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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
AN ENDURING CURSE.
A Famous English Family That Per-
fShed by Fire and Water


The attempt of the Midhurst district
council to convert the famous CLOSE
Walks"-four old yew avenues at
Cowdray, in Sussex. into an arrange
mCnt of sewage tanks recalls a creepy
story of fulfilled curse. At the disSo-
luton of the monasteries Sir Anthony
Browne obtained grant of Battle Alb
hey and the priory of Eastbourne, the
parish in which the ruins of COwdray
are situated. and according to a pic
turesque tradition one of the monks
cursed him to his face and prophesied
that 'by fire and water" his race
should perish out of the land. What
foundation there may be for the story
no man can say, but unquestionably
the Brownies did so perish.
George Samuel Browne, eighth Wis
count Montague and owner of Cow
dray. who was engaged to Miss Coutts,
sister to Lady BurdettCoutts' mother,
was drowned in the falls of Laufen-
burg in 1893. The messenger who
brought the news to England met one
going to Germany to inform Lord Mon
tague that Cowdray had been burned!
He was succeeded by a distant rela-
tive, Roman priest, who was dis
pensed from his vows that he might
marry and continue the line, but he
died a few months afterward and the
title became extinct. The estates went
to the drowned viScount's sister, whose
two sons were drowned together at
Bognor in 1873. 1t is weird story
London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
The Practical Joke,

The practical joke is a remnant OF
barbarism. Hunted back to its origin,
it is a survival of the methods of tor
ture in vogue with savages the world
over. The idea behind every practical
joke is the intliction of pain, shame,
fear or ridicule upon the victim. 1t is
not often that tragic effects follow a
joke. repeating the news chronicles OF
the daily press, but when one reflects
that the real object of every alleged
"joke" of the practical kind is simply
to inflict physical or mental pain upon
some one it seems as If it must be time,
by the clock of the ages, for the prac-
tice to end, at least among civilized
and half civilized people. = Ada G..
Sweet in Woman's Home Companion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Booth and "Richard III"

In her book on "Some Players Amy
Leslie says that Edwin Booths detes-
tation Of Richard III was frank and
incurable. One night, when in the most
magnificent instant Of Richard super
fell in writhing, squirming attack,
which set the country audience laugh
ing, Booth said quietly, after the fall
of the curtain, amid shouts of mis-
guided laughs:
What was the matter, captainT
The trembling captain owned reluc-
tantly that one of his 20 cent men had
been seized in a fit.
"Please pay 80 cents next time, and
employ one whose fits may not inter-
fere with Richard. Richard is unen-
durable enough without the addition Of
rented fits"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

laTSlips too. Down cellar ;Ou'il find
half a barrel of soft soap. two Jars Of
peach pickles and six gallons of apple
butter. ! hope your second wife will
he as careful of 'em as hey bin.
Many time hev wanted a peach
pickle in the middle of the afternoon.
hut | wouldn't 90 down arter it and be
pig. Did ! tell you about the cider
vinegar. Samuel:"
Mr.. Gallup was holding his breath
over the statement that the Virgins
washer washed a shirt for the govern
or of Arizona in 13 seconds, and OF
course he didn't answer
The elder vinegar amt no good,
Samuel. 1t didn't work, and you might
as well throw it away. Before you
marry ag'in you ought to fix the leak
In the roof, git a new pump for the
well, whitewaSh the kitchen and buy
a new mop handle. First wives can
git along most any way and make one
mop last fee 20 years. but second wives
begin to kick right away. amt tellin
you these things because I'm jealous.
Samuel. but because it's my duty as a
dyin wife. | don't want you to hev TO
go huntin the house all over after I'm
gone to find things. Remember, your
dyin wife, who hain't asked you to buy
her hairpln for II years. tells you
that you've got three shirts, four pairs
of socks, five collars aud two handker-
chiefs in the bureau, and hangin up in
the clothcspress is two old suits and
one old hat. In the top drawer of the
bureau you'll find piece of Grape for
your hat. and in the bottom drawer is
some farewell verses writ out year
ago. | don't owe none of the nayburs
no tea or coffee or sugar. and none of
'cm owes me anything Now. that's all,
and If you want to kiss me and say
you're sorry I've got to go and hope I'll
watch over you. why, then I'm ready"
She looked full at Mr.. Gallup for the
first time His eyes were still glued to
that pamphlet. 1t was stated that the
Virgins washer was so constructed
that ii could be attached to potato
slicer or an apple parer and no readers
interest could help but grow.
Mrs. Gallup waited 60 seconds for
an answer. and then as none came she
softly rose up and went out into the
kitchen and began to get things ready
for breakfast She had been gone ten
minutes when Mr.. Gallup smiled. He
| didn't smile because he heard her sing
/ ing a verse of The Old Oaken Bucket" "
but because Mr.. Virgins finished his
/ pamphlet with the declaration that no
matter who wrote the poetry of
| America, he proposed to wash the
/ shirts of the nation. NJ. QUAD.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
THAT WAS DIFFERENT.
Papa Said There Was No Similarity
In the Two Cases.

