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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

The manufacture of silk has for sew
eral centuries been the chief business
of Lyons, France. The Romans es-
tablished works there in the third cen
fury a. ID. for the manufacture Of
cloth of gold and silver, but every YES
tige of these was swept away by north
ern invasions The present silk indus
try was taken there from Italy and
Spain and the Levant about the year
ll66 under the fostering care Of Louis
NJ. He imported machinery and weav-
ers with the expressed purpose of di-
minishing the stream of gold then flow.
Ing into foreign countries. 1t is re-
corded that five aunes of silk at that
time cost from 800 to 400 francs. or
from IS to 60 francs (S9.2G to S11.5S) a
yard, money then being worth about
four times its present value.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

"e' stops to take on passengers for Columbia
and points east. "h" stops to let off passen.
gers from west of Columbia
Additional trains leave Frederick for Bruce
vile us, 40 a. m and ASS p. m. weekdays ;
returning, leave Bruceville for Frederick S.3S,
1910 a. m, and $50 p. m.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg at 9.52
a. m, H. and 542 p. m weekdays; return.
ing, arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg, 9.l7
a. M and 4S p. IN. weekdays.
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH,
Pacific and Northern Express, daily.l 40 a. m.
Niagara Exp. and Mail, week days 10 q a. m
Chicago Exp. and Fast Line, daily. - 40 D. IN
Chicago and st Louis Exp. daily. .6O7 D. m
western and st. Louis Express dailylO.44 p. m
For time tables and further information an
ply to Ticket Agent at the station
j. B. HUTCHINSON, J,R. WOOD.
General Manager. General Pass. Agt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10
YOUNG MEN WANTED,

With Fair Education and good character. to
Learn TELEGRAPH1, Railroad Accounting
and Typewriting, This is endorsed by ali
leading Railway companies as the only per-
feet and reliable Institution of its kind. All
our graduatesare assisted to positions. Ladies'
also admitted Write for free Catalog.
(Fall Term opens August l5th).
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE,
Lexington, Ky.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

STRIPED DRILL-DoTTED WHITE MUSLIN.
er blue or holland with narrow white
stripes. The pretty dress Of white
spotted muslin is lined with pale pink
batiste and ornamented with tucks and
lace insertions on the bodice. There is
a wide flounce of muslin at the foot Of
the skirt, with lace at the edge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

Two simple and inexpensive gowns
of the general utility order are shown
IN the cut. One costume is made of
striped sateen drill in navy blue, butch
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
In the Orphans Court for Frederick County.
In the Matter of the Estate of William
johnson, deceased.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10

H. Dorsey Etchison Executor, on Petition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10
Umbrellas.

II you've numbrella tlobeht, de.
pend uponsit that here you viii find
its naturalization.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

A lady who had lost canary hap
pened to be attracted by bird that
was hopping about in its cage in the
front window of a house in New York.
Thinking that it looked very like her
own. she knocked at the house door
and asked few questions about It,
She was told that it had been found
one cold morning sitting on the win.
dow sill and was taken in and cared
for. The lady said her bird could per-
form the pretty feat of picking up a
pin and sticking it in the carpet. Be-
ing allowed to test this bird, the cage
door was opened and pin thrown on
the floor The canary at once flew
down to it. picked it up in its bill ana
cleverly stuck it upright in the carpet
after which it burst into song. as If re-
ioicing at it's success. The folk of the
house, believing the lady had proved
her ownership of the bird, permitted
her, says Little Folks, to take the
songster away to her home.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

