davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

The appeals to fear have well nigh
ceased. and yet there is no fact which
we are so compelled to see as the fact
OF retribution. The law of retribution
works in our present life. We become
aware Of 1t in our earliest infancy, and
we never become developed in charac
ter until we have learned to fear that
which is evil and to shun the conse.
quences of sin. There Is a sense Of
righteousness in all men, and all men
Know that unrlghteousness brings pun.
lshment. 1t is fair to assume that
what Is part of mans very structure
here will continue hereafter. We NAV
give up entirely the notion of a mate.
rial hell but we cannot give I'D the
doctrine OF retribution. Suffering must
follow sin, and therefore to appeal to
FEAR Is not only legitimate, but 1t is in
accordance with the structure Of mans
nature.-North American Review.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

Talking OF elephant fables. the ami
mai trainer said:
Take. for instance, the story of the
man who stuck pin In the elephants
trunk and years afterward was del
uged with dirty water by the remem-
bering elephant. | AIN surprised that
any one should take this yarn serious
ly. Why, the average thickness of the
elephants hide runs from half an inch
to two inches deep. Now, imagine
pin going through that thickness on an
crrand of pain. Ii would swallow
pin and break a needle
The old fashioned elephant story
that has any real basis Of truth is the
one that makes the big brute afraid OF
n mouse. Experience In the winter
quarters of show, where mice and
rats thrive cOnvinces one of this fact.
\ mouse will make an entire herd
noisy with fright. and rat will put
them In Il condition OF desperate fear
An elephant may defend itself against
lion, tiger or any other natural enc
my, but the insignificant size Of
mouse battles his conception Of often
slve or defensive warfare. The mouse
Is too quick to be- crushed underfoot
or to be caught 10y his trunk. and ii
can scamper over his rough hide with
impunity. The elephant realizes his
helplessncss against such diminutive
foe and learns to fear 1t rs he fears no
other animal. buffalo Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

Il am not prepared to state that the
dead can come to life" said Pennsyl-
wanna man, but the experience of a
friend of mine in Pennsylvania Ger
man town would seem to incline one
that way
"ln the town where he was visiting
he became acquainted with the local
undertaken and in that way was ena-
bled to be present at the funeral of a
young woman who had expired from
shock at seeing her husband fall from
load of hay. He was not hurt at all,
but she was, to all intcnts and pur-
poses, as dead rs the provcrhia door
nail The body was laid out in the par
Tor, and all the relatives and friends
had assembled to pay their last re-
spects to the dead.
AS is customary in that locality, a
big funeral dinner was served. In the
midst of the meal the parlor door open
ed and in walked the corpse 1t didn't
take minute to clear the room. leay-
ing the intruder from the spirit world
in sole possession. The undertaken
finally plucked up courage to return to
the dining room and found Ills subject
enjoying a hearty meal after her en-
forced fast.
Her first question was, Was Jake
hurt muchT "-Philadelphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

II you deposit MONEY Ia hank aud
leave IL there for over six years with
OuJ adding 10 IL, drawing on il or deal
Ing with il in any way. IL comes under
the statute Of limitations and is lost TO
you forever.
Suppose you bought a gold ring aud
without saying anything about pay
mrnts or delivery you turned round To
examine a clock aud magpie flew In
and carried of the ring IL would Ice
your loss. You would have 10 pay the
jeweler, while he need not give you
another ring. II you bought horse
aud said you would call for him In the
evening and if the stables were burned
and the horse destroyed before you
called. you would have 20 bear the con
sequences. But II anything remained
To Ice done To the property purchased
the seller would be responsible. Sup
pose lac undertook TO put IA nail Ia the
horses shoe or suppose the jeweler
said he would polish up the ring. then
the loss would fall ON him. not you.
Ii you wrote from London 10 a miller
IN Bristol Offering 10 sell him cargo
nf wheat nj 20 Shillings a quarter and
he wrote letter accepting your offer
aud posted it the same day, the con-
tract would Ice completed suppose.
now, the letter got lost, you concluded
that he was not going TO buy and you
sold the cargo 10 some one else. you
would Ice liable for damages 10 the first
buyer, and the worst of 1t is you could
get nothing out Of the postmaster gen
eral.-London Answers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
Nominating :. pre.Ideut

