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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
"SOft Snaps"

There are too many people in
this world says the Blacksmith
and Wheelwright who are all the
time looking for soft snaps or
easy jobs. They don't like to
work, and yet they expect some
body to pay them well for doing
little or nothing. Put boy in
an Office, and if you keep him
busy he will frequently become
dissatisfied, perhaps because of
talking with some other boy
who has little to do but sit
around, and want to hunt up
another job. 1t is the same with
young men and middle.aged men,
and sometimes with older men,
although as a man grows older
he does not expect to get some
thing for nothing. Hard work
is the only thing that will bring
success in this world. The boy
who goes into an Office and
works hard from morning to
night, month after month, and
perhaps year afteryear, will some
time or other come to the top il
he has any ability. He can't help
it. 1t may take longer than he
thinks it ought to, and probably
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
THE DEADLY GRIP

is again abroad in the land. The air
YOU breath may be full of it's fatal germs
Don't neglect the Grip" or YOU will open
the door to Pneumonia and Consumption
and invite death. 1t sure signs are chillS
with fever, headache, Gull heavy pains.
mucous discharges from the nose. sore
throat and nevcr.lct.go cough. Don't
waste precious time treating this cough
with trocheS. tablets, or poor, CHEAP
syrups. Cure it at once with nr. Kings
New Discovery, the intall'blc remedy for
bronchial troubles. 1t kills the disease
germs, heals the lungs and prevents the
dreaded after effects from the malady
Price 80 cents and 81 90. Money back il
not cured. \ trial hottie free at J. W
Thurston's drug store.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27

will. but reaching the point he is
aiming at with hard and well-di-
rectcd work is only a question
of time.
Did you ever know a boy OF
man who was looking for soft
snaps to amount To anything ?
He manages to get along some
how, but he never rises above the
surface in any line of business.
He is always struggling, most al
ways hard up, and of course, al
ways envious of the success of
other men of about his age, who
maybe started along with him
and have succeeded i'll doing well.
He never attributes his failure to
rise in life to his laziness. 1t is a
fault or popularity of human
beings to look outside of them
selves for reasons for their fail
IRE. They never think about
turning che light upon their own
imperiections and studying them
selves, and that is really the only
place they ought to look, and the
only place it will do any good to
look. Let a man start in bust
ness, and after struggling q few
years and making a failure of it,
he will give you hundred rea.
sons, more or less, everyone OF
them disconnected with himself,
why he failed. Very few of these
reasons probably would amount
to anything in connection with q
man of energy and ability.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
North StratfOri. n. III.

Abel Jordan is quite sick with heart
trouble.
Bcrnice Silver went last Monday to the
Portland Hospital for treatment.
Different parties in the village are
drawing sawdnst from Stratford Hol-
low with which to pack their ice.
Quite Il number of our church going
people went up to the Columbia Church
last Sunday.
In Joseph Nelson's family there arc five
people sick, his father, wife and three
children.
A. ID. Noreott, c. c. Clark and ]. {.
Hutchins went to Lancaster last Mon.
day evening to attend the annual meeting
of North Star Commanderv.
Mrs Isaac Johnson died last Friday
aged u years. She was highly esteemed
by all who knew her and her memory is
fragrant. Deceased is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Isaac Crown, and Mrs
Albert Bodgett.
Guy Johnson shipped the last of his
potatoes last Monday. He raised last
year about 1000 bushels selling them at
AZ cents per bushel. He also shipped this
week two car loads OF white birch spoo
wood to Lisbon.
There were no services at the Baptist
Church last Sunday, Rev. ]. 5. Brown
having been called to Lynn, Mass, by
the death of his father,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
Vermont Politics.