Papa" asked the little 10y. do you
remember tue first money you ever
earnedg'
"YeS." said papa. at was a nice.
new, shiny > cent piece that old Mr..
Gregg. the grocer, gave isr f6r doing
about "a quarters worth of work in car
rying a load Of potatoes into his cellar.
worked all Saturday afternoon to
earn that nickel. and when lac paid me
ran three blocks home, tired as | was,
TO show it,"
And did YOU put il in your little
bankI" asked the little boy.
NO; | got fathers permission to
spend it jus: as pleased. However, |
kept ii for three or four days, just to
have the satisfaction of having money
OF my owned. earned by my own eXer-
tons And If could have bought all
the things thought of buying with
that nickel | would have had about
SO worth of books, toys, marbles and
what not. Finally made up my mind.
What do you think | bought!'
IL am sure | can't guess" said the
little boy. What did you buy. papaY
Il went 10 the bakery and bought a
custard pie"
why, papa. And you said grandma
| always had custard pie at home and
let you have a slice of it as soon as you
got home from school"
Yes. | used to get a slice. but not
u-hala t,fa auI yhn pa4rar LOT mo aat II
the way | wanted to. So | went TO the
| bakery and bought my pie and borrow
ed n spoon from the baker and ate all
the custard ard left the crust never
had anything taste so good in all my
life"
You never allow me TO eat custard
pie that way, papa said the little boy.
"Oh, that's different" said papa.--IG-
| dianapolis Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
PAINT ON INDIAN FACES.
Nearly All of II Means Something to
Those Initiated.

The fact of the matter is that every
paint mark on an Indians face is a
sign with n definite meaning which
other Indians may read When an In
dian puts on his full war paint, he
decks himself not only with his own
| individual honors and distinctions won
| by his own bravery, but also with the
special honors of his family or tribe
He may possess one mark of distinc-
| ton only or many. In fact, he may be
so we'll off in this respect that, like
! some English noblemen, he is able to
| don new distinction for every occa-
sion. Sometimes he will wear all his
| honors ut one time.
| Among the Indian tribes is one desig-
mated by the symbol of the dogtish,
| painted in red on the face. The vari
Gus parts of the fish are scattered
| heterogeneously on the surface of the
face; the peculiarly long snout is paint
ed on the forehead, the gills are repre-
sentcd by tive curved lines below tn,
eyes. while the tail is shown as cut in
| two and hanging from either nostril
| When only one or two parts of an ami
mai are painted Oh mans face, it is
an indication of inferiority: when the
whole animal appears, even though in
many oddly assorted parts, the sign
is one of great value. and indicates a
| high rank.
Very peculiar are some Of the honor
! ,Il I,,i4 Il, la Ito =,
| faces. There are fish, flesh and fowl
of all kinds-dog salmon, deyildsh,
stariish. woodpeckers eagles, ravens,
wolves. bears. sea lions and sea mon.
sters, mosquitoes, frogs, mountain
| goats and all manner of foot. claw or
beak marks-each with n special mean
ing of its own.-Pearson's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Asuaragus With Oil.

Fontenelle who was paSsionately
fond of asparagus with oil, invited to
dinner an abbe friend, who preferred
it with butter Mindful of hospitable
obligations, NJ. Fontenelle had given
orders that half the dish should be
served one way, half the other.
Just before the course came on the
able fell down in a fit. Without tax
ing the slightest notice of him Fon-
tenelle rushed straight to the kitchen
crying: "All with oil, All with oil.'-
Cornhill Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Sfeam NnNigntiOn.

The rise of steam navigation was
slow Like most things new. it had op-
position. In the sixteenth century an
unsuccessful italian genius tried to
apply steam to navigation. In l13G a
British patent was taken out for a
steamboat 1t was 1907 that witnessed
Fulton sailing up the Hudson in boat
driven by steam. In 1888 steamships
crossed the Atlantic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
The EXpert.

