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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15

FORT WORTH AND DENVER CITY
Fou,,h wal, g., ~ ds91 1898. 1899
From Tsn -, "a toeo .; $500 $50 100 S35, O3
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
Mr.. CampbeII's Legal Adventure.


Robert j. Campbell of New York had
an odd and even awkward experience
one day which illustrates forcibly a
peculiar phase in the practice of law
in the metropolis. Returning home
late ut night, he was attacked and Sc
verely beaten by a drunken stranger.
TO allay the apprehension of his fam.
lily Mr.. Campbell explained that he
had been struck by street car. He
was put to bed and a maid sent out
for linimpnt and bandages. She re.
turned with Il strange doctor, who
proceeded at once to make minute
examination.
The examination disclosed that the
patient was suffering countless injuries,
most of them incurable, to his spine.
knees, thighs, shoulders and arms. Mr..
Campbell who knew how little he was
hurt, was even alarmed by the result,
and his family were thrown into al.
most senselesS fear. The following day
the doctor returned and announced that
he was not physician at all, but an
"accident" lawyer-that Is, one who
sues corporations for damages result,
ing from physical injuries. He also
brought with him several alleged wit
neSscs to the street car accident, all of
whom were willing to swear to any
thing for consideration. Saturday
Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
Ceilings and Their Handling.

Ceilings are Of innumerabe orders.
We are familiar with the fiat one paper
ed or frescoed. But we are beginning to
learn few simple principes-for ex-
ample, that a coved ceiling greatly in
creases the apparent height of low
studded room. A heavy paneled ceiling
must not rest on walls without the com
ing between of strongly protiled cor
nice. Wooden ceilings are coming into
favor, but are to be used only in very
high studded rooms. Plaster holdings
we are outgrowing, and 1t is settled that
we must not treat the ceiling with wall
patterns, since the angle of view is diff
ferent. Perfect plaster, well colored with
q deeper neutral tint and conventional
border in fretwork or simple lines is the
best method for the ordinary house.
Stencling can be used to advantage, and
the patterns are so easily done that a
good many women have undertaken the
work themselves with great success. But
simplicity is always to be the law, no
matter what the form chosen. leaving
elaborate schemes to professional deco
rators.-Professo Seymour Eaton in Chi
cago Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
HANCOCK.

but he's too drunk to get there, and the
independence of the colonies is lost
forever. This picture is also a crea-
ton of fancy, but let the moral lesson
sink deep into your hearts. Now ana
then. when he had been out choppng
wood in the rain, John Hancock may
have taken nip to keep the chills off,
but never on any other occasion. He
didn't need whisky to back up his
patriotism. He had cold water
hatred of tyranny, and when the time
came to upset King Georges apple cart
he picked up a goose quill and wrote
his name in letters which stand out
like red paint on a white door. Half a
pint of colonial corn juice down behind
his vest would have untitled the great
patriot and left America a dependency.
Ny friends. | am not here to rail at
distillcrs, howl at brewers or shout at
saloon keepers. | am not begging you
with tears in my eyes to shun the how
ing bowl and not pound your wives or
wallop your children. | am not going
to spoil your sleep tonight Gy holding
up the horrors and miseries of intem-
perance. ! simply say to you that for a
steady all around drink cold water tops
everything else, and when judiciously
mingled with buttermilk and root beer
it produces patriots, poets, philosophers
and statesmen. Try it once, and you
will take no other. NJ. QUAD.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

during the year. But why give them?
Why tell you that l.u00,000 of our pop
uation go to bed drunk every night in
the year and that the money spent for
drink every day would provide all the
widows with scalskin sacks and French
hpeled shoes? We all know those
things. Let us begin with Christopher
Columbus, who had rather more TO do
with America than any man who has
come after him. ! give you his picture
on the canvas. You look puzzled and
surprised. You cant make it out. You
behold Christopher lying drunk on the
highway, with jug on one side and q
hog OH the other. 1t is a fanciful pic
ture. | want you to look at it closely
and keep it in your minds, and every
day for years to come | want you to
ask yourself what would have happen
ed if Columbus had been that sort Of
man. When Ferdinand and Isabella had
fitted him out for his voyage, suppose
he had gone and got a three days jag
on and had rolled around in the mud
and had had three or four scraps with
other old buns. Can you for an instant
believe that he would have been left in
command of the expedition or that this
country would have been discovered
for the next so years? But there was
no boozing. He mag have taken a
farewell drink of root beer or lemon
ade, as was eminently proper, but it
ended right there, and he became world
famous as a result. A whole hem
isphere and millions of people owe him
a debt of gratitude and will remember
his name forever because of his abb
stinence. The lesson taught by the pic
ture is plain to all. Get drunk, and you
will be sent to the island for 30 days;
remain sober, and you will become fa-
nous.
MY friends let ME give you the pic
ture of George Washington as he was
about to cross the Delaware and gain q
great victory over the British. You
observe that George is lying drunk
with his feet on chair while the pa
trot army waits for him to take the
lead. You murmur and are aghast.
You never heard that the Father Of
His Country got jag on. No more
did he, l give you this picture as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