gresham from the second dis
trict. is candidate for United
States Senator and will contest
the field with ". Z. Dillingham;;
the senatorial battle will proba-
bly, be the warmeSt and hardest
fought contest of the year and it
is mighty uncertain which man
will he successful. At the next
election every town representa-
tive will probably be selected on
the senatorial issue and we shall
know who Senator Morrill's per
manent successor is before the
legislature convenes, as the peo-
pie will settle it.
General Grout's candidacy for
the senatorship will probably
leave the congressional highway
open to eX-Speaker HaSkinS
OF Brattleboro, Judge Read of
Bellows Falls, Frank Plumlcy
of Mortified and the numerous
other possibilities. II Windham
county can unite on q candidate
she will stand a good chance of
nominating him.
1t is currently reported that
Ex-Governor Carroll S. Page of
Hyde Park will be a candidate
for Judge Powers seat in Con
gress. Governor Page is one of
the "get there kind" The Times
never supposed that he could be
persuaded to divert his attention
from his green calf skin" bust
ness for a week at time, but if
Gov. Page really wants to 90 to
Congress he will be likely to go.
Judge Powers has never been es-
pecially popular among his con,
stituents on the west side. There
is no more popular man in Yer.
mont than Carroll S. Page and
if he is on the war path Judge
Powers friends may we'll pre-
pare for a lively contest. The
name of James X. Batcheldcr o
. Arlington is also being mentioned
: for Congressman and Judge Pow
) ers need not expect to be carried
to Congress for another term OF
: "flowery beds of ease"
The friends of W. W. Stickne,
2 ofLudlow confidently expect tina
f Mr.. Stickncy will have walk
= over for governor in 1900. butt
l is too early for Mr.. Stickncy'
Y friends to count his calling ant
f election sure. Mr.. Sticknev mad
!, a desperate fight for the Republi
i can nomination two years agt
: and failed. Since that he ha
+ been associating with the yer,
V factions of the Republican part,
: which his friends were so bitterl,
, dcnouncing in 1896. Furthe
: than this, Mr.. Stickney was yer,
: much in evidence as a lobbyist a
= the last session of the legislator
e and this fact will have considera
/ bic force i'll estranging his politi
: cal supporters of two years ago
c If Lieut.. Governor Henry {
f Bates of st. Johnsbury or som
| other strong man enters the feel
e a livel gubernatorial contest wi
+ be assured in 1900.
G There is lots of fun ahead
r Wilmington News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
E;EElIiliIIIIIiTEgfM
Winter Time Table
In effect Octobera, Isos

Passenger Service az Island PoB5
East bound leave:
Mail and Passenger GOO a. m. rnir..I Z. 81.
q. m; express I ~ u. m: mixed : n. -'
night express AT 2.+u "A. m. D.. 10.
West bound lea sc:
night express 1910 n. m: passenger So,
mail Goo a. ni.' express - .. m 711
Arrive from east:
night express 2.20 a. m: mixed . .no q, --.
express ] 81 =. m. mail aud uasssr. ~,
sos y. m. sT
Arrive from west:
Night Express 200 a m : express u "a
m; passenger 10 y. m.
The trains designated as might E, r-..-.,
un daily the Others daily except SUNDAY
". l.. DAVIS. G. T.. 81 7. A.
CHAS. NJ. HAYS. Gen Ne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
Boston & Maine r. R,
Time Table.


ruins iCdNC .NCN JOl l.
For st. Johnsbury at 1910 and 200 a. N
l.o5 and 10. 40 p. m. Return at ? 2v-3l5
a. IN. =. 3--+.27 and 7.5l p. IN.
For Wells River at 12.1O--7.OO a. m, los
and 10 40 p. IN. Return at 1.35-.2.25 a. m
. .35-3.3O and 7.O5 p. m
For White River Jet at 100 a. m, and TO-
40 y. IN. Return, 1855 a. m, .45--+ 2Up m
For Plymouth at 2.1O.-7 90 a. m. / O;
p. m. Return AT 12.55--5.15 and ISL D, m
For Concord at 12.10-7 90. a m. ! .U5.lU.
40 p. M. Return at IL .15--11 20 a. m 81
3.1O--9.5J-lU.1O p. m.
For Manchester, y. H., at 12.l0-7 GOA N
l .O5--1O.+O p. M. Return at 1899 a. m / 90
. .4+--9.1U and 8. 81 p. u.
For Lowell at l = IL 90 a. m. .O5-1D.
30 p. m. Return at $40 N. 1901 10.
For Springfield, Mass. at 700 a. m. and
1910 p. m. Return at 3.l5 a. m. Is and
500 p m.
For Nashua Jet. at 1901 a. M. |. O5 and
10. 80 p M. Return at 1905 a. M. 1882
o. SIS and LOG p. m.
For Boston at 1907 a. m. ,0--l0. +Op.
m. Return at OH 80 a. m, IL Dos ,O0p N
Trains leave Groveton Tor
Lancaster at 40 a m, I22O-6 80 DIN
Return at 6.15-11.37 a. m. and 5.3j p m.
Littleton at 40 a. m, 12.2O-6.5O p.
Return at ~ Il. NJ. and 4:31 p. m.
Wells River at 40 a. m. 12:2U.6:5O p N
Return at 9:55 a. m. $3.50 p. m.
Plymouth at no a. m. l2:2O-6:jO p. N
Return at sos a. M, ~ p. IN.
Concord at 7:1O a. M, 12:2O-6:j0 p. n
Return at 6 and 1880 a. m.
Manchester at 40 a. m. 12:2O-6:5O D. N.
Return at $40 and 1899 ii. M.
Nashua Jet. at T:1O a. m. 12:20-6:j0 p. nj.
Return Mt 1905 a IN.
Springfield at 7:1O q. m $50 p. m. Return
at Il a. IN.
"> ton at 40 a. IN. II 2O-6:JO p. m. Re
turn at 900 a. III.
DANA J. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass " Ticket Agt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
blains, Corns, and allSkin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles, or no pay required.
Iii guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
ton, or money re funded. Price 25 cents
box. For sale byJ w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
All sorts and
conditions of people