Until the constitutional amendment
OF 1901 the president and the vice pres
ident were voted for on the same bal
lot, the man with the second highest
number OF votes becoming vice presl-
dent The presidential electors have
not always been chosen by popular
vote.
Before 1900 Ii was the general GUS
tom for the state legislatures TO choose
the electors. aud it was not until 1928
that presidential electors were chosen
I'm nearly all the states by popular vote.
As late rs 1876 the Colorado legislature
chose the three presidential electors to
represent that state. There Is nothing
In the constitution to prevent any state
legislature naming its own electors
without appeal TO the people provided
such Il method of election is prescribed
by the state laws.
From 1890 To 1894 presidential candi-
dates were chosen by the members Of
congress In caucus. In 1924 the elect
oral college failed to make choice
from the candidates so submitted. and
the matter went to the house OF repre-
scntatlves. -Four years later Tcnnes.
sees legislature nominated Andrew
Jackson without any reference to the
congressional caucus. HIS opponent,
john Quincy Adams. was nominated In
the old way, but that was the end OF
presidential nominations by congress.
siOnal caucus.-New York sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

One night In ING the Duke OF
Gloucester. the royal brother Of George
III. then hiding from his kingly broth
er's wrath ia Paris, was RECALLING Ia
bic party Of aristocrats at the expense
Of the king Of England with q trench
ant account OF the Boston tea party"
His cynical sympathy was expressed
for tie American rebels. and he dwelt
upon their need for recruits 20 fight
against his brother. The table laugh
ed at the tale. which was the first the
most 81 them had heard directly ON the
prcpustcruus ambitions for freedom OF
the new world cOlOnists. Among the
company was a silent, solemn young
soldier who had listened intently 20
the rrcluse until the dinner was finish
eel. Then he strobe across the room TO
the duke.
Il will join the Americans. | will
help them fight for freedom, Tell me
how To set about it, he cried. his sal
low. llStless face now aglow with a fire
none Of his Idle comrades had ever
seen there before.
1t was Lafayette. the l9-year-old
marquis. who was the despair OF his
family because lac seemed always In a
browse. Coming from one Of the no.
blest houses Of the empire. he was mar
rIed TO lady Of high degree and was
already a father. His wife had been
his love. but now freedom became the
stronger passion, and for more than co
years he was TO follow its cause. This
was the genesis Of Lafayette Edward
Page CASTOR in Woman's Home Com
panion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
Identified at Inst.


Glen Miller, United States marshal
IN Titan, was sitting in his office at Salt
Lake City one day when well dress
ed and intelligent looking man entered
ana addressed him. II was confident
that knew the man." said Glen in 70.
citing the circumstances, but | was
not able to place him. AS we conversed
pleasantly 1t gradually became i'm
pressed upon me that he was an old
Kansas acquaintance, perhaps some
Dne l had known at the university. but
he spoke so cordially and with such an
assumption of his knowing me and my
Knowing him that did not have the
nerve to ask him who he was.
I'm Salt Lake" continued the smi,-
ing marshal, I'VE have the same fash
Ion OF doing the square thing by
friend that used to prevail in Kansas.
There is no prohibition law in Utah
ana we found place near by that was
unto our purposes. After 7
had said something, and he something
we quickly got along to the stage
where invited him to my house for
dinner, but all the time was taxing
my mind to learn his identity and
for chance word that would
give me a clew.
by the way l said at last, when
llld you come outY meaning from the
states, OF course. oh, | got ont last
mght. You see, they cut off nine
for good behavior
Then 1t broke over me. MY guest
was Pete Curry, celebrated mail rob.
Der, whom had taken to the peniten-
lafy just three years before. kan
'as City Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

One particularly amusing incident
characterized Congressman Burton's
early experience at the bar For some
reason it became necessary to request
continuance In case in which he
was counsel. After Mr.. Burton had
explained why there should be a CON
tinuance the court told him simply to
withdraw juror and the case would
be marked continued. For the moment
the young attorney was nonplused,
but after CHANGING at the court to salts
fy himself that the judge was in earn
est he walked over to the Jury box.
eyed the Jurors for an instant and then
firmly seized a large, portly German
and endeavOred with no little effort to
drag him out Of the jury box. In the
midst of the general laugh which fol
lowed, the court came to the rescue of
the discounted young barrister by ex-
planning that the term was simply
technical and need only be written on
the docket.-Saturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
The DISPUTED Name of the War