light buggy to test other roads around
the country, and found that with
a great deal of difficulty | could drive
over them.
But in the section where the farmers
had been building the stone roads
found that two tons of hay We're being
hauled with two ordinary horses on
common narrow tired wagon. | said
to the farmers, How did you get
started in this business of building
roads,"
They said: I'VE started 1t ourselves.
We thought we could do something, as
our fields are full of stone, with stone
fences along the road, so we scraped
together enough money to buy rock
cruShcr. and we hired an engine to run
it and made arrangements to bring in
the stones and haul back the crushed
stone
They have actually built in that
township every year for some years
past from three to five miles of this
kind Of road, and they have done this
by direct actual taxation on their own
property. They have petitioned the
legislature for the privilege of increas
ing their taxation beyond what the
laws allow. and the result Is that
all the farmers in that township are
anXiously waiting for the roads to be
extended into their particular neigh
borhoOd
| said to them, Doesn't this pile up
your taXest' Why" one farmer said
lin this one week, by the advantage
Of having these stone roads and get
ting to market with my hay. when 1t
sells at a good price, my teams have
earned 50 every day, while my neigh
bors teams on the other roads are
eating their heads off. We could not
afford not to have these roads. We do
not care anything about taxation"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
ADVERTISING AT FAIRS.
Opportunities That the wide Awake
Merchant should Not Miss.

Although the season of outdoor coun-
ty fairs and also those of the street
varie'y is now about over, the follow
i'm :Iom The Advertising World con
taiuS suggestions that may probably
be- followed by merchants when any
event of that character is 10 take place
in The community:
Boom the fair In your advertising.
Do everything you can TO make it a
tremendous success. Have fair
sale" To- run through every day of the
fair. Offer particular bargains at par
ticular hours. Make a feature Of the
hours early in the morning and late in
the afternoon. Offer lines of goods
that will appeal to the country people.
Make il worth their while To come 10
town an hour or two earlier than TIA V
would otherwise.
Run fair premium list of your own
on The side. Give a prize for the best
loaf of bread. roll of butter. piece of
fancy work or what not that will in
terest the women. Let them know
your prize is To he given. Tell all
about it in your next weeks advert's.
ing. If YOU lave some cheap specially
that you want to introduce. advertise
that you viii give fair ticket to every
boy or girl who sells given quantity
or number of it. Get space to run
big bargain counter at the fair Put
it in tent If necessary; have music,
some sort of an entertainment or some
thing of that kind. Get the crowd
Have the tables loaded up with low
priced goods in your line. Decorate all
your clerks with big badges or other
insignia. Offer real bargains. It's a
golden opportunity to have the chance
TO talk to from 1900 to $4,000 people
day.
Don't forget to send them away with
some souvenir or printed matter that
will keep your memory green. If you
do circularzing by mail, the fair is
good place to get addresses. Have a
sweet young lady to give away Il nov
city of some kind to every head of a
household who will leave name and
address.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

The actual money loss to the farmer
of the United States by the bad roads
of the country is not less than one
quarter of the total home value of all
their products. The total home value
of the annual products of the farms of
the United States is about S2,50O,0 00
and the loss by bad roads is about
5000, 900, 600, so that the farmers lose
or they would lose if they could stand
all that loss themselves-one- quarter Of
the value of all their products by the
extra cost of getting them to market.
They do not pretend to be able to
stand all that loss themselves. They
stagger under 1t as well as they can
and bear all they can Of it, and the rest
they saddle upon the consumer and the
dealer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

The average cost of hauling one ton
a mile throughout the United States
is % cents In the New England states
it is 81 cents, they being more billy
and having generally worse roads. The
cost in New Jersey is from to 10
cents.
The actual cost Of moving products
is not the only loss by bad roads by
any means. Farmers lose by not being
able to get to market when the market
is good, by the waste of products that
cannot be marketed at all on account
of bad roads, by not being encouraged
to cultivate things that require
speedy market and in great many
other ways.-General Roy Stone.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
Mistakes In School Buildings.

With reference to the housing Of
school children a common mistake. es.
pecially in the public schools, is the
massing together Of large numbers
under one roof. This may at times be
unavoidable in large cities, but it is
never desirable. 1t is difficult to avoid
insanitary conditions when 1000 or
1000 children from all sorts and con-
ditions of homes are housed together in
one building. Several comparatively
small school buildings will afford bet
ter hygienic protection to given num-
Der of children than one large building
conserving the same end.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
The Merchants Talk,

A bright business man had an I'M
used room, and he fitted it with chairs
and made it comfortable. Here he had
a good talker who told about the best
things in stock and told about popular
goods and why they were popular His
novel business lectures were approved
by the people. and his "talker" usually
had a crowded room. In the course of
ali afternoon talk the ladies were able
to find out all about the goods of the
season. This mans trade grew to such
an extent that he couldn't spare the
room any more for the lecturer" so he
had the matter reduced to writing each
day and published it in the daily pa
per. 1t gave him larger audience.
and the interest was increased.-Ad'
gertisng World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
PRESENTS FOR HIS WIFE.
The Worms Story of How He Final
~ Came to Turn.