use more or less Groceries, etc
| have a large trade, buying
new goods all the time hence
my stock is always fresh and
of the best. My prices are
right too. Think this over
and you will give me a share
OF Your patronage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
JACOB STER N.
WANTED.
Old American stamps
used between 1S49
and 1850.

Nearly every famil% has packages of
old letters. and it would pay Iou to ex-
anime them as many of the stamps used
before SO are valuable and sell Tor good
prices. The stamps were often put on
the back of a folded letter, and many are
found in this wav among old correspond.
ence in offices, old trunks and many other
places. Look over any letters YOU have
or can get from friends, and bring stamps
to me and Will make an offer
i. y. ROBINSON, Islnnd Pond, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27
L. T. WILLIAMS,
LAND : SURVEYOR,
and Timber Land Explorer

Mouldings, Stair Rail. BaluSters. Ne Never,
Ash and Pine Sheathing. Window and p ia,
Frames, Brackets, PicketS. Etc. ousNM
Windows made to order. Regular s'zeS -"
stock. Allgoods at Portland wholesale P''''''
SOUTH PIRIS. MAINE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-01-27

Great Music Offer. ns Ssea a ms s4'
dresses of three or more performers on the
piano or organ, together with ten cents in
silver or postage, and we will mail you FIVE
pieces full sheet music size, consisting Of pop.
alar songs, waltzeS, marches, etc. ARRANGED
for the piano and organ. Address
CHICAGO BOOK & NEWS co,
215-221 Wabash Ave. CHICAGO. ILL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31
THE SON A DESERTER.
Old Man Mccoy Declined to Visit His
Son at the Police station.

Soldier life as Oliver Mccoy found it, is
no continuous picnic. Mccoy deserted twice,
It is claimed. Now his father a veteran
Of the civil war, will not speak to him, and
Mccoy is In the police station, held as
fugitive from justice and awaiting trans
portation back to the military prison at
Fort Thomas, Ky. When the last war
broke out Mccoy enlisted among the first
in the Observation-Disclosures ty-eighth Indiana
Regiment. He told his father what he had
done and the old soldier urged him to up
hold the honor OF the family on the field,
and probably boosted to his friends of his
sons valor. After a few weeks in Chicka-
captured and SEM to Fort Thomas. He
had been confined there but a short time
when he contrived to escape. He returned to
Indianapolis and called on his father, tell
ing the old man that he had been trans
ferred to a regiment OF cavalry and would
be stationed here for some time awaiting
orders to accompany to his new regiment
q carload of horses.
Detectives Thornton and Kinney arrested
him as a vagrant pending an nvestiga-
ton and were notified yesterday that the
officers at Fort Thomas were ready to take
him back as a deserter. They then placed
the charge of desertiOn after McCoy's name,
and the lad sent for his father, asking him
to call and say goodbye before he was
taken away. The disappointed parent sent
son and would not assist him if he could, in
view of what he termed the young mans
cOwardice and deception. Mccoy will be
taken back to Fort Thomas tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31
HICKS LOVED HER MOTHER.
Statement Of Miss Gertrude ROmhiIt
Before the Coroner.