The Confederate Veterans, In their
annual convention in Louisville, decid-
ed that the war Of 1865 should be
known as the war between the
states" This is the name that Alexan-
der II. Stephens favored, and 1t is the
one generally used by the people of the
south In speaking of that war, the
northern people calling it the rebellion.
Strange 1t is that neither name is cor
rect definition of the event. All know
that there was no rebellion. States that
had sovereignty could not be guilty of
rebellion. Neither was 1t war be-
tween the states, but actually a war
between two governments made up of
states. Some writer's call 1t a civil war.
yet 1t was not a war between citizens
IN their civil capacity, but, as before
said, war between regularly organ
lied governments. There Is, in fact, no
concise way Of naming the conflict:
hence these misnomers. Possibly the
best title would be the simple one Of
calling 1t by the years of Its beginning
ana close-namely, the war of 1S61-5.-
Mobile Register.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

In Hyde Park lives a young matron
who Is of such a high nervous tempera-
ment that if she drinks the very small
est amount of alcoholic stimulant be-
fore going to bed the result is sleepless-
ness for the remainder of the night
Some nights ago number of friends
dropped in for the evening, and the
husband, who, by the way, is south
erner suggested that he make mint
Julep for each of the company. The
suggestion was received with delight.
and the Juleps were promptly mixed.
In his wife's glass, however he put
only enough whisky to flavor the
water, probably not more than tea
spoonful. or this she slipped about
half. The result, however, was the
same She was troubled with insomnia
all night long, and it was not until s
O'Clock In the morning that she drop
ped Off to sleep and, as conse-
quence, was not called for breakfast.
At 10 o'clock she came down stairs
and hearing the voices of children on
the front porch stopped to listen Her
heart filed with motherly pride as she
heard her elder son, a boy of 6, telling
seven or eight children from the neigh
borhood that they must not make too
much noise as his mamma was asleep.
Imagine her horror, too, as the young
hopeful added:
"She drank so much whisky last
night that she couldn't come down to
breakfast this morning. kansas City
Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

In postotiice transactions the lack of
ingenuity and even of ordinary com
mon sense is astonishing The curios
Of the dead letter office include envel.
opes legibly cross marked Return If
not delivered" or If not called for in
five days, return to sender" without a
word Of further specifications. Others
bear names without Typographical
data: Hermann Kemper, painter and
decorator, successor to Richie Bros. &
Co. Workingmen. foreigners especial.
ly, often seem to credit mail clerks
with the gift Of geographical clairvoy-
ance: Jan Jansen, at the miners
boarding house, or, perhaps, stops at
Mrs. Baumgarten's place"-no town to
hint about the state or county of the
mining camp. please deliver as soon
as possible" some such letters are
marked and seem often to have been
plastered with an extra stamp I'm the
hope of inducing the carrier to give the
matter his earliest attention. -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

In The Century William Mason. the
veteran American musician, tells of
remarkable feat of memory performed
by the composer List:
My friend knew List very well. and
having taken a fancy to a composition
of mine, Les perles de Rosee," which
was still in manuscript, he said: Let
me have it for publication. Dedicate
1t to List. | can easily get List to
accept the dedication. | am going di-
rectly from here to Wemar and will
see him about it. At the same time |
will prepare the way for your recep-
tlon later as pupil"
Not long afterward | received let
ter from my friend in which he told me
that when he handed the music to
List the latter looked at the manu-
script, hummed it over, then sat down
end played it from memory. Then, GO
Ing to his desk, he took a pen and ac-
cepted the dedication by writing his
name at the top of the title page
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

Before ! agree to undertake your
defense" said the eminent criminal
lawyer who had been called In, you
will have to be perfectly frank with
me and tell me the whole truth. Did
you embezzle the 100000 you are ac-
cused of having taken?"
Yes, sir" replied the accused man.
"l'll not attempt to conceal the fact
from you. stole every penny of it,"
How much Of 1t have you left?"
ITS all gone but about f1O."
Young man." said the eminent law
yer, putting on his gloves, you'd bet
ter plead guilty and throw yourself on
the mercy of the court"
"lll do it if you say so, sir. What
are you going to charge me for the ad.
vice"
"Ten pounds. London King.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
IRONClAO FEVER.
q Peculiar Disease That Was KILLED
by Ventilation.

