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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

s. NJ. Harmon says there are twins
at his house, and then qualities his state
ment thus twin calves"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

The schools in the high school building
and the one on Pleasant street will COM
mence next Mondav.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

The town library realized about $50
from the recent entertainment AN
Evening with Tennyson."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

If the people of Island Pond are not
good it is not because the churches lack
activity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

More than one townsman yearned for
a large frost at town meeting and got it
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

We had very pleasant visit last Mon
dav from Mr.. w. {. Smith, the genial
and affaLle agent of the Portland Tran
script. who is in town this week in the
interest of that popular publication. He
is quite a spicy writer and his communi-
cations are always full of interesting in
formation. Mr.. Smith is stopping at the
Central House.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10
FOR MEN

Hats and Caps for large
men, small men and boys.
Latest Boston shapes, new
est colorings, Lowest Prices.
Fancy Shirts for spring
and summer. Detached col
lar and cuffs, stiff and soft
bosom. Look them over
and see the latest.
Lowest Prices.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

G. L. Clarke, clerk of the school board,
has completed taking the census of all of
school age in this town and furnishes the
HERALD with the following figures;
Whole number of scholars 673; boys GIG
girls 357.
Scholars between 5 and s, 100
and Is, 316
IL and 81, 237
The census taken last year showed 66+
of school age, 316 boys, same as this
year, and 3+S girls.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

White Iron Bedsteads at vallce & Lodd's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

White Iron Bedsteads at valee s. Ladd's
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10
fonERoH 4 ROBINSON a
Strictly Cash Lowest Prices
Spring Opening

ION W OAl EN
Print Wrappers and
Shirt Waists. Perfect
hitting. Latest coloriugs.
All sizes. An aSSortmcn-
of the best ideas on the
market. We have taken
great care in the selection
of the above and ask Won
to look over our line and
Judge for yoursclfregardiu@
their beauty.
Lowest Prices.
POMEROY & ROBINSON.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-10

Maurice Buck of New York was called
here by the sickness and death of his
father Nyron Buck.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

The village of Milford, Ind, has sent
to the state university at bloomington
a young man who bids fair to break
all records in the line of mental arith-
metic. His name is Arthur Griffith,
and ever since he was years old he
has been infatuated with numbers. He
knows the multiplication table by
heart up to 100. He can repeat in thei,
order any number of figures read to
him up to twenty and can correctly
multiply any two amounts, each con-
sisting of seven figures, in eight sec
onds. He can mentally extract the
cube root of any number in ten sec
onds. He has devised forty-seven diff
ferent methods of multiplications, six
of division, six of addition, and one oil
subtraction. His devotion to arithmet-
ical calculation units him for anything
else, and the object in sending him to
the university is to interest him, II
possible, in some other line of work.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

From the Argonaut: An American
army nurse, who does not understand
Spanish and has recently returned
from Cuba, relates that one day she
was startled by the unexpected visit OF
her Cuban laundress. The woman was
intensely excited. She gesticulated
wildly and seemed to speak of an at
tack upon the hospital-of wounded
men butchered and nurses cut to rib
bons. The nurse was frantic. She
must know the worst. In the hospital
was an officer very i'll with typhoid fe-
ver She knew he understood Spanish.
Only in a very serious matter would
she disturb him, but this was obvious
ly matter of life and death. She led
the Cuban woman to the bedside, and
there the story was repeated. The
officer listened intently. The nurse
held her breath. The Cuban ceased
The sick man turned his head on the
pillows. He whispered, feebly: "She
says the stripes in your pink shirt.
waist have run, and she doesn't know
what to do with it."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29
PELICANS' RESTING PLACE.
Sandbar in the Missouri, Where They
Meet Twice q Year.

sandbar in the Missouri, Where They
Meet Twice a Year.
Pelican bend, in the Missouri river,
near st. Charles, Mo-, is the scene of
a great gathering of pelicans, says the
St. Louis Republic. There is big
fiat bar in the river which has en-
dured far beyond the usual span Of a
bars existence in the treacherous,
shifting current of the Missouri. This
bar is the semi-annual stopping place
of vast fiocks of pelicans that migrate
from south to north in spring and
from north to south in the fall. Per-
sons who have observed their habits
claim that they invariably arrive at
Pelican bend Sept. 4 and remain until
colu weather sends them south. The
pelican is not an attractive bird. But
he is commercially regular in his hab-
its. The parent birds catch fish, and
after eating their fill, deposit the 9TH
ers in their pouches under their bills
and carry them to their young. The
pouches will hold from three to eight
pounds of fish. They are elastic and
when distended to their utmost near
ly touch the ground. When empty the
pouch lies close up under the big bill.
The pelican's legs are short and
strong and its feet have large webs.
1t is not a fast swimmer, nor a rapid
fier, but it is practically tireless in
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

