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JOINT NOTE SIGNED
ALL FOREIGN MINISTERS AFFlx
THEIR SIGNATURES TO
THE DOCUMENT.
Full Text Of the Demands of the Pow
ers Upon the Chinese Government
Severe Punishment of Certain
Chinese Whom the Powers Will
Designate-Other Requirements.

Picking. Dec. 22.-The last obstacle
having been removed. the joint note
ministers, including the envoy from
the Netherlands. who arrived only re-
Gently. The note will be delivered to
Lii Hung Chang and Prince Ching. the
Chinese plenipotentiaries. as soon as
the former shall have sufficiently re
covered from his indisposition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
TENT FOR SHEEP.
Nebraska Mans Device For Reduc-
ing the Loss of Lambs.

\ new invention recently patented
hy Henry NJ. Wilson of Chadrou, Neb.,
ali old railroad conductor, is an indi-
vidual sheep tent which has already
attracted wide attention among flock
masters, says the ST. Louis Post-Dls-
patch. Wilson has sheep on the range
and. like other wool growers, has suf-
fered heavy losses in his lamb crop in
the stormy weather in the early
spring He tested and patented tent
made from two square yards of canvas
cut bias, making the tent three feet
square at the bottom and three feet
high 1t is staked firmly down at each
corner, and two tiny AK handle hickory
poles hold the center up. This tent Is
placed over an eve in the storm, which
protects her from the coyotes and the
weather.
The great loss of lambs on the range
Is caused by chilling to death in the
rain or snow before gaining strength
enough to get on their feet after drop
ping. Wilson has received orders In
thousand lots from both Wyoming and
South Dakota, and factory IS making
them to meet the trade. Heretofore
the loss from lambs has been from 8
to 20 per cent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
CENSUS OF FINE STOCK.
Pure Bred Farm Animals to BE In
cluded In EnumeratOrs' Schedules.

An enumeration of pure bred farm
animals in the United States VIII be
part of the twelfth census. says the
Washington Post. The main schedule
for agriculture provides for returning
the number June !, 1900. Of all pure
blooded animals recorded or eligible to
record Oh the farm
While the treasury department, In
administering the tariff laws relative
to pure bred animals, does not accept
the verbal statements of owners or
agents, but requires certified evidence
in writing of the pedigree claimed. the
census enumerator will br compelled to
rely pretty generally il not wholly
upon verbal replies rs to whether stock
is pure bred. The customs division Of
the federal government recognizes the
certificates of the publishers Of about
50 American and perhaps IS foreign
herdbooks. The census office will. OF
course, recognize the validity OF the
same registers.
AS several months must elapse be
taken, Director Merriam requests that
all who are not certain whether their
unregistered animals are grade, or pure
bred and eligible to record" take
steps definitely to settle the point, and
thus be prepared without hesitation to
give the enumerator accurate informa
tion relative TO this interesting inquiry
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
UP FROM A GRAVEL PIT.
Striking Career Of the Worlds
Greatest Street Railway Man.
WONDERFUL EXECUTIVE GENIUS.

story of How william c. whitney
Discovered Herbert n. yrecInud,
President of New YorL's Great
Street Railway system-once Dis
charged From the Long IsIaod
Rniiroad-A Great Constructors.
There has been a good deal of talk
about tAe Third Avenue railroad in
New York. which was recently bought
up by the Metropolitan Street Railway
company, at whose head are such men
as William c. Whitney and other mil
lionaires. But the most Interesting
member of the consolidation group is
Herbert ii. Vreeland, who is now pres
ident OF all the important street rail
ways in New York.
Thirteen years ago Nreeland was dig
ging gravel In Long Island pit, max
ing $3.50 Il day. How was he discov-
cred? How did he so marvelously rise
from gravel pit gang? Natural ques-
tions, but, after all, II was not 50 diff
cult to discover Nreeland. says the New
York Telegraph. One only had TO look
at the man to realize he was out Of the
ordinary 1t was not more difficult to
pick out Vreeland in n gravel pit gang
than ii would be to pick ont race
horse from lot of "sk. tes."
When work on the gravel pit shut
down. Vreeland started to drive bak-
ers wagon over In Newark, afterward
driving a milk route" Then one day
he determined to go rallroading and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