By Ventilation.
In the Eight between the Monitor and
Merrimac X was found that there was
not SUFFICIENT air in the turreted steam
er for the crew and that the sunocating
gases generated by the explosion OF
gunpOwder found their way below and
rendered Il practically impossible for
the men to work. Necessity therefore
compelled the introduction Of some ap-
paratus for artificial ventilation.
The old methods In vogue for hun
dreds Of years had been retained even
under the new conditions aud but for
the striking exhibition OF direct Inter
ference with lighting capacity would
have remained for many years longer.
In the Monitor was placed u rotary
blower. worked by steam. Air was
thus drawn from one half OF the steam
er through n system Of pipes and
forced into the other. Various changes
were made In later ironclads OF this
period. In some the air was drawn
down the turrets and forced through
out the vessel, thus rendering them
more than ever liable TO suffocate the
men below in battle. while In others the
supply was obtained through armored
cylinders and forced out through the
turrets.
IL was In the early ironclads that
peculiar disease developed which, be
ing confined TO those vessels, was soon
designated ironclad fever. In this ar
fection the initial symptoms were
much Ike those of typhus. but In a
short time severe occipital pain was
followed by complete aphonia and this
by coma and death. The introduction
OF ventilating appliances caused the
disappearance OF this singular disease,
and In time these metal boxes, almost
entirely submerged, came TO he regard
ed as probably the most salubrious YES
sells afioat.-Cassier's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

If you pick up that interesting annu-
al, the city directory, you will find it
filled with bluffs. Here is a man down
as superintendent You know he is
only the foreman of labor gang. An
other is designated as a general mana
ger. Three or four men are subject to
his general management, or, as his
5-year- old-son, who inherited his pro-
pensity TO bluff, put it, hes the head
man of three other fellows" Over on
this page is another chap who is given
us the political editor of newspaper
of some political Importance. Don't
believe it. He's merely a reporter as
signed to gather political news, and ev-
erything he writes is carefully edited"
by another man with a title of much
less Importance. This man down in
the book as n merchant sells shoe
strings and collar buttons In cubby
hole between two buildings made avail
able when an alley fell into disuse.
Mime. Blanque, modesto" is merely
Mrs. Blank, dressmaker, making a
French bluff for which she collects aft
er the cutting out and fitting are done.
But what Is the use of picking them
out? The directory is filled with them.
-Pittsburg Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

well, WELL" remarked the maiden
all forlorn to the COW with the crum-
pied horn, you remind me of a bicycle
that has been in collision with some
thing"
The COW ceased Illuminating long
enough to inquire. "Why?"
u observe" said she, that one of
your handle bars is twisted" -Phila-
delphia Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
Boston & Maine R. P
TIME TABLE. WINTER SCHrn1,
In effect October .. lsgg
Trains leave Newport

Trains leave Newport
For st. Johnsbury at 'I2 10 and : oo.
!. 20: . o. AMI 10 so y. m. Return at >, "a
u 10 ana 10 - a. m, 3 ~ and - I, ~
For Wells River at 'I2 10 and : ot' III,
l 10, = 90 and 10 80 y. m. Return a, a. =.
and - a. m. 30 and 3 30 D. m, -
FOR White River Jet at 90 a m Inn,
and So pm V" Il.
For Plymouth at 'I2 10 and 7oa.
% p m. Return at '12MD, So w.
l - and 10 y. IN. ~
For Concord at -I2 10 and : IN q. -
and 10 50 p. m. Return at Il 90, HE ~ %
and u 80 a. m, 9 80 and 10 10 D. m
FOR Manchester at ~ 10 and : 90 ~
l % and 10 so p. m. Return at . 10 srg
10 80 a. m, 10 and 80 80 d. IN anu
For Lowell at 'I2 10 ana 90
and - 40 p. IN. "a" . ~
For Spring field. Mass. at : 90 q m ~,
y. IN. "
For Nashua June. at .121o and oos
l % and 10 so p. IN. Return at 10 o. M M
IS and 80 O6 u. m. H.
For Boston at tl2 10 and 90 a q, -
and IS 90 p. m - "''' ~
re- Runs daily. Daily except Mop5,,
All other trains run daily except SUNDAY.
Trains leave Groveton tor
Lancaster at 7 90 a. m, 1921. 7OOn-
Return at o 20, IL 81 a. m. and 9 80 d m
Lntleton at 10 a. m, IL %, 90 D,
Return at 10 ~ a. M. and I 81 D. m
wells River at 90 a. m. - %, OOp.u
Return at 9 50 a. m, 3 80 p. M
plymouth at 90 a. m, ~ 81, 7OOp.m
Netarn at % a; m, - p. m.
concord at 90 a. m, 1927 ca n ~
Return al and IL 80 a. m IL"
Manchester at 90 a. m. IL %, 90 o. N.
Return at 10 and 10 80 a m
d Nashua Jet. at 90 a. m. 2 %, 90 p. n
Return Mt 10 SO Il. M.
Springfield at 90 a. IN. : 90 p. m Return
at 10 G. IN.
Boston at 90 a. m. IL %, 90 p. m. Re-.
turn at 90 a m
DANA J. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. & Ticket AIT,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
SHOOTING IN SCOTLAND.
An Immense Sum Expended Annual
Iy In This Form of sport.