From the Omaha World Herald:
Judge Beasley has been a justice of
the peace in northwest Missouri
township for so many years that the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary. A few years ago Beasley
was personally interested in lawsuit,
being a party thereto. 1t was neces-
sary for him to make an affidavit, and
he deprecated the idea Of making it
before another justice or notary and
depriving himself of fee. So he filled
out his affidavit, swore to it before
himself, signed it as justice and as
witness and awaited developments.
He was sure that he would win and
thus be able to tax the costs up to the
other side. When the case came up
before Judge Kelley the affidavit was
offered in evidence and promptly OBJ
jected to, the reason being given that
justice could not swear himself. Let
me see the affidavit" said Judge Kel-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

An illustration of the present and
prospective value of timber lands is
furnished by the Charleston News and
Courier, which tells, in a recent issue,
how an unusually large white oak log,
measuring forty feet in length and
forty-two inches in diameter at the
smaller end, was recently shipped from
Savannah to northern firm. Its
value, says our contemporary, when
simply sawed into lumber for shipping
was estimated at $240. Smaller logs
bring equally good prices in proper.
ton, of course. In recent years timber
lands in the south bearing similar
lumber have been sold for So and even
less per acre. Landowners who dis
posed Of or neglected their forest land;
played losing game in those years
but, now that the folly of such bust
ness has been brought home to them
it is not unlikely that they will profit
by past lessons and preserve and nur-
ture their growing timber Viewing
recent developments in the lumber
markets, it may not be amiss to sug-
gest that the farmers having about for
ty acres or more on which oak is now
growing could do nothing better than
leave it alone, for it is more than prob,
able that they will find it good in
terest payer, if not the most valuable
part of their farm, in a few years to
come.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

A society woman who had shown
much kindness to young collegiaI
overheard him one day speaking o
her by her Christian name. Innocen
in intention, he showed himself mex
cusably careless of the bounds between
tiiendliness and familiarity, and wal
never again invited to her house. Fa
more innate was the courtesy of com
pany of young recruits who recent!
fell out of a military procession to sa
lutte Miss Gould at her house door
She's Helen, our Helen!" they
shouted, stamping their feet and toss
ing their caps, as they read her pardon
in her answering smiles.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Medical statistics from Luzon show
that the death rate among the Ameri
can soldiers engaged in the present
war is rather lower than among the
troops stationed at Washington, Bos
ton, New York and San Francisco
Pedestrianism has always been regard
ed as a healthy form of exercise, anc
the daily marches in pursuit of the
pugnacious Aguinaldo have undoubted'
" served to more than counteract the
supposed bad effects Of torrid
climate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Long Lee, Chicago Chinaman, has
been sentenced to work out a 500 fine
at the rate OF $1.50 week day, In the
house of correction. But the authori'
ties have no work for him to do ent
the unfortunate celestial is begin
ming to fear that "old age with his
stealing step may claw him in his
clutch before the amount is dis
charged. No wonder the simple chill
dren of the east are often lost in
wonder and amazement at the strange
workings of western justice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

ley. 1t was handed up to the judge
who scanned it carefully for a few
moments and then asked: "Mr. Beas'
ley, will you kindly tell me how you
appeared before yourself when you
swore yourself and identified your own
signature?" THAT was very easy
your honor" replied Beasley. Il Dor
rowed a looking-glass and went
through the formalities before 1t. y
Beasley was somewhat astonished
when Judge Kelley sustained the OBJ
lection.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

A rat which nibbled at some wires
in a Chicago store the other night
made SO much noise that ten policemen
and six private watchmen gathered
with drawn revolvers ready for the
fray. Only two weeks ago safe-crack-
ers blew up large part Of a store on
the west side and not solitary po-
liceman heard the racket. The moral
Of these happenings, according to the
departed Aesop, would probably be
that 1t is safer. to be safe-blower
than rat when policemen are in the
neighborhood.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

The extraordinary Improvements
which have recently been mace in BIZ
cycle lamps makes it the more sur
prising that the locomotive headlight
has been SO long neglected, since moth
ing is more important than that the
engineer should see as far ahead along
the track as possible. The introduce
ton of electricity promises to
do away with one Of the CHIEF
dangers that now atterd rail.
road travelling by night. OBJ.
stacles on the track, broken bridges,
other trains ahead, and all the I'M
known dangers that the darkness COW
ers will in future be distinguishable in
ample time to bring the train to q
standstill before any damage is done.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

both air and water. On land it is
awkward and unwieldy. Its feathers
are pure white, except for fluffy tuft
of brown plumage that is seen on the
top of the head for about six weeks
in the summer. This tuft disappears
in August. The pelican skins and
plumage are largely used in womens
garments and hats.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

From the Yonkers Statesman:
And do you raise roses this season
of the year," inquired the customer
"Oh, yes" replied the florist, rubbing
his hands; this is just the season
when we do raise them. We've just
put em up to SO Dozen"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29
MarrIageable Age.