"Do you think those two letters were
written blythe same personT
Il really couldn't say" answered the
handwriting expert.
"Oh. see! You haven't studied
them?''
"Yes, | have; but | haven't as yet
been retained either by the prosecution
Or the defense. "-Excbange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

A finished sailor is much more ex-
pensive article than the finished sol
dier as a soldier can be trained in a
year or two, while sailor is a technic-
al craftsman. whose education is long
and elaborate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Particular About His Name,

Don't drag my name into print In
connection with this absurd affair.""
cried the indignant citizen. But if you
do be sure TO spell out my middle name
In full. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

Persia has the most famous turquoise
mines in the world, which have been
worked no less than eight centuries.
These pretty stones, however, are to be
found in many parts of the world, In
cludng SaXony.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

Gaylord-Glad to have met you, old
boy. Come up and see me some time.
Meeker-I declare, it's too bad! 1t
will be impossible for me to come
shen. I've an engagement elsewhere.
So sorry.-Boston Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
MRS. GALLUP MOURNS
A SIGN WARNS HER THAT HER TIME
HAS ABOUT COME.
SO Between soas She Has Lstie
One sided Talk with Her Devoted
Husband About the House and the
e Things That Are In IL.
[COpyright. 1000. by c. D. Lewis. l

Copyright 1900. by c. II. Lewisl
When supper had been concluded.
Mr.. Gallup sat down to read a pam
phlet descriptive of the Virgins wash
ing machine. and Mrs. Gallup flung a
shawl over her head and ran over to a
neighbor's To give warning that the
chicken poN had broken out in town
only ten miles away and would prpha-
biy sweep the whole country before it
could he staid. Ii was hardly a quar-
ter of an hour before she returned. and
her first act. " was TO pitch forward
on the lounge and roll over three times
before she got settled down into COM
Portable position to do some weeping.
Her conduct ought to have attracted
immediate attention, but it didn't. Mr..
Gallup was reading a declaration from
the sole inventor and proprietor that
the Virgins washing machine had saw
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Enrnn nf Hnlif-

as the boss in?" asked the stranger,
entering the drug store.
NO" replied the absentminded clerk;
''but we have something just as good"
.-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18

He who makes no mistakes makes
nothing else.-Atchison Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Read what is said about it by your neiehbors.

From E O. Bennett, prominent business Orleans CO.
residing at West Charleston, Vt.
have kept poultry for produce all
could fed all recommended
About weeks persuaded PAGES
POULTRY FOOD and three
did in the month of March, My all about
From O. D. Owen, general merchant Barton, VT
have handled Poultry Food that
From the Seaver Store No. Troy vt.
PERFECTED POULTRY for the past two
find seller those
OF the first Our customers without exception speak
OF its quality producer.
From Sullivan j Carter Westfeld Vt,
PAGES PERFECTED great egg produce
highly recommend it to all.
From Amos LaFon East Albany VT.
think doing the farmers benefit in making
FECTED POULTRY FOOD hundred profit producing
eggs in winter
From W. H. Tbhes Groceryman at Coventry.
PAGES PERFECTED POULTRY FOOD sthe best
handled entire satisfaction
highly have word of complaint
wanted to sell this Poultry Food village
sold For agents, address the manufacturer.
CARROLL S. PAGE, HYDE PARK. VT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-18
Essex District Probate Court.

Sessions ot said Court will he held at
brighton the second Tuesday oi October and
April. Canaan the second Tuesday of No
yruihcr aud Nav. West Concord the second
tuesday Of uccrmbc~ and lune. Lunenburg
the second Tuesday of January and July.
special sessions viii ne held at any place in
the District bA agreement.
ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
BUSINESS in OIL STOCKS
THE HOUSTON OIL AND STOCK Ex-
CHANGE is RELIABLE.
Quotations Given Out Are Actual Offers
to Buy or Sell--Sales Made
Yesterday.