the barrel, and it was easier to get
drunk ;han to roll ont Of bed but
Washington was a man to withstand
temptations on T. different occasions.
as figure it, had hr gone off on a
tear. instead Of attending to business,
this country would not now be the
United States. | never hail him rs Tie
great ana noble without also blessing
him for not filling up with corn juice.
The analogy is plain to the dullcst
mind. Get drunk and fall over your
self and roll around in the Catnip, and
you'll die unknown and unwept. Let
whisky ana beer alone, except when or
dercd FOR cramps, ana nation WIN
sorrow at your death ana raise mOnu-
ments to you for a thousand years
after.
The name of John Hancock must al
ways be associated with the Dcclara-
ton of Independence. His name was
the first to 20 down. His was the first
neck to be put into the halter l give
you his picture. He is ~mpsy drunk
and hanging TO lamppoSt in the city
of Boston. The convention waits for
him to sign his name to document
which viii change the map of the
world and bring forth n new nation,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

A capital story of Rolf Boldre-
wood, the distinguished Australian
novelist, is told. After 7. A. Browne
had suddenly leaped into fame as Rolf
Boldrewood, author of Robbery Under
Arms he continued for some years
as stipendiary magistrate of Albany.
One morning there was brought before
him rough bushboy Of A. charged
with having held up several other boys
on Il country road. 1t was proved that
he had presented pistol at them and
compelled them to empty all their
pockets for his benefit,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
Coffee AduIterntiOn.

An examination of sample of roast
ed coffee berries seized in Paris show
ed them to be entirely artificial; chem
ical analysis disclosed ash, gum, dex-
trim, etc, and the microscope showed
grains Of wheat, starch, vegetable
debris and animal hairs. The berries
were beautifully nodded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

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Copyright, 1909, 10y c. Z. Lawls.l
My Dear Fellow Citizrus-it is my
custom before proceeding TO the busi-
ness of the evening to take up a collcc-
ton among the audience for the benefit
of some charity. ON this occasion the
subject is the individual who stands
before you. have managed to get
along for the last three DAVIS on 81
cents. but | can go no further. While
there is no doubt that | am worthy Of
all YOU can do for me. vet no one need
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

A pavilion, detached from the mouse
and near by, might be made very invlt-
Ing place to spend hot summer evenings
The first floor should be three or four
feet above the ground and, if two stories'
have an easy stair to second hoor.--
American Homes. ..---...
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
SECOND FLOOR PLAN.

The pantry between the dining room
and kitchen is provided with china clos
cts and all necessary fixtures. The
kitchen is also fitted up with all modern
improvements, such as soapstone wash
trays and porcelain sink. The bathroom
has a tile floor, with all fixtures set open
with nickel trimmings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
AN ADMIRABLE DESIGN,
Plan For Modern Dwelling That Can
he Built For s:.I5O.