pared with all the sugar. coffee and to-
bacco growing territory In the world.
"We hope TO see our coffee marketed
ln the United States soon. We think II
far better than Rio and as good as
Mocha and Java. In Europe 1t is pre-
ferred To Mocha and Java. In the
French cities restaurants will serve
you almost invariably with Porto Rico
coffee. Ii may not he called such, but
Il will he ours We cannot find that
market now, because the Spanish gate
is closed 10 us, but we hope To teach
the Americans TO appreciate our coffee.
Ii can be placed in your markets under
favorable conditions at a lower rate
than any other coffee. and yet it will
challenge all others for flavor. And
this fact is to he borne in mind, lest
some high tariff advocate should he
frightened at the prospect of market
flooded with our coffee: The city of
New York alone, if it were SO disposed,
could more than consume every pound
OF coffee the whole island of Porto
Rico could possibly grow
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
NATIVE PHILIPPINE BAND.
1t Is Proposed to Make Tour of
Principal American Cities.


While Professor Mindt was in the
Philippines as chief musician of the
band of the Sixth United States artil-
lery he utilized his leisure time in or
ganizing a band of natives and in
structing them in the technical use of
various band Instruments Owing to
the natural taste Of the people for mu-
sic and their aptness in acquiring Il
knowledge Of the various instruments
he succeeded in organizing band of
considerable merit. Persons who have
heard it perform say that the band
compares favorably from an artistic
standpoint with American bands.
Professor Mindt, who is now in the
United States, has applied TO the war
department for authority to bring this
native band, numbering 50 pieces, to
the United States for concert tour of
ucational purposes says the Washing
ton Star. In case the authorities are
favorably disposed toward the propo-
sition ii is suggested that the free en-
try into Manila of so new American in
struments for the use of the band be
authorized and that the band be given
free transportation to San Francisco
on one Of the regular military trans
ports.
Before acting upon this application
the officials of the war department will
confer with treasury officials to see
whether it can be granted without vic.
latlon Of Immigration or the alien con-
tract labor iaw.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
MYSTERY OF FUNSTON'S PIN
Lost In Alaskan River, It Turns Up
In n wAshington HAL.

Captain Charles W. Filler Of the pen
sion office has been the means Of re-
turning To General Fred Funston, the
gallant Kausan OF river swimming
fame, lost fraternity pin under con.
ditiUns as peculiar as they are mystc-
riOus. says the Washington Post
The pin is the emblem OF the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity AMI was lost
years ago 10y the capsiziug OF boat
while General Funston vas in Alaska
Ou Il government mission. The pin
was attached To "A vest, aud the vest
was in Il knapSack. When the boat
upset. Funston and his Eskimo com
panion saved themselves, but all their
belongings were supposed to he at the
bottom Of the river.
Onc day last summer workmen were
tearing up the floor of the old ice rink
in Convention hall. and negro found
q peculiar badge with the name Fred.
erick Funston" engraved upon It's back.
Captain Filler heard of the incident on
the very day that the story of Fun
StOn's swimming episode WAS given Ia
the world. The identity NJ the names
struck him as peculiar. and IT occurred
Ia him that the pin might belong tO
the Kansas fighter. When he heard
that Funston was returning to the
States. he -rrote letter that met the
general at San Francisco. In this let
ter were Il pencil sketch of the pin and
,I, %
Captain Filler received no answer t0
his letter aud had about forgotten the
circumstance until few days ago,
when a letter reached him that bore
date of last October. II had been re.
turned through the dead letter office,
and Mrs. Funston had made inquiry as
to who Captain Filler was and redirect
ed II. The letter was from General
Funston and was as follows:
The badge OF which you speak in
your recent letter was lost by me in
Alaska several years ago. 1t is Ger.
tainly very much Of a mystery how 1t
ever reached Washington. recognize
it from the description YOU have given
me- 1t is the badge of college fra
ternity to which | belong | would be
under the greatest obligation TO you II
you would get hold of ii and send 1t
to me- even if il is necessary to pay
something to the man who now has II.
although he is in no way entitled to
it and has no right to wear the badge
of society of which he is not a mem.
her. Thanking you most sincerely for
your kindness, | am
Captain Filler hunted up the negro
who had found the pin and secured
possession of it by paying him s.. 1t
is now on its way to General Funston,
How it found its way from an Alaskan
river to a Washington skating rink Is
a mystery that may never be solved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