The Houston oil and Stock Exchange is
growing In favor daily, and its quotations
can be relied upon. The prices bid and
asked are actual quotations made by brok-
ers who have orders TO buy and sell the
stocks named No fictitious sales are per-
mitted, and the trades made always go
through. Any attempt TO evade an agree
ment made on the Hoor of the exchange
would result in expulsion and forfeiture Of
the members seat which would be sold to
liquidate the claim against him.
Nothing of an unusual nature developed
during yesterdays trading Bryan Heard,
which has been held at 50 to S11. broke
badly on the report that the company s
first well had been abandoned. 1t sold at
S5.25 and So was bid at the close; par
value 500
prillers sold yesterday at 63s, the lowest
price recorded in some time. This stock
WAS in demand last week at to "a.
An effort was made to get Beatty below
is, but this was not successful, l7% being
bid at the close and is asked.
Trenton Rock made a new low record, a
smell lot selling at 10 yesterday.
The prices bid and asked yesterday and
the sales made were as follows;
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
commission Has Made Them the Lowest in
the World on Any Sort OF Commodity.
= CENTS FLAT AND IN REALITY ONLY 10 "a
AZ the Weight of Gallon Is Placed at o. Pounds
Against ia Pounds Under the Previous Ruling.
The Text of the Order.

,,..n Texas, August THE railroad
,,s,ou this afternoon Issued Its new
crude and fuci petroleum in car
49, The new rate Is the lowest OF
in the world and is even lower
,ro freight rates on sand for long
s.,,oces 1t is heavy reduction on the
,,.msr Joint line rate, as the maximum
now II cents fat per 100 pounds.
..,nst fine old tariff of II cents. The
.,.ama short line haul is reduced v cent
mo eases aud the commission cstab-
IN. tbe weight of a gallon of oil To be
!, .onnas. as against IA pounds as per
,,.tiu,ony taken at the hearing. This in
.u,v places the rate at 1917 cents instead
!, % cents. The 12-cent fat rate prac
.c,,ly reaches all consuming territory, tax
,,s in pallas, Fort Worth, Waco and Aus
=, and noints between. The new rates go
,,o effect on the both, as the law requires
twenty day notification.
FsIlovlng is the order of the commits.
aon;
supersedlng and canceling commodity
81 ,sdu No. % A, issued by the railroad com
N mission Of Texas TO apply to crude and
mel petroleum, carloads, and effective
n March 10. 1899 Rates in cents per 100
n rouuds for the transportation Of carload
RI sApnents Of crude and fuel petroleum In
4 cans Boxed, in barrels or In tank cars
d b railroads. between points in Texas
III section l. table of rates. Explanations
& Column headed No. ! contains rates to ap-
bis on shipments transported over n single
Tse Of railroad or over two or more lines
Of railroad which are under the same man
sgement and control; column headed No. .
Contains rates TO apply on shipments trans,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
OIL Stock Sales al Beaumont.

The reported sales Of stocks on the Beau
mont oil exchange on Tuesday was the
subject Of some comment yesterday among
local brokers here. member OF one
az tho Houston brokerage houses said:
"They report sales Of 1000 Drillers' at 7
cents and we had orders on the same
uay from one OF the largest houses over
there TO sell DriIlers' for them at 6la cents,
less our commission.
Take Keith Ward for another examule,"
he said "That stock Is reported as selling
at $40 80 A Beaumont broker who hap
pened to be In Houston on Tuesday aud
whose house is always represented on the
floor of the Beaumont exchange had that
stock offered on the Houston exehange on
Tuesday at S37 30, and he had II offered
down today TO S32 30 National Oil and
Pine Is another case. This stock Is re-
ported sold AT 80 cents. whereas II has
been selling IN Houston for several days
nd 81 cents and has been offered below A.
for nearly a week ] don't say that there's
ANYTHING wrong with their exchange, but
/ would like TO get on to their system,
II is apparently q swell market for the
with hook and line and mesmerize them. "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
|IVENTY.FIRST GUSHER IN.
|lt Belongs 70 Cox and JOsey as a
Firm and Is a Good Well.
BsT OIL TWO HUNDRED FEET HIGH
6K Inch Casing Put Down and Sue
cess Made Of the Job-The
Fisld Is Extended a Bit.