Copyright, 1900. by George IlitcLiuss. architect
lUg0 flatbush avenue, Bro5klynl
This design shows a modern dwelling
which has been erected in Brooklyn for
$3.50 complete, including furnace and
hot and cold water supply. The design
Is admirable and combines both good clr-
vations and well arranged plan. The
underpinning is built of mottled hulf
brick. The superstructure of wood is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

first story, 8 feet inches; second story,
8 feet; attic, s feet.
The hall is trimmed with ash and is
ornamented with a platform staircase.
with newell posts and balusters turned
out Of similar wood. The dining room
contains a wood mantel with tile hearth
and facings. The parlor is trimmed with
cypress and is provided with manteI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

That two men may be real friends,
they must have opposite opinions, simi,
lar principles, and different loves and
hatreds c Chateaubriand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

"IIome is the dearest place on EARTH y
remarked BiIkens to wilkins.
yes" replied Wilkins. that's why
we quit housekeeping and went To
board Columbus (OD State Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

an object lesson, and | ask you where
this country would have been today
had George gone Off ON a hoopla at
critical moment? In those old colonial
days there was corn juice around by
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31

The price paid for cradle is hush
money. Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-31
DRINK COLD WATER.
QUIT BOOKING AND KEEP SOBER AND
YOU WILL BECOME FAMOUS.

@. Hope Jones, the Famous Temper
Rncc Lecturer, cites Al Few His
t0ric Examples To Prove the Truth
OF This Proposition.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
Down n Mountain ON an Avalanche

I'VE were prospecting on a mountain
in Vancouver" said a Seattle (Wash.)
man. at was In the spring of the year,
and the earth was soft and wet. When
about half way up the side of the noun
tain, without the slightest warning an
area about 100 feet square seemed to
break loose from the rest and darted with
lightning speed down the mountain side.
The avalanche seemed to be about five
or six feet deep and carried with II trees,
rocks and powders. Fortunately, myself
and companions were close to the upper
portion of the sliding land and thus
escaped being struck. The ride down the
mountain side on that avalanche was the
most rapid and perilous one ever want
to experience. / rode astride the trunk
OF a fallen tree, and my friends were
clinging tenaciously to its branches. We
covered a distance of about a mile in,
l should say, about half a minute, al
though none of US held stop watches. The
avalanche came to stop near the foot
of the mountain in small valley, and,
strange to say, none of us was hurt, save
one fellow, who was struck on the leg
by a bowlder after we had come to o
stop. Talk about rapid TRANSITIONAL
ride beat anything l ever experienced OF
heard of,."-Washington Post.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
Awoman,. Predicnment.

The Chicago Post describes the sad
case of a woman who was waiting al
the ''limits car barn" for an Evanston
avenue car. There were plenty of Ey-
anston cars, but her transfer check was
good only on the avenue line, and she
was determined not to pay another fare.
AT last, as night approached. she went
to a telephone and called up her hus.
band. She told him the situation-thai
no Evanston avenue cars seemed to be
running, that 1t was getting dark, and
she was afraid. What should she do2
''Why, take an Evanston car" he re
piled.
But shall have to pay another fare"
she objected.
"Well, what OF 1t? You don't want &c
stay there, do your"
''But can't" she said and hesitated.
"Why not r. he asked.
"Becduse-because l haven't any mon
ey. / just used my last dime in the tele
phone to call you up"
And then she wondered at the laugh
which reached her ears over the wire.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
Almost InsuIted.

Amid the lace bargains in one of the
large department stores the other day a
shopper engrossed in thought set her lit
tie japanese spaniel on the counter. One
of the salesgirls, not seeing the little dog,
threw a remnant Of reduced lace over him
and entirely submerged him. When the
woman went to look for her pet, he was
not to be found. but several shrill yelps
accompanied by an upheayal Of the lace
betrayed his presence. He was quickly
rescued from his predicament, and the
woman, showering kisses upon his moist,
upturned nose. said, did they cover
mammals precious with cheap so cent
laeeH
The salesgirl, who evidently had cult.
waited diplomacy, assured the dogs mis-
tress that the lace had been reduced from
81 ID 80 cents, and the woman took her
pet away molliied.-Philadelph Record
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
NOT wH=l.r "A oowAkp.
A naIiroasss-. eess Reason For xes
Hcalrtfnw train Robbers.