got Job as brakeman on the Long Is
land railroad. He was q good brake
man, but when there was reorganiza-
ton and a general shake up" on the
line he was discharged.
The discharge was a disCOuragement,
but young Nreeland, stout hearted and
broad shouldered, determined that he
was going to stick to railroading. Aft
er quickly working his way through
various grades he became a conductor
on what was then known as the New
York and Northern railway.
When Mr. Whitney purchased this
little line. he discovered Nreeand III
manner quite extraordinary. Whit
ney knew nothing about the read;
didn't even know where it ran from
except from the maps shown him. SO
when he made the purchase he went
on a tour of inspection. As they went
along the line Whitney began to ask
questions Of the officials who accom-
panied him. Sometimes they could
give him the desired information, but
more often he got the reply: We'll, |
don't exactly know about that. Wait
minute and I'll ask Nreeland. He
knows
This reply got so monOtonOus that
finally Whitney suggested they could
save good deal Of time by sending
for Vreeland and getting him into the
private car. Ereeland had all the in
Co.
his fingers ends. AS the train pro
ceeded without stop the financial
magnate remarked: well, gentlemen,
this line doesn't seem to touch vii
lage nor even settlement. For the
life of me can't see where you get
any freight from"
at was rather hard at the start said
Vreeland. 'but now, you see. ! have
organized a lot of pony routes as feed
ers and by this means we are carrying
In most of New York's milk supply
"Oh. you did, did you" replied Whit
ney. and then he began thinking
Shortly after this there was meet
ing of. the Metropolitan street railway
directors. John Crimmins was tenn
porarily in the position of president
When the directors had assembled,
Whitney calmly said to them
well, gentlemen, | have found a
president for this company.
"Who is hep all inquired.
His name is Vreeland," replied
Whitney.
"Vreeland, vreeland-strange-
heard of him. Who is he? What's his
line now"
"He hasn't any line now,' answered
Whitney. "IIe never had line that
know Of, bue he's fine president. You
ought to see him. Why, he's over six
feet tall and big enough to lick John l.
Sullivan. oh. he'll make fine presl'
dent"
So Vreeland was sent for. He had
never had the slightest inkling OF
Whitney's intentions. When he came
TO the city and saw the cable cars on
broadway, 1t Is related that he nerv
ously remarked, 81 don't know wheth
er it's quite safe to get on those things
going along that way without horses
From the very outset Vreeland JUST
fed Whitney's confidence and won the
unbounded admiration Of the sEeptlca
directors, He started right to work tc
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

improve the facilities, built bigger cars
and established "A transfer system
which since he took hold has grown
from l.IuuUOO yearly To l4G,UOOU,v
during last year. "A transfer system
which haS been of vast public yeneilt
IN that 1t has, according Ia carefully
compiled statistics reduced the rate 4
fare geneially from > cents 10 3.26 aud
during what are known as tile COIN
mission hours'-that j., between ) aud
. anu u aud O'Cluck-tu LOS.
W hen Nrccland took hold of the Met.
rcpo!itan company, there wee about
l,uUn platform men u'-canducturs and
mu1urI.cn- employed. and he found
that there We're ten discharges each
day, or :!GJ each mu.th. He saw that
that state of affairs would never do,
for If il was continued in time il would
be necessary for every man in the pop
ulation to pass through the eye OF this
needle TO keep the system in operation.
So he Investigated the causes of these
wholesale discharges and soon diScov-
cred why Il was constantly necessary
to let out conductors and gripnpn.
He found they were appointed on the
recommendation of some alderman or
ward politician, with very little regard
to character or competency. NreCland
quickly abolished this pevniciOuS sys.
tenn, and his orders were: Send the ap.
plicantS To me. All | ask is that they
be recommended by one householder
of the city. will put them through an
examination, and if they have the mus
Gle and the brains they will be en-.
ployed. and | think they will stay EN-.
ployed." The result Of this is that
while now the number of platform
men has grown to nearly 1000, the
vast majority of them have been IN the
cumpany'S service over one year and
A. per cent have been employed three
years. Out Of the whole 1000 during
tie entire month of January last only
ten were discharged.
When Whitney discovered Nreeland
he thought Of him only as an operator
but it was not long before he placed
H
the latter capacity Nreeland made a
marvellous record for himself. In one
instance he cXcavated on Sixth avenue
from Thirty-hfth to Fifty-ninth street
distance of about A. miles, through
solid rock and 10 sewer connections
completing the work in quicker time
/ than tie best record for Stringiug IN
/ overhead trolley system the same dis
/ tance over Il country road.
An interesting token of good vii
/ towGr President Nrceland was mani
/ frs;ed by sending him in February q
/ 100000 valentine by group OF
/ wealthy men who are potent in the
/ Metropolitan street railway syndicate
/ Mir. Nretland is today but in the prime
/ of his manhood and a magnificent spec
| linen of physical development. He
/ organizes his worEmrn into clubs. He
/ goes to their entertainments They
/ are glad to see him and there are NJ
/ STRIKES In acquiring the Third avenue
/ line lie has, as he faCetiouSly puts 1t
added 81 miles to his job. He now per
sonalIy manages the greatest stree
railway Systell in the world, but Is tht
same Uua&sumiug, unObtruSive man
/ with no more OStentat!On than when h,
/ worked in n gravel pit or drove mill
. wagon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