Hello, old man! What have you in
all those bundlesT asked gay, airy
young bachelor of a careworn, solemn
looking young man as they met in a
suburban railway train.
Presents for my Wife" was the SEN
tentious reply. Its her birthday"
We'll, what are you bringing your
wife in that package from your tai
lor's!' gayly pursued the bachelor.
Trousers" was the answer.
"What|
"Yes, repeat-trousers. Just you
listen. On my birthday my wife got
me three or four beautlfIi lace hand
kerchiefs, such as women carry at aft
ernoon teas and such places, and Il
black velvet hat with high feathers.
one of the three story kind that OBJ
struct your view of the stage in the
theater. They looked mighty well on
her, and she asked me if | wasn't hav-
ing nice birthday,
"Well. | didn't mind that very much
but when Christmas came | got anoth-
eT uetl Oh tIe Sulue SoIl. l gave my
wife pretty gold ring. She gave me
turquoise ring too small to 90 over
any of my knuckles, and she wears it
now next to the one | gave her. But
that wasn't the worst Oft. She got
her sister to give me some after dinner
coffee cups and my sister to make me Il
lot of lace doilies. That was all got
for Christmas.
Tomorrow is my wife's birthday.
In this package | am bringing her a
pair of trousers which ! had made to
my measure and which | shall wear.
In this parcel is pair of the very best
patent shoes, size 81, good deal too
big for my wife; in this package is a
box of cigars. and In my pockets |
have new meerschaum pipe and q
packet of tobacco. Now, don't see
how she can fail to have happy birth
day. Do you? hope she'll enjoy it,
for want to get even for all the pref
ty things she has given me."-London
Tit-Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
MUNICIPAL ADORNMENT,
Citizens of Philadelphia Set an Ex-
ample to he Followed

Although during the colonial period
and the times Immediately following
municipal architecture of real merit
paratively recently that people went
Systematically to work to realize the
city beautiful" AS in many other
things the Quaker City was pioneer.
In June, 1871, was founded the Fair
mount Park Art association for the
purpose of raising funds to purchase
works of art for Paramount park.
Since that time almost every citizen
of note in Philadelphia has been
member of the association. contribut-
ing 10y annual dues and voluntary gifts
to the ESTABLISHMENT of the park,
which. in a few years, will boast of
more works of art than any other in
the world. 1t is proposed to secure
good example of the best work of ev-
cry eminent sculptor. Thirty-one works
of art already have been placed in the
park. The association, moreover. has
on hand memorials to Robert Norris
and Ericsson. besides the splendid
Smith memorial The latter, monu-
ment to Pennsylvania heroes of the
civi! war. is being built from a fund of
100000 left for the purpose by Mr..
Richard Smith.
The finances of the association are in
very tiourishing condition. 1t has
just succeeded in raising a permanent
endowment fund of 100000, the inter-
est Of which is to be devoted to further
embellshing Paramount park. Yearly
dues of 81 are paid by nearly all the
1,400 members. Associate members,
paying 81 year. are now admitted,
and children may enter as cadets for
80 cents. The most prominent citizens
of Philadelphia participate in the
work.
Such an organization may well be
taken as model and encourage us by
its success.
The worse the locality the greater the
need to tighten its gloom. This need
has also been recognized by the Fair
mount Park association, which in 1888
established n city branch for the adorn-
ment of public places within the city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
VASTNESS OF ST. PETERS.
Large Objects Appear small In the
Great Cathedral.