AS TO the sums spent on shooting
In Scotland. so large is the total that
IL Is difficult matter to arrive even
at an approximate estimate. In Perth
shire alone there are 465 shootings, OF
which about fourfifths are let TO ten
ants and bring In about fl50.0O0 a
year, or an average OF fIO0 a year,
which seems about fair estimate II
IT be borne In mind that this Is an ex,
pensive country and that 80 OF Its be
shootingS bring $4,000. or an average
of Zoo year. In the whole OF Scot
land there are about 1000 shoOtings.
and as each OF them must at least EN-
ploy one keeper and one gllie during
the shooting season some estimate
may be formed OF the money expended
In wages and the number OF people
employed.
In the deer forests and on the larger
shootings there will often be from fonr
TO six men permanently engaged and
from six TO eight others working for
the shooting season only. In well
known forest where | once spent many
pleasant days there were three for
esters, three gillles and three pony men
out each day, ON the grouse ground
there were three keepers. with three
underkeepers, kennel man and two
carriers going to and from the nearest
railway station, a total OF Is men and
five horses, not TO mention the ponies
kept for riding into the forest and
those kept to carry grouse panniers
On this property three rifles could stalk
each day, while three other parties of
two each could shoot grouse, or the
six could combine for driving Cham.
bers Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
A TrunkIess Ro6v

AN explorer lately returned from his
.ra'eis was relating his adventures.
i peered," said he, Unto the thicket
ana there before me lay a trunkless
oouv. Nonsense" remarked an inter-
ierlhg critic, "who ever heard of n
trunkless body?" MY friend" renlied
,he traveller quietly, "the body was
that OF an elephant" He then resumed
his story.-London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
Arrests Ayalaucbps

Tricky planted trees are tbe host
protection against avalanches. The
snow which has fallen in the woods
cannot well Shift it's place, and when
the masses Of snow from the stones
ABOVE dash against the timber they are
unable to break through so strong
barrier, and after overturning some of
the hrst trees their progress is arrested
Forest Leaves.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
A Feminine TRAIT

Mrs. Hoon-They say that Mrs
sWiftsmith Is greatly troubled with in
somnia.
Mr.. Hoon-Yes. understand that
she discovered the fact, week or so
ago that her husband talks in his
sleep, and she hasn't slept wink since
for fear of missing something.-Har-
pers Bazaar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

Mr.. Tucker, who sometimes goes
cunning, was trying to teach Tommy
the meaning Of the word brace" as
applied to game.
"Now, Tommy" he said, 'if you
should go hunting and kill 90 pleas
ants, for instance, how many would
you say you had bagged"
Fifty" replied Tommy. - Chicago
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20
I'm proving His Time.

$50 you were in paris?"
YES" answered Mr. Cumrox. Mrs.
9. and the girls wanted to GO"
Did you visit all the points of in
terest?"
Il should say so. We went to more
places In week than we could learn
10 pronounce the names of in six
months. Washington Star
Where the sun does not enter the
doctor must go.-Italian Proverb.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-20

forgive me, my dear" said the gos.
SIP humbly, but l thoughtlessly men
TONED to Mrs, Brown the things that
you told me in strict confidence"
:, mere is nothing to forgive" replied
she wise woman pleasantly. ut was
lor tfat very purpose that l told them
10 you IN strict confidence, n6I,1.eay