'Lo, the poor Indian" has burst into
literature. For the editicatiou OF Hol.
lands young queen, Chief Pokagon's
posthumous romance, "rhe Queen OF
the Woods" has been printed iu an
edition de luxe and will be presented
by special messenger to her majesty.
The messenger will be Peter Van
Schaaeck, and he goes as representa-.
tive of the Holland society Of Chicago,
says the New York World The author
was the last chief of the Pottawat0.
mics. The book traces the rise and fall
of the tribe, who were the original Chi
cagoans. Chief Pokagon died last year
before the book was completed. An
other hand finished 1t from material
left by the chief.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
MERCYFOR BOERS PLEADED.
Churchill Says British Have No Mo-
nopoIy of Right In This Quarrel.


What shall Britain do now with
those she calls rebels: has become a
very important question, says Winston
s. Churchill, the New York Worlds
correspondent at Ladysmith.
They may be divided into four class
es-the ringleaders, those taken in
arms, those who make voluntary sur
render otherwise than on the field Of
battle and those who creep back TO
their farms without going through any
formality.
The persons coming under the first
two categories, those who have melted
a district to rise or have plundered the
farms of loyal farmers or have COM
mitted dishonorable acts of war, may
be held TO deserve severe treatment,
whether surrendering or taken in arms,
for insurreCtion has led to all kinds Of
misery and destruction. Moreover, it
may seem most desirable to distinguish
between this class and the other.
But those who wish TO make their
peace, whether formally or not, may
be sternly directed to remain on their
farms, working at their ordinary husi-
ness until the queens pleasure shall be
made known to them.
This policy, | understand, is practi-
cally adopted in Cape Colony, but in
Natal, where there is a great loyalist
majority, who feel very bitterly to-
ward their neighbors who have "as-
sisted to bring evils upon the land
more severe treatment is apparently
desired
l cannot help thinking that this
would be a mistake, because for one
surrendering rebel handcuffed and put
in Jail ten desperate men will resolve
to fight to the bitter end with the
Beers.
The British should not try for their
pound Of flesh, but only to bring about
speedy and permanent peace.
A proclamation tending to encourage
desertions from the republican armies
similar to that issued by Lord Roberts
might be effective here. Many Natal
Dutch farmers are anxiously watching
ceive. unmoved alike by loyal passions
or impractical sentiment.
The British government must estab-
lish uniform system Of treating the
unfortunate, misguided people, and |
plead for system in which mercy al
ready treads close upon the heels of
Justice. The British have by no means
Il monopoly of right in this quarrel.
Their African record does not entitle
them to judge harshly, and, whatever
the right and wrong, the only goal
should be a happy, contented South
Africa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
IYnusemnfds Two.