During Il recent ceremony in ST. Pc
tor's, Rome. one Of the crystal chandc-
liers suspended from the ceiling began
to creak ominously. and the people be
meath il hastily scattered. In Il mo-
mont the mass fell and was dashed in
to Il thousand pieces on the floor below.
In st. Peters Il few days before when
the workmen were suspcnding these
chandeliers they were taking them out
of piles of numbered boxes. for st. Pc.
ter'S. like thcatcr. has many proper
ties and is deckcd in IA different man
ner for its different ccremunialS.
Cords run over pullcyS fastened far
up aloft. and with these the chande-
Tiers We're hostcd to their places. ST.
Peters Is so enormous that the eye
there is continually deceived. The
chubby chcrubS ut the holy wafer font
look to tie the size of ordinary babies,
yet they are nearly seven feet tall, and
a man standing beside them looks like
dwarf When the wOrkmen We're
hoisting these chandeliers from the
floor. Il traveller noted with amazement
that the masses of crystal were over
eight feet high. Yet when hoiStcd to
their places far up In the dim heights
they looked about the size of Il mans
head.
Workmcn in st. Peters are called
"sanpietrlni" They take their name
from the basilica San Pietro'-"san-
pletrino," plural "sanpietrini." They
have set of lofty scalfolds mounted
on rollers. These they mNve from place
to place about the vast church. They
are not unlike our fire departments
water towers. Ladder after ladder
runs up the scaffolding, and by their
aid they reach places from 100 to 100
feet above the floor. Other ingenious
scaffOldings are used for work on the
inside of the dome. Seen up there the
"sanpietrini'' look like flies crawling
on the ceiling. The top of the dome Is
about 40O feet above the tloor.-St
Louis Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
THEY WERE ALL SCARED.
A Case of Highway Robbery With
Peculiar Ending.

What the hero of this story kicks
about is the fact that his wife forgot
her sacred word never to say anything
regarding it. His business keeps him
out late, and he frequently carries con-
siderable money. When footpads are
reported in evidence, he gets as near
home as he can by street car and then
takes the best lighted route to his
house.
One night he had reached the front Of
his own place and had just drawn
long sigh of relief when the order
Hands up!' startled him into compli-
ance One man held gun in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of his ear and
another Systematically robbed him Of
everything worth carrying off. The or
der then was that he walk around the
block so as to defer the use of his tele-
phone. and 1t was clearly stated that
any attempt to turn back, run or call
for help would result In his being
assasSinated.
Before he reached the corner it
struck him that the voice of one of the
men sounded familiar and then that its
owner was near neighbor greatly
given to practical Joking. Back he
went on tiptoes. his revolver In his
right hand and surprised the footpads
as they were dividing the spoils. He
made them lay everything on the walk,
and when they Strengthened up await
ing the next order he discovered that
both were total strangers His hand
dropped from sheer terror, and then
the robbers ran one way, while he
sprinted the other. Half an hour later
he, his wife and a lantern, revolver
and the hired girl went out and found
his money. watch, papers and diamond
pin. His wife simply ruined the story
by telling it first.-Detroit Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
THE IRISH PEASANT.
He Is the Gnyest Fellow In the
World Under Difficulties.


The Irish peasant is still, thank
heaven. what Sir Walter Scott called
him after the visit of the great novelist
to Ireland in the early thirtes--he is
still 1.-The gayest fellow in the world
under difficulties and affections" He
has a cheerful way of regarding cir
cumstances which to others would be
most unpleasant and disheartening. a
peasant met with an accident which
resulted in a broken leg. The neigh
bors of course commiSerated him.
"Arrah," he remarked, with CLEAN of
satisfaction in his eye as he regarded
the bandaged limb, what a blessing it
is that it wasn't me neck
Yes. the irrepressible Irishman has a
Joke for every occasion. Two country
men who had not seen each other for a
long time met at a fair. They had a
lot of things to tell each other. "Shure
it's married am" said O'Iirien. You
don't tell me sou said Blake. "Faith,
yes" said O'Bl'ien. IAN I'VE got a fine,
healthy bhOy which the neighbors say
is the very lDltltl Vi me, at-aht i'thNh
for moment ut O'Brien, who was not,
to say the least. remarkable for his
good looks. and then said, "Gch. well,
what's the harrum so long as the
child's healthyT' And yet a peasant
to whom a witticism thus spontaneous
ly springs may be very simple minded.
The peasants passion for rhetoric
still induces them to commit to memo
ry imposing polysyllables which they
often misapEiy, with the most amusing
and grotesque results. heard nurse
maid eXcaim at crying child in her
arms. "Weli. Of all the ecclesiastical
children | eTer met you're wan Of
thim' A landlord in the south of Ire
land recently received q letter from a
tenant in Che following terms:
Yer Honnor-Hopin this finds You in good
health, as it larrs me at present, your bulldog
Bill has assassinated me poor ould donkey.
Nineteenth Century
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

