free DR.. Kline, g3l Arch ST., fhild., "a.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

81. Nitus' Dance. One bottle Dr. Fenuer!
Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia. \. y.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Deans Rheumatic Pills are a sure cure c1ra al
form, nf Chronic & Infiammatory Rheumatism
A Neuralgia Entirely vegetable, alway -a.e.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

IfafHicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Th0my.
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell al &c per JUtt,s
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

AInert Burch, West Toledo, Ohio, saws;
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my Ale' w rle
him for particulars. sold by Druggists, 81.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

] have found Piso's Cure for Con-gmV-
tiun an uutaiIiug medicine. - r. r. luTL
lyG scott 81, Covington, KY, Oct, ], ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Jauan f. g1iI. o grant government Hl4u.
ti.- 10 -hip0wEeF- and shipbUiders.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Mr.. Gladstone has been forbidden to
make any more public speeches this
year The distinguished patient will
probably rest by writing twelve hours
a day and chopping trees at intervals
by way of exercise.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

Only thirty-Gye percent Of the pea. .a O..
Paris were born there. Mo
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-07-24

RipanS Tabues are sold by druggists or by nsl
II the price 80 cents box is sent TO The Kipans
Chemical Company, No. " Spruce st. New York,
Sample vial, 10 cents
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01

kINGsTREE, June 23 The candl'
dates for the State offices spoke mere
to-day to crowd Of not more than 25o
people. The first speaker of the day
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01
TelIer's Boom Launched.

DENVER, Colo, June 25.- The Ma
tional Silver party state convention
was held in the Broadway theater this
morning. Delegates from every coun-
ty in the State, to the number OF 500,
were present. The meeting was called
to order by I. N. Stevens, and ex U nit
ed States Senator 81. A. w. Tabor
was chosen temporary chairman. At
ter the appointment of committees on
credentials, resolutions. etc the con-
vention adjourned until this afternoon
then delegates to the national conven-
ton to be held at St. Louis, July %,
will be chosen. Today's convention
was larger and created more enthusi
asm than either the Republican or the
Democratic State conventions already
held. The resolutions to be presented
this afternoon will declare for Henry
M. Teller for President, and instruct
the delegates to st. Louis to subordl.
nate every interest and all issues to the
one question of free silver coinage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01
sIau1hter In rhe East.

CoNsTANrINoPLE, June 24.-Advices
received here from Van, Asia Minor,
say that in the outbreak which occur
red there on Monday 400 Armen lans
were killed, and that the trouble was
renewed yesterday. A large number
of persons have taken refuge in the
British consulate. The massacre is
ascribed to agents of the porte who
were paid to provoke demonstration
on the part of the Armenians, which
might serve as pretext for a general
slaughter of Christians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01
Fate of Twelve Tramps

SPOKANE, Washington, June 23.-,
A freight train on the Great Northern
was derailed yesterday near Kooteuaia
Falls by a landslide. Twelve cars were
carried down into the river over the
falls and were dashed to pieces.
Twelve tramps were in one of the cars
and not one escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-01
A Crooked Cashier.

CHARLOTTE, N. G., June go. -Archi-
bald Brady, cashier of the Charlottee
Loan and Savings Bank, has short
age on his books of about $500. 1t
has been made good by Mr.. Brady's
relatives. He has been removed as
cashier and the solvenoy of the bank is
not affected in the least.