HousemaidS two, so dainty and clean,
March and April we name them together,
They neehcn up the world their work between
From the Crime and SCOT of the winters
weather.
One sweeps out and the other doth scrub,
The winds are the broom in March's hand,
And heavcnful Of rain is Aprl's tub
Busy are they in grateful land!
All for the sake of their Mistress May,
Farcr none IL twelvemonth meeting,
Strive they ioth, each IN her way,
The work blst turned to her hand completing.
Faithful twain, to your praise we sing.
No less than to that of your coming queen
March ard April, busy in the spring,
Hot.ssnaids Two, so dainty and clean
Ripley d. Saunders in st, Louis Republic,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
In SheldOn's Steps.

f. o. Popenoe, manager Of the To-
peka Daily Capital. according to Chi
cago dispatch to the New York World,
said the other night that his newspaper
would perpetuate the Sheldon idea Of
journalism and would collect 100000
bushels Of Kansas corn and ship II to
the starving inhabitants of India. He
continued: I'VE have decided to ignore
the ugly details Of crime and brutal
sport. We will carry all our advertis-
ing contracts till they expire, but after
that we will refuse all that seem dis
honest, indecent or even suggestive"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
BOER IMMIGRATION SCHEME
Burlington Railroad Planning to
Send Agents to South Africa.

When the present war in South Ar
rica is ended, rs it is supposed it Will,
in the subjugaton Of the Beers. the
Burlington officials anticipate that
thousands of the people of the Trans
vaal will be as desirous of getting
away from English rule as they were
when they went into the African will
derness, says the st. LC Cuis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
There is no place in Africa for them
to go. and the road is preparing to send
agents to that country to induce them
to come to the United States and settle
in the undeveloped portions and engage
either in stock raising or farming.
TLv} are confident of securing several
thousand of these Industrious and fru-
ral peONle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

We heart a woman sny the other day
ut table. II like this bread, it's so nice
and chevy" She is New Englander
by education. Did she invent Chevy"
or Is the term used freely? We never
heard 1t before, says the Boston Jour
nal, and dialect dictionaries know it
not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30

t"Past and Present.
When lofty Spain came towering up the seas
This little stubborn land to daunt and qucll,
The winds OF heaven were our auxiliaries
And smote her that she fell.
All. not today is nature on our side;
The mountains and the rivers are our foe
And nature. with her heart Of man allied,
ID haSl to overthrow.
William Watson in Washington Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
SPER CENT
Dividend Paying Stock,
OF THE AMERICAN CONFECTIONERY CO..

Ot Inc Al-kiNAN SoNtES llONESN CO.,
a Vermont and Boston enterprise and man
Itacturiug industry. Limited isSu offered
at a special price for short Il le only
shares mll pail. noL aSsrssahle full pnru i
patinE. Write Hon. Geo. W. VIM. Treas
Montpelier. VT.
subscriptions will also be received ny Chas
W. Ruiter. Cashier Merchants Natio ial Bank
81. JuhnSbury, VI, who is Direct " OF tn,
Company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
Rare Compliment For American L0-
cOmOtIves.

The verdict Of the Prussian minister
of railways at Berlin upon the Ameri-
can locomotives that were tried In Ba.
varia Is that Notwithstanding their
faultless construction they cost consid-
erably less than locomotives Of similar
style Of Prussian make"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
Essex District Probate Court.

Sessions OF said Court will b. held q,
Brighton the second Tuesday of DC tuber an
April. Canaan the second Tuesday of No
vember and May. West Concord the secon,
Tuesday OF neCembev and Iune. LInenburi
the second Tuesday ofIanuary and Iuly
Special sessions will ne held at any place !.
the District by agreement
ROBERT CHASE. Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-30
0. H. HENDERSON.
TICK ET AGENT
Boston and Maine Railway,
ST. JOHNSBURY. VT.

Tickets via the first class routes to points
west and south and via trans-atIant nne
to and from European points. ia .saEs
checked through. Sleeping car accommooa'
tions secured in advance
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

F. f. Johnesse will let a con-
tract this week for q crosscut tur-
mel on the Blue Jacket mine across
Salmon river to tap the vein at q
depth Of 800 feet. The work will
give employment to a large force
Of men and is being done for the
Idaho Exploration 4 Copper Co.
TAKEN uP:-In Crangeville, Sept. 10,
$780, Que buckskin horse, about years
Cd. branded r bar II on left hip. owner
c.n have same by calling and paying all
exp nses.-P Rontz, Crangevilie, Sept.
IL, 1000.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-09-21

10 prevent consumption quickly
cure throat and lung troubles with
Une Minute Cough Curc.-Dr.
sheaff'r City Drug Store.