There lives near my home said
resident of Rockland. Me-, recently, "a
man named Edwin Mcintyre, who
leads hermit life and has queer
hobby. one of the prettiest and best
kept pieces of road in Maine passes in
front of his lonely retreat. 1t has been
built by Mr.. Mcintyre, who for the last
- years has, when not otherwise en-
gagged. employed his time picking up
rocks and stones near his home and
pounding them into pebbles, which he
las put in the highway. In % years
time he estimates that he had pounded
100000 stones and made them ready
for road use. The town authorities.
recognizing the value of the work, have
for several years compensated the man
by giving him his road tax. He claims
that he has already placed on the road
20 cords of these manufactured stones.
Other towns in Maine envy Rockland
such a faithful and skillful road build
err"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
ROAD PROBLEM SOLVED.
How New York Farming Commu-
nifty Got Good Roads.

The splendid road conditions existing
on the continent Of Europe can be du-
pliCated here. says General Roy Stone.
The question is one for the people
themselves to solve, and 1t is actual
S being solved in the United States
today by the voluntary action OF
communities in various sections OF the
country.
For example. heard that there were
some especially good stone roads being
constructed in the state of New York,
SO went there myself. and to be
sure that | should make a Thorough
test | went in the midst of January
thaw. got a pair of horses and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

The equiroctial storms are no longer
believed in by scientific persons. The
euuinoxes are the dates of the year
when the sun crosses the equator at
one of the equnoctial points. They &C.
cur about March p and Sept. q, and
though storms have been known to oc-
cur about those times, they are no
longer considered as due to the per-
fectly natural occurrence of the cross
ing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

When water is allowed to stagnate
on n road, it softens the materials.
alters the quality, and the mud arts
ing from the mixture of the debris and
water has also detrimental effect
upon the materials. The effects pro
duced by these causes are called altGra-
ton of the quality of road.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
~ Rad Roads Affect Business,

One reason why the boards Of trade
and the commercial bodies in the Unit
ed States are getting interested in good
roads is the fact that the whole bust
ness of the country is suffering for the
want of them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21

All advertising does not pay. All
good advertising does. That's what
good advertising is - advertising that
brings results,-AgricultYal Advertis-
Ing,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
Read what is said about it by your neghbors.

E. Bennett prominent business Orleans Co.,
residing at West Charleston VT.
have kept poultry for As and have always taken pains produce all
fed hens all kinds feed recommended
About weeks ago persuaded PAGES PERFECTED
three weeks double the
did month March, My about the
From O. D. Owen, general merchant at Barton Vt.
handled Poultry Food that satisfaction
From the Seaver Store No. Troy, VT
PAGES PERFECTED POULTRY FOOD for the
find good seller Our sales doubled
without exception speak in the highest
of its quality producer
From Sullivan ]. Garter Wesield, VT
think PAGES PERFECTED POULTRY great egg produce
and highly recommend it to all.
From Amos LaFont East Albany, VT
think doing the great benefit in making PAGES PER
POULTRY FOOD hundred profit producing
eggs winter
From W. H. Tbhets Groceryman at Coventry.
PAGES PERFECTED POULTRY FOOD ithe best selling Poultry
highly of word of complaint anyone
this Poultry Food village
sold terms to agents address the manufacturer
CARROLL S. PAGE, hYDE PARK. VI.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-12-21
VOL. XVIII
Essex District Probate Court.

Sessions ct said Court will he held at
Itrf.sht,lu the second Tuesday ui October aud
Anil. canaan the second Tuesday OF No.
yrututr aud Aiay.s West concord the second
Tuesday ui nccemhr~ aud June. l-unenhnrI
tbr ~ryuuu Tuesday vt January aud July.
Special rSSiuus viii 1r held At any place III
the District by agreement,
RORERT CHASE. Judge.