The coroner pursued his investigation of
the murder of Mrs. Josephine Rom
hilt yesterday, examining Gertrude and
Arthur Romhilt, the children of the
victim. William Rodgers and Anna
Hartman, employed at the hotel, were
also examined The daughter of Mrs.
Romhilt testified that Hicks was infatuated
with her mother but that Mrs. Romhilt had
often declared she was too old for such
boy" The girl declared that Hicks had
threatened her mother with knife three
weeks ago and that he borrowed a revolver
from a friend named Farmer several days
before the shooting, with which he told the
daughter that he was going to kill her
mother. The girls statement that Hicks
was not drunk at the supper table sub
Stimulated by her brothers testimony. The
latter told of q previous encounter with
Hicks which occurred, he said, the after
noon before the shooting. He swore that he
found Hicks sitting in the window of his
mothers room over the laundry. The lock
of the door was broken and Hicks was re-
sisting Mrs. ROmhilt'S attempts to leave
the room through the window. The witness
said he pushed Hicks back in the room, but
had no fight with him and then assisted his
mother to get out through the window. He
testified that Hicks had snapped the re-
Volver at him three times while escaping
after shooting Mrs. Romhilt but it failed to
fire. The testimony of the other witnesses
cOrrObOrated several details OF the shooting
previously made public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31
MISS WAGNER INJURED.
The Bicycle Races at TOmlinsOn Hail
Open with an Accident.

The woman's six-night bicycle race was
started last night in Tomlinson Hail De-
fore a large crowd, despite the extreme
cold. At S:15 o'clock Referee Clemens called
the young women to the track, and after
they were given their instructions the race
was started. Anderson was given NUMBER
one. CLAW was number two, Farnsworth
three, Wagner four and Allen five. They
started a terrific sprint from the first, ana
it was easy to see that the race would be
desperately fought.
Miss Wagner was mounted on a new ma
chine of this years pattern, and this was
the first race in which she had ridden IT,
The wheels seemed to work hard for her,
and after riding d few miles she became
perceptibly tired. During the sprint she
sWerVed a little and struck man who was
too near the track. She was thrown 10 the
floor and it was thought that she was Serl-
ousIy injured, but an examination snoWeu
that she was merely stunned. Whlle snS
probably go on the track again to-nlght
and endeaVor to cover the necessary ZUO
miles before she will be entitled to even
last money. -
The fight between Anderson, CLAW ana an
FarnsWorth was exciting, and they worked
hard throughout the hour and half. Inc
race for first money between these three
riders promises to be very exciting. On the
sprint for the final finish of the night Farms,
worth was the first to make her jump, ana
like lightning she shot by CLAW and Ander-
son. CLAW picked up the sprint and rode
hard. Anderson was little slow in making
her jump and she could not finish better
than third. Farnsworth received the speclal
prize of SIS for being the first to cross the
tape at the finish. The race tonight will
begin at 8:15 o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31