We believe young man and yount
woman should not marry until she
knows how to trim her own hats, am
he is prepared to admit that the bah
gets It's snub nose from its fatheye
folks,--DAtroit Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Visiting cards of iron are popular in
Germany. The name is printed in
silver. The thickness of the card is
one four-hundredth of an inch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

When woman reads the opening
chapter of novel she jumps to the
conclusion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Some people fail to recognize an op-
portunity when it comes up and shakes
hands with them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Fate is what a man calls it when he
gets in trouble for doing what he
shouldn't do.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Matching for the drinks is one kind
Of ball match
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Brown-What will your wife say
about your being out so late? Jones'
Everything.-Onio State Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Wrinkles are the little burrows in
which Father Time sows the seeds OF
discomfort with a lavish hand.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

word with the great man, but who
could not induce him to shake hands
with her.
"Will you shake hands with me,
admiral?" queried the girl, approach
ing close to the side Of the carriage.
I'm scorry, little one, but my hand
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Only few individuals in the mon
Rrous crowd which saw Admiral Dew
ey when he was in Boston had the
memorable pleasure of talking person.
ally with him or even shaking his
hand. Among these few was little
girl who spcceeded in exchanging a
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

The village minister acquires sur
plice-but seldom surplus.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

Many a so-called patriot whose voice
IS for war is unable to hear call t
arms.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

The first step is often so expensive
that you can't afford to take the Sec
Ond.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29
DOING ONES DUTY.
A CASE THAT is WORTHY or
EXAMPLE.

How Sailor Rowan Delivered . Letter
from the President OF the United
States Addressed to the LatO General
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

A woman forgets she has head
ache when she is wearing new hat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-12-29

is so sore you must excuse me-" saiL
Dewey.
Just then the girls father stepped
from the crowd, and. taking his
daughter In his arms, said she had
better como away.-New England
Home Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
For PocketIess vvo,nankind.

Reticules of suede in fawn, gray or
colors to match the gown are bestowed
by Dame Fashion on pocketless wom-
ankind The frames of these bags are
of gold or silver, and many are stud.
ded with gems, big Oriental pearls,
eastern turquoises and sapphires and
roughly cut bits of lapis lazuli, jade
and other beautifully colored stones.
Bags of curious Japanese and Persian
feathers are ornamented by flowers,
dragons, and masks of silver, bronze
and gold, and one bag of gray leather
has a frosty silver frame studded with
coral, and the chain by which it is
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Two Striking Garments.

A long cloak that might answer for
either driving or q travelling wrap is
made of cheviot and is reversible.
The plaid of the reverse is let in On
the sleeves and across the bust and
appears as the cuff and pocket lapels
The garments further decorated with
bands of black cloth upon which are
seen row after row Of stitching. Small
straps are buttoned across the front as
fastenings.
The velvet three-qusrters length
coat of rich chocolate hue is worthy
consideration. It is beautifully dec
grated with an embroidery of black
silk cord and of black lace applique
under which is an underground Of fur.
This form of trimming appears as we'll
on the small shoulder cape. and on the
wide rolling revers and collar. The
revers and the collar are faced with
white cloth against which the black
embroidery shows off to its full ex.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Why Cats Hiss and Spit.

Kissing and splitting by young kit
tens, even before they see, was in the
FIRST place probably an attempt to in
timidate enemies by making them
think that the hole where the helpless
wild kittens resided contained a
genomous snake. 1t is very curious
and remarkable fact that many differ
ent kinds of creatures which have
their homes in shallow holes have a
similar habit of splitting when an
enemy approaches. Furthermore, it
is probable that the expression Of a
cat at bay is part of the same instinc-
1--WE stratagem. We know, says a
writer in Pear sons Weekly, how gen.
eral is the horror of the serpent tribe
throughout all nature, and hence it
seems likely that the serpentlike as
pect of the head of an enraged cat, to-
gether with it's threatening hiss,
might disconcert an enemy sufficiently
70 give an advantage to the cat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
The Sultan's Day.