a 8aiiroadeF-s Gopd Reason For Vet
Rcsstias Train Robbers.
s'when I hear people boast what they
wouli or wouldn't do under the PERSIA
sion Of six shooter" said an old passen-
ger conductor, II am always reminded
Of an experience Of lnins years ago on the
Iron Mountain railroad.
II was station agent at the time at a
little town near Texarcapa and had been
summoned to Little Rock on some bust
ness that has nothing to do with this sto-
ry. I was IN the frst day coach, well up
to the front. and In the next seat was an
express messenger who had attracted q
good deal OF attention from the fact that
he wore his hair lsng and had pair Of
enormous revolvers stuck In his belt. The
rest OF the car was well filed with q
mixed crowd. including perhaps a dozen
women. At about 0 o'clock at night,
while we were going over very DESC
late part OF the road, the train slowed
down suddenly, and before we could in
quirc what was wrong the front door
few open and a masked man stepped in
side with a sawed of shotgun at his
shoulder. sit still! he yelled. IN turn
loose IL airy soul moves fngerr As he
spoke another masked man stepped
around him with a cooked revolver in his
hand and started down the aisle, looting
the passengers as he went. When he
came to the express messenger, he burst
out laughing. You - scarecrow! he
said. what are you doing with them
gunsr And he snatched one of the piss
tolls out Of his belt and hit him over the
head with the butt. Then he took the
other, made him hand over his watch and
money and passed on. The messenger
wiped the blood of his face and said
nothing.
"After It was all over and the robbers
had disappeared the messenger was a
target for numerous sneering remarks.
If / had made break he said to me
quietly, that Teller at the door would
have blazed away with his sawed of
gun and killed half the women folks In
the car At the next stopping place he
got of, and one OF the women stuck her
head out of the window and screamed
Coward
1.-TWO days later that same messenger
walked up TO little cabin in the noun
talns, kicked In the door, shot two Of the
robbers dead In their tracks and captured
three others, all single handed. l often
wondered whether the woman who hol-
Tered Coward heard of that Incident
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
DooRkNoBs OF TODAY.
They Come In Hundreds of shapes,
and Most of Them Are Bronze.

They Come In Hundreds of shapes,
and Most of Them Are Bronze.
The doorknob of so years ago was OF
brass. Then came into use the mineral
knob, which plenty of people of middle
age will be able to recall. Mineral knobs
were made of clays Of different colors
and sometimes OF clays of different colors
mixed, the knobs being baked with a
glazed surface. A common and familiar
form Of the mineral knob was about tho
color of dark mahogany. In their day
mineral knobs were highly esteemed, and
some OF them cost as much as S12 doz-
en- pairs Now there are mineral knobs
that can be bought for rs cents n dozen
pairs. Mineral knobs are still used.
After the mineral the bronze knob
came into fashion, and after the bronze
the wooden knob came into more or less
extended use. The prevailing doorknob
of today as used In cities Is made of
bronze. The first bronze knob put on
the market cost 81 or So a pair. Many
bronze knobs in one form and another
are now produced very cheaply, but II
might easily be that fine, handsome
bronze knobs would cost from $3.50 to So
a pair. More or less brass knobs arc
still made, but nowadays mostly In
bronze designs.
Doorknobs are now made Of iron, and
they are still made In considerable vari-
ETY. Of shapes and sizes Of various kinds
If wood. There are also made door
knobs Of glass. These are now produced
in greater variety than formerly. They
are made in smooth and in cut glass, and
some Of them, simple In design as they
may be, are beautiful. Glass doorknobs
cost up to 81 a pair. But while door
knobs are made and sold in all these va
rious materials, yet the prevailing knob
In city use and the one that would be
found in one grade and quality or anoth-
er in most of the city's dwellings would
be one of bronze.
Among the hubireds Of varieties in
which doorknobs are made there may be
found not only knobs in various conven-
tional forms, but knobs made In con-
formity with architectural styles and his
torical periods. For all that, doorknobs
are not infrequently made to order for
single houses from designs furnished by
the architect.-New York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
love as he does."
And she tfad the third lettarf