[Applause.1 And so tonight, at reception
given by q Republican club 10 kepuplledh
minister and Republican senator us Ilos'
charming feature IS the Democrauc pres
ence with which we are favored and non
oIed. lApplause.l And this fact itahclzes the
thought which know Is IN the InlhQ OF MI
and before all he is an American minister.
and l am an American senator. lAppIause.l
This great fact is the heart OF the phlloS-
ophy of modern partisanship. We are paru-
sans because we are patriots. lApplatSe.l
Parusanship to-day is only method OF
patriotism. AS God gives us to see the lsnl'
we all, of all political parties, oatte LOT
the glory OF our common country ana the
honor Of our common flag IApplause.l As
partisans we fight because we love, ana not
because we hate. We are partisans because
we believe so earnestly in our respective
principles that we act upon our Denei;
Faith without works is vain. FoIi[lcal
parties are the channels through which We
pour our civic energies to definite ends win
practical results. All force, To be enectlNes
must be regulated. Electricity must be con-
Centrated and confined within the little cir
Gle Of wire before Ii burns into heat. CLOVIS
into light and concentrates into orderly anu
reSiStlesS force for the needs OF man ana
so the great force of citizenship must De
regulated In working out the problems OF
ITO me, the future of this Republic de-
mandS the victory of Republican principles,
and l shall fight the battles of my party
with an ardor as great as my faith IS strong.
Applause But l know that other men
hold their principles as sacred as l hold
HIfes anu lISltiOIts ulteT al. our pOAlANt1i
warfare will only be conflict of affection.
The day has come when American states
manship must not only he as Intense as
craftsmanship but as broad as citizenship.
Applause And so in our political battles
we will dispute as brothers. and as brothers
abide the judgment of events. The great
need of the American people to-day is
mutual confidence And God mas supplied
that need as He supplies all needs Of US,
His chosen people, by bringing over all the
land an era of good feeling among all citi-
zens. all classes and all parties of the
Nation Applause OF this era of good
feeling the presence of our dear friends from
the other camp with us tonight is an illus
tration as timely as it is delightful. We are
proving here tonight to the world the non
partisanship of Indiana partisanship. APP
pIauseI we paraphrase the words of holy
writ and say, And now abide liberty equal
ty and fraternity; but the greatest OF these
is fraternity [Applause.l So. Mr.. Minister
you may tell all continental Europe mat
despite our political dissensions, we Amerl-
cans, as the twentieth century dawns' stand
heels together, shoulders In touch' racing
every foe of our common flag.
1t was after midnight before the speeches
OF the evening were concluded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31
SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL.
A Life Insurance Measure That, If En-
acted, Would Really Benefit
Policy Holders,

The introduction into d state legisla-
ture of a meritorious measure touching upon
life insurance is Of such a rare occurrence
as to be positively noteworthy.
Mr. Artman has presented to the Indiana
Legislature a bill providing that all policies
Of life insurance upon lives of bona fide resi-
dents of this State shall be exempt from tax
alton" II has, as is now we'll known, been
held by the courts of this State that certain
classes OF life policies are personal property,
and as such may be subject to taxation.
without discussing the merits of this posi-
ton. 1t will easily be seen that the passage
of the measure referred TO would clear one
obstacle from the path of the prospective
irsurant and thus make his good deed cas-
Ter of accomplishment
Generally speaking. tax is a burden and
a tax upon the holder Of a life insurance poll
icy is an added hardship 20 right doing.
Tse basic principle of all laws should be To
make right-doing as easy, and the contrary
as difficult as possible. The husband and
father who provides for his family while
living does his duty, and thus far few States
have been 50 disregardful of the prophecies
aa 10 suggest That he be taxed for his
thrift. 1t IS certainly good public policy 10
encourage a man in all laudable efforts.
The death of the father is browning loss
TO the family and life insurance is a means
whereby the financial phase of this loss
may be at least partially neutralized
TO tax life insurance Is to place an added
burden upon the losses of the family The
policy holders mostly constitute the COM
panies. The officers, usually selected by the
policy holders, ars but servants chosen 10
administer their important trusts. tax
upon q life company in any form conse-
Quentiy is a levy upon the policy holder indi-
vidualy, and must be paid by him alone
With the fundamental idea that the family
f. the und Of civilization, II is ever the
part OF wisdom TO legislate for Its protec-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31
STRUCK WITH A KNIFE.
Row at the City Dispensary Yesterday
Between COlOred Youths.

Get back in line. yo' niggah, yo' won't
get de smallpox anyhow; you'se too slow to
catch anything" exclaimed twelve-year-Old
Charley Robinson, at the City Dispensary
yesterday noon. He addressed strawberry"
Hampton, another colored boy of about the
same age, who ventured to place himself
before Robinson in the bare-armed line
awaiting the vaccinating surgeons needles.
Strawberry did not get back fast
enough to suit the other, and Robinson
pulled a clasp knife from his pocket, with
which he struck at the boy in front of him.
The blow tore the colored boys overcoat a
few inches, but did not reach the skin, ow-
ing more to the dullness of the weapon than
to any lack of force with which the blow
was delivered. One Of the doctors seized
Robinson and disarmed him. He was held
until the police from the adjoining head
quarters could be called. When searched
various property that the police thought
might have been stolen was found on his
person and he slated for petit larceny,
in addition to assault and battery. Among
the articles taken from him was a silver
cased fountain pen, for which Robinson.
who could not write, had apparently little
use. Robinson lives at S35 North Clinton
avenue.