Beaumont, Texas, August Z. The Cox &
Dssy we'll situated on block 30 of Spindle
~ Heights, spoutcd about s O'Clock To-
fght making the twenty first gusher in
y field.
n This well could have been brought In sew
|fil days ago with a four-inch pipe, but
~ owners and Messrs. Z. M. Lee & Son,
III drilled the we'll, were after a six-inch
e sAer and they got it. When the drill
"a been sent eight feet into the oil sand
"a row Of oil came with great force and
l3Asn the drilling pipe was removed n six
.zA column of oil shot 200 feet into the
III The well spouted for a few minutes
loie II could be shut of and demon
Rs1ed that 1t Is one OF the best in the
a o. The new gusher is on the southern
kit0n Of block &c. about $50 feet south OF
sroundfoor well, adding that much
n'ofy to the proven field.
" wen Is situated in the midst of the
aerricks on the Hogg-Swayne tract
ue moment oil began spouting the
Y rlss very promptly extinguished t.ielr
precaution against cOniag a
Aessrs. Cox & Josey, owners of the
vel, are two young men who have
quite successful in this field, and
" Is the only gusher not owned by a
Te'ed company.
wells that have been expected in
several days have disappointed their
VI ior another day, and theil action
EN- the supposlt'on that they may
III ~ lunches again. as they did the
part Of last week. Delays are in
w IN the drilling OF oil wells, but
'lc bringing in of twenty-one gushers
s.ar taking out of several thousand
IN y on mas not weakened the force
&4ls A. ponters, those who are expecting
sf Az Seh wait with more patience, for
iH now assured that there is enough
.f,e. " tue immense subterraneal oil
s q H. y" tug nh !" sO'
parfagh well. which was expected in
W 4, n sn not quite completed, but II
y 10 spout W ' 90 "
Neu OF the Treadaway oil COM
aoun of the hill, has reached Il
u nearly 400 feet with twelve.
beng se1s but but no definite signs of oil
~ NJ, encountered, A small; strike
sy. s M ne only. thing out Of the or
etay ~ me drili passed through that
4 on contract is for 3l0O feet,
= ,'Fs,bed y not struck before that depth
FL Vel dr,ihhoea company will likely have
aieu still deeper.
M ~
~ nsuemen's Consolidated and the
fm,on companies are negotiating for
a,. 1AtIel tank, with pipe lines, load
" mtrtsti other equipment necessary
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
THE SOUR LAKE FIELD.
Hannah Drill viii Be Sent Through the
Rock Next Week.

Hamman Drill WIN be cent Hto"S' p'S
Rock Next Week.
Sour Lake, Texas, August 7.--Contraetor
Bennett at the IIamman well has caught
the six-lnch pipe that twisted OF In the
well some days ago. He Is fitting an eight
inch pipe over the slx-lnch and has grab
on the inside Of the larger casing to eatch
the smaller one at the drill and draw i
out. II will require. the remainder Oh lais
week TO get this piping ont and the, eight
inch anchored on the cap rock, ana carry
next week the sixinch drill VIII ne sent
through the cap rock into the oil Dehsaln'
This well has passed several SIRIUS r y, III
inns hut the management being desifons
Of testing the territory 90 a greater Hepl, n n
have cased OF these stratas ana conhuenlig
look forward 10 a gusher when the cap
rock il penetrated. AS no wells have yet
been bored 10 the cap rock IN ms nelu IL
is moi known how thick this rock Is
me soun Lake OIL companys Wei Wen Is Is
Sown about 500 feet and hns passed through
y strain az oil sand that Captain Merenant
| mo manager. says will yield from Sky 20
seventy i've barrels per day Inc 1ilh No
this well Is making good pregfess ana WI
In a few DAYS be near enough % thf ghshef
ia,.et 10 attract considerable attention
me Creaa Western company has starteu
the now well and is making good progress
working night and day Inc sApsrleiss
win the auicksand encountered In the
well which was abandoned on accouns o.
an accident enables the 9rlufrs 70 MolA "
advantace now and II will only be shorl
Tine until this well will engross the at
'e Tho Golden Thread company's well i
going down, hut The. Pos correspondent Y
/ nnahle to learn anything definite nno1' az "
The same may BE sasa % 'ns "' ~
'rhe bird Syndicate will begin oorins OF
.he Stenheuson league soon. ~,
Ihe Dakota OIL company. the rmpIe ".
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-08
Smith Again Adludaed Guilty.

sherman. Texas, August THE second
time a jury has passed upon the case
of the State VS.. Bob Smith, coored.
charged with the murder Of ARIA Taylor,
n white woman, in Sherman In January
1893 and, as IN the first trial. the punish
mcnt was fixed az death and the grade OF
homicide designated as murder In the first
degree. Argument was concluded at IL
o clock and the Jury charged Judge Maxey
charged on murder In both the frat and
second degree. The jury remained in con
suit1tion less than one hour. The defen.
dant received the verdict very compacent.
". and with q SMILE Remarked; "Well,
It's no worse than II was before"