And she tsad the third lsttert
Ny Dear PYlo'AyJlxog we're : nd Sl sAsr
beautiful eyes wyrt % iiks thoss God had given
to the woman wsa toeA 70 nary.
You know Of the short year Of happiness which
was granted me. aPd you know what long
weary life have led since my vile died.
You. dear. have ban and are the one woman n
this world to whom can offer myself and what
Il left u my lifs and heart
Thou art not my arst love.
loved before We met.
But the vision Of that sumner dream
i pleasant to me Jet.
Thou art my last love,
I will not say my best;
Ny heart has shed Its outer leaves
To give thee all the rest.
do love you, not with the boyhood passion
you may crave. bpt with the true and honest iove
Of a man old enough to be your father. For yearr
have loved you thus. but would not tell you.
dear. wanted you to have the happiness which
younger man might give you, and loved you
% tenderly ] wanted you to have what would
please you most.
You know your own hearts story. do not
ask you to tell me anything, but II you will be
my wife will do all in my power to make you
e. happy as l know you can make me.
Send me one word, dear, and will promise to
care II you will bid me come. Faithfully yours,
THOMAS SEwkf1.
"He asks SO little. I ought to be able
to live with him and be happy. / shall
be making less sacrifice II I say Come
to him, and his dear. old, gentle life will
be a benediction indeed"
With tears In her eyes she laughed
aloud as she threw this last letter in the
fire, and while watching II burn she
said:
II can't marry them ALL"
Taking a sheet OF paper In her hand
and smoothing It gently, as though giving
it little blessing, she dipped her pen in
the ink, and. with a shudder, as though
it were with her own blood she were
writing, she wrote the one word:
Comet
Folding the paper, she put 1t In an en-
velope and sealed it.
She then drew another sheet from the
case before her and wrote upon it:
Ny Dear, Dear Friend-I love you too well to
give myself to you, and myself is all have to
give.
God grant you may find a woman worthy Of
your honest love is the prayer Of
DOROTHY SARGENT.
In closing this letter in an envelope
and sealing it, she gave a sigh of relief
and took another sheet of paper, on
which she wrote:
No woman living ever gricved more In saying
no to a devoted sutton than does your sincere and
unhappy friend, DOROTHY SARGENT.
And she sealed this as she had the
others and went TO the library, leaving
all three of her answers on her desk.
Touching the bell in the hall as she
passed through, the butler answered her
call.
James, tell Poole to bring me the
three letters on my desk. She may stamp
them first"
Her maid brought her the letters.
Stepping TO the table, she bowed her
head and whispered:
GOD help me TO direct these Alright"
On one she wrote, John II. Norton,
Esq, National Club"
On the second, Professor Newcomb,
Cambridge"
On the third, "Hon. Thomas Sewell,
Hotel Cecil"
"Give these to James to post. I am
not at home IL any one calls this evening
and will dine alone. Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
Merry.

Quinn-He has more nerve than any
man l ever met.
De Fonte-In what way?
Quinn - Why, he went over to his
neighbours to borrow; said he wanted to
shoot q cat.
De Fonte-Where does any nerve come
In?
ouipn-It was his neighbours cat he
wanted to shoot.-Exchange.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
The Pastors Salary.

They have ways of their own In doing
things In dear old Massachusetts, and
they cannot be said to be generous ways
In certain little coast town lives and
works clergyman beloved for his good
deeds. From early morning till late
at night he Is at the beck and call of his
parishioners, never complaining, always
cheerful. His annual stipend Is 5000
The summer visitors to this town last
year. approaching the preachers gentle
ness and hard work, and noticing his lack
OF material prosperity. dubbed together
and presented TO him purse Of 500.
The good church folk, of course, heard Of
it-and when 1t came time 10 pay him
his yearly salary they rendered him 500
and receipt to sign for $500! you
have got the other hundred from the
summer people," they said. The old man
accepted the situation and is working
away as hard as eyer.-New York Sun.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS,

Odd Fellows. Masonic, Knights OF Columbus,
Knights OF Golden Eagles Golden Cross and
all other Secret Order Pins and Charms. We
make a speciality OF these goods aud alwaI
I'VE a stock on hand. MCKINNEY THE
JEWELER. Monument Square. aIl3dn
EOR SALE-Deerlng Avenue. Fessenden
II Park, new nine (9l room house, with every
modern convenience; location unsurpassed,
electric cars and lights, paths. etc Price only
$500. Easy terms, DALTON Il CO, - tx
change street feDs u
Tor SALE-Deering Highlands, i've (5) ele-
CANT new houses directly on car line.
Every modern copvenienee prices range from
g., 500 to $500 and terms are right ana easy
Deering property Is booming remember.
DALTON & Co, 81 Exchange 81 fsoeu
LOR SALE The only available lot Of land
IT on the Western Promenade, located bes
tween the residences Of Messers Garland and
Conley. Also q hrstclass furnished cottage,
stable and land az willard Beach. Apply
10 TRUE BROS No. 39i Fors street. 31-t