The Sultan of Turkey rises at
o'clock every morning, and devotes
his days, in the seclusion of the Yildiz
palace and gardens, to personal atten'
tion to affairs of state. He Is of slight
build. A pale-brown overcoat con-
ceals any decorations he might be
wearing, SO that the attention of those
who see him on the one day in seven
when he presents himself to the view
of the people is not diverted from his
pale, wan and care-worn face, half-cov.
cred by thin brown beard, tinged
with gray, and surmounted by plain
red fez. The Sultan has been the
means of establishing $4,000 schools
throughout his empire, not only for
boys, but for girls aIso-a striking de.
parture from the traditional usage of
his race.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

We often speak of this or that town
as the oldest on the continent. But
here we are in the streets of town
which antedates all other cities of the
United States-a pueblo which occu.
pied this very spot when, in 1910,
Coronado halted in Cibola and sent
Don Pedro de Tobar on to the west to
explore the then unknown desert.
Imagine seven rather irregularly par.
allel streets about two hundred yards
long, with here and there more open
spot or plaza, lined on each side with
mud-plastered, rough-laid stone
houses, and you have Oraibi. The
houses rise in the form of terraces to
a height of two or three stories. The
roof of the first row or terrace of
houses forms kind of balcony or
porch for the second terrace, and so
the roof OF the second-story houses
serves similar useful purpose for the
third-story houses.-From The Hopi
Indians of Arizona" by George A.
Dorsey, in Appletons' Popular Sci.
ence Monthly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
A Feather Season.

The greatest ingenuity is expended
at present in the making of birds of
wonderful plumage, and wings of iri-
descent hue, out of the feathers of the
humble but necessary barndoor fowl.
Of course it is much to be commended
that such good results can be OBJ
tanned by the feather manufacturers
without the slaughter of countless
wild birds of the woods, and we can
enjoy, with easy conscience, the many
elegant feather trimmed obapeaux that
will this season be prepared and sold.
|, For this is undoubtedly to be feather
Season-from the beautiful and ex-
pNnsivc PARADISE ospreys and ostrich
plArl quills. wings and couteaux
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
THE RAINY DAY.

Takin' things easy an driftin' along;
Hurryin' some when the current is strong
Listlessly lyin' an goin' to sleep
Where Times mighty river flows silent and
deep.
jes' want to dream far away from the
throng,
Takin' things easy an driftin' along.
Takin' things easy an driftin' along
The plaster's come down an the roof has
gone wrong
Wisht I'd a. fixed 'em. reckon we'll
drown
Unless we all hustle an walk into town.
It's no good In fact, though it's fine In q
song,
This takin' things easy an driftin' along.
Frank l.. stanton.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
More Irish Repartee.

Many good stories are told in legal
circles in Ireland of encounters be-
tween lawyers and judges in court.
John Philpot Curran, in the early
days of his struggle at the bar, ap-
peared in case before Lord Chancel-
lor Glare, and laid down some points
of law which did not find favor in the
mind of the Judge. eff that he law I
may as we'll burn my books" said
Lord Glare. Better read them, my
lord," replied Curran.-New York
Gael.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
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Endless Chain Starch Book
Red Crosse Starch
printed twelve beautiful coor natural Century
printed, all absolutely All
others procuring the Endless Chain Book will obtain from their
Laundry Starch something entirely
without doubt the greatest invention of the Twentieth Century
itself
everything
laundry 1t made from wheat and
Hubinger
who has had
all the United States Ask
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Like Finding money.

The use Of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase of "Red Cross"
and ''Hubinger's Best" starch. makes
it just like finding money. Why, for
only 30 you are enabled to get one
large loo package of cred Cross
starch, one large loo package of
"Hubinger's Best" starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels,
printed in twelve beautiful colors, or
one Twentieth Century Girl Calendar,
embossed in gold. Ask your grocer
for this starch and obtain the beauti-
full Christmas presents free.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Extreme roolhardiness.

''Oi like courage" said Mr.. kaf-
ferty, "but don't like recklessness
wild it.
81 told Casey, the contractor, the
same ting" replied Mr.. Dolan. "wan
day when he wor thryin' to show how
brave he could be in an argymint
wild is wife. ."--Washin gton Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09
Designs of the "Ali-over" Laces.

Designs of the "All-Over'' Laces.
There are many stylish "all-over'
iaces with round dots half an inch in
diameter and with small conventional
figures that are to be made up in
original ways this winter, the cream
lace over white silk for waists. Many
laces have patterns in chiffon set into
net in black and white. There are
the appliqued and embroidered net
and one not in the trade could scarce.
ly begin to name them all There are
variations in SO many ways of so many
laces that it is difficult to tell t'other
from which, and names used in the
trade make only necessary distinc-
tion and are beyond the grasp of the
multitude.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-09

also had neuralgia in m!
my husband that some
thing must oe done. for
] was nearly frantic with
pain. Having read of
the wonderful cure s
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
ctable Compound had
performed, determined
to try it. I have taken
it and am happy to say /
am cured. / recommel
to all my friends and ,
tire of telling the benz
have derived from its as
have you alone to than
my recovery"
MRS. ELLEN FLANA-
GAN. 1870 Mountain ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa. writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM
Three years ago l was
q sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia, was irritable
and cross. and can say
that after taking seven
bottles of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compo,
pleasure in writing this
interviewed by any one
complaint. I am very G.