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Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Regrets That ST.
Secretary Q
Levied on -
Country Wlthdraws tie 49,.
SUGAR plffsrential,
MINISTER

Levied on =.
Country Wlthdraws tie 49,.
Sugar Diffsrential.
Washington. July 1O.-Another i'm.
Dortant exchange has occurred be.
tween the Russian government and
the United States relative to the tariff.
The Russian minister Of finance, NJ.
De Witte. has proposed that Russia
will vacate all Of the additional duties
levied on American goods since the
imposition of the sugar dlfferential Il
the United States will yacate its action
on the sugar differential.
To this Secretary Gage has replied
that the offer Of the Russian govern.
ment cannot be accepted. as the ques'
tion of the sugar dlfferential is now in
the hands of the court. thus precluding
action by the executive branch. There
the matter stands.
The proposition Of the Russian min.
lister of finance was the direct result
Of Secretary Hays note Of about two
weeks ago In that note Mr. Hay point
ed out that the action taken as to Pc
troleum was not new, nor was It meant
to have any connection with the pre-.
vious action Of the government on
sugar This appears to have recon-
ciled the Russian officials in their view
that the petroleum order was only
another step in the policy previously
taken respecting sugar Accordingly
M. De Whites response was communi'
Gated to Washington. Count Lamsdort
forwarding It to M. De Wollant the
Russian charge here. It is not long,
but is quite to the point. It makes no
further issue as to the petroleum or
der. The chief attention is given to
sugar, and the specific offer is made
to vacate Immediately the increased
duties which Russia has levied, If the
United States will vacate its action
on sugar. This would amount to re-
establishing the status quo which ex-
listed before the United States took its
initial action relative to Russia.
The reductions which would have
resulted under M. De Whites tender
are those affecting cast iron wares,
manufactures of iron and steel; boiler
work; tools for artists, factories and
workshops; gas and water meters;
motors and dynamos. sewing ma
chimes; portable engines. not including
} threshlng machines; fire engines and
other machinery Of iron and steel; also
! white resin, galipol. brewers pitch
and bicycles The increased duties on
} iron and steel goods followed after the
= imposition of the sugar differential
? while those on bicycles and resin fol
lowed the increase on petroleum. M
5 De Whites proposal was to take of
] all Of the increased duties. In thu
j course Of his letter. It Is stated tha
a the second retaliatory move on bicy
g cles and resin was not due to thu
b American action on petroleum. al
+ though it had so appeared in the orig
inal Russian note. but that it relate'
k back to the American action on sugar
e This IS thought to 6e~she result o
e Secretary's Cages reply to Russia q
v the effect that it's action, in increasing
n the duty on American bicycles. an
# resin. was a violation Of our treat
2, with that country.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

Chicago. July 9-First steps toward
the founding Of q labor temple In this
city were taken by the Chicago Fedora
ton Of Labor yesterday =. is the puV-
pose TO make the temple" a home Cor
all the Chicago labor unions. a
where they can holS meetings, havs
their Offices szI develop IN addition.
through clubs and benevolent soeie-
ties the social side Of life that is Row
too often neglected wholly in trades
organizations as at present conducted.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
~DamaseusW Dawson Pardoned

DesMoines, Iowa, July 6.-S. W.
Dawson, who has served five years Of
a ten years penitentary sentence for
shooting Walter Scott, his son-in-law,
on Christmas night. 1896. has been
parolled by Governor Shaw. "Damas-
Gus" Dawson, as he Is known, claims
to have recovered the art Of making
Damascus steel and Of hardening cop
per. Capitalists who are interested in
a movement to develop Dawson's pro-
cesses, secured the evidence upon
which he was paroled, as he had as
serted that he would die with his Sc
crets rather than reveal them while
In prison.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Barker pefense AssoeIatIon Formed.

New York, July 1O.-Friends Of Thos.
G. Barker, of Arlington. N. J., who is
serving d sentence for shooting the
Rev. John Keller, have formed a per-
manehf organisation to be known as
the Thomas G. Barker defence asso-
citation. The object Of the association
is announced to be the forcing. If pos
sible, of Mr.. Keller to take some ac-
ton to clear himself Of the charges
which Barker claims led up to the
shooting. It Is said that Keller will
shortly make a statement.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Must Be Hot in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, July 1O-The hot
weather in Kansas continues with no
immediate prospect Of relief. Corn is
fast shrivellng up. the oats crop is
worse than a failure. and hay is scarcer
than for years. In western Kansas the
conditions are better than in the east
ern part, this being directly opposite
to the usual state of affairs. Some
Of the central Kansas farmers are
shipping their stock to western Kan
sas, so as to take advantage of the
superior hay crop 1t is estimated
that Kansas will suffer crop losses
from the protracted heat spell to tbs
extent of $4,000 900.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Froq Plague In Ithaca.

Ithaca. N. Y. July S.-All Ithaca is
suffering from a frog pest due to the
recent heavy rains. The frogs have ap-
peared in great numbers. The ground
in the vicinity of Renwick Park is
covered with them. A train which
left for Auburn late Sunday night had
difficulty in working its way through
the myriads which appeared on the
track. The track became so slippery
from the ones killed that the wheels
would not take hold of the rails.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

The bishop OF London's salary Is $780,
600 a year, and the rates, taxes, lnsur-
ance and maintenance OF his two large
residences can scarcely be less than 10
per cent Of that sum. so that his income
is at once reduced to S42.50 Few prob
ably realize the expense Of a bishop Of
London in the first year. Fees. pay
ments for the furniture of the palace and
a variety of other costs and charges leave
a comparatively small margin for other
expenses.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
TO COMPEL ARBITRATION.
Virginia Labor Unions Opposed to Pro-
posed Clause In Constitution

Virginia Labor Unions Opposed TO Pro-
posed Clause In Constitution
Norfolk, Va, July 1O.-Organized
labor is deeply interested in the rumor
that an endeavor will be made to have
the Virginia constitutional convention
insert a clause in the new state con-
stitution providing a compulsory arbi-
tration board. Meetings of the various
labor unions In the different cities of
Virginia have been held and delegates
elected to accompany President Noel,
Of Roanoke, the head of the Fedora
ton Of Labor in this state, to Rich
mond at once, where the body will
appear before the convention and enter
a vigorous protest against the adop-
ton Of the compulsory arbitration
clause. They are in favor of a state
arbitration board, but are opposed to
1t being made compulsory, because
they fear the appointments Of the
boards members may be controlled by
corporate interests.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

A RUSH FOR OKLAHOMA. RUSSIA IS SORpO \"
Thousands Flock to Ell Reno to
Register For Indian Lands. u
LOTS TO BE FORMALLY DRAWN.

Many "sOO1eFs" Already SPon the
Ground, and Serious Trouble May
Result Upon Opening Day, but SEQ
rotary Hitchcock Is Optimistic.
Oklahoma City. o. T., July 10
Nearly 1000 persons left this city last
night to go to FL Reno to register.
preparatory to settling on the lands
of the Indian cessations, in this terri
tory. which the presidents proclama-
lions will cause to be opened on the
sixth Of August next.
Only one train left here yesterday
for Ell Reno. and the coaches were
crowded to their utmost capacity
Several hdred people waited at the
station until the train came in. when
a wild scramble ensued for seats. Men
and women were boosted through the
windows of the coaches, which were
filed almost as soon as the train had
stopped. Others stood on the plat
forms OF climbed to the top of the
coaches. Nearly every one carried a
blanket and provisions. Canteens and
jugs we're taken along to guard against
water famine.
Reports from FL Revo. the register
ing place, say that every train brings
extra coaches crowded with people
coming to register, and roads leading
into the city are lined with travellers
for the same purpose. The hotels and
restaurants are already taxed to theil
utmost capacity, but there will be nc
suffering for lack of food and &C
commodations. The opera house has
already been turned into an eating ant
sleeping house, and as rapidly as need
ed churches and school houses ant
every available room will be given VI
for the accommodation Of the crowd
Many come with but blankets, expect
ing to camp out. and hundreds 0
tents dot the side streets.
Governor Richards, of the interio
department and thirty clerks froI
Washington arrived at El Reno yesteI
day, and the places for registration
will be ready at 8 a. m to-day.
> line of men has formed at each c
these places. Governor Richards say
the work of registering will procee
rapidly, and booths will be opened q
fast as may be deemed necessary q
the work progresses. Twelve thOusan
. pounds of blanks arrived yesterda
] by mail from Washington. The r
ports that the registering would
? enioined by certain Indians Of ii
: Kiowa and ComaAche tribes throug
I their attorneys is ridiculed here.
Many "sooners" are already on Il
I lands to be officially opened and s
T. rious complications may result if thu
e are not removed before the day
8 opening. From Wichita, Kan, com
e the news that over 1000 persons pass
K through that place yesterday boul
8 for the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichi
n country. They were nearly all YOU
Il men and were well equipped wi
n guns, ammunition and campers su
D. plies.
l. At Washington Secretary Hitchco
g said he anticipated no serious trouh
=. with the "sooners." He said the
y might be several thousand people NJ
e, on the lands, but there was no reas
le to believe they could not be gotten
c. easily. If they should make troub
u he said, there would be ample mea
available to handle them.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

Buffalo. July 1O.-The ffth biennial
convention of the National Association
u Colored Women opened here yes
terday. When the question Of Gre
dentials came up there was a fractional
fight brought on by members OF the
Harriet Beecher Stowe Club Of Wash
ington headed respectively by Mrs.
Terrell, president Of the National as
ISOLATION. and Mrs. Lawso1. president
of the club.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Epworth Leaauera eettIna ronether

EpWorth Leaguera Getting Together.
San Francisco. July 1O.-The van
guard of the thousands who will at
tend the international Epworth League
convention. to be held in this city next
week, arrived last night on the eastern
overland train. They hail from Deca.
tur, III. Nearly thousand more dele
gates are expected to arrive to-day
Thereafter every train from the east
will be heavily laden with delegates
and BY Saturday night It Is estimated
there will be 5000 leaguers IN th'
city.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
Many School Children are sickIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
used by Mother Gray, nurse Children s
Hottie, New York, Break up Colds in d hours
cure FeveWshness, Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mail
cd FREE. Address, Allen $. Olmsted, Leroy
New York.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
oIassbIOwera win Demand Increase

Atlantic City, July 1O.-The cOnven-
ton of Green Glass Bottle Blowers did
no work yesterday further than what
was done in committee rooms. The
most important report expected at an
early date is the one fixing a scale Of
wages. A ten per cent. increase. it is
said, will be demanded from the manu-
facturers.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

KERR Brothers Celebrated White
Wash and Plastering Lime reduced in
price. 5bushelsand over, SOC per bushel;
in lotsless than 5 bushels, 35e per bushel
for cash. A. W. POWELL.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
PIERRE LoRILLARp DEAD.

Famous Millionaire and Sportsman a
Victim Of Uraemic chilIs.
New York, July 8.-Pierre Lorillard
died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where
he was taken from the Deutschland.
when. that steamer arrived from Eu-
r9pe, July 4, at 2.1O o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

Contractor y Builder,
The undersigned is prepared to give esti-
mates on all kinds OF carpenter and builders
work; contract to furnish and build entire or
remodel any dwelling, store, barn or other
building required. An experience of twenty
GEARS and the public are my references
Home address on East Front, South Milford,
or Box No. 34S.
jas. T. SMITH.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

What do they agree on? Herschel
writes a whole chapter on the errors Of
astronomy. La Place declares that the
moon was not put in the right place. He
says if it had been put four times farther
from the earth than it is now there would
be more harmony in the universe, but
Lionville comes up just in time to prove
that the moon was put in the right place
How many colors woven into the light
Seven, says Isaac Newton. Three, says
David Brewster. How high is the aurorl
borealis? Two and a half miles, says
Las. Ninety miles, say other scientists
How far is the sun from the earth2 Sew
tV-six million miles. SAYS Lacalle
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

Many "sOopers" Already pom the
Ground, and Serious Trouble May
Result Upon Opening Day, but SEQ.
Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12

suppose the congress Oh the UulIeu
States should pass a law that there
should be no more Bibles printed in
America and no Bibles read. If there
are 60,000,0O0 grown people in the Unit
ed States, there would be 60000,000 peo-
pie in an army to put down such a law
and defend their right to read the Bible.
But suppose the congress of the United
States should make a law against the
reading or the publication of any other
book, how many people would go out in
such a crusade? Could you get 60,O00,-
600 people to go out and risk their lives
in the defense of Shakespeare's TRACE
dies or Gladstone's tracts or Macaulay's
''History Of England" You know that
there are a thousand men who would die
In the defense Of this book where there
! Is not more than one man who would die
= in the defense Of any other book. You
, try to insult my common sense by telling
me the Bible is fading out from the
| world. II Is the most popular hook d
the cautUFiRR
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
ApitnnIs Mlthnui Eeei.

The hoofed animals like the horse
anG the stag, have, strictly speaking.
no feet. for they walk on their nails
and their feet have become part Of their
legs. The advantage seems To he n
lengthening of the stride. Just as 81
trained athlete learns to run on his toes
to increase his pace. There is also the
further advantage Of no soft part Il
he injured hy contact with the ground
Some monkeys have four hands. which
must he great advantage i'm climbing
The absence Of legs as well as feet is
an advantage to many animals that
have to travel rapidly through the
water or between the branches of trees
or other Instructions.
Legs would lie but an obstruction to
the tadpOle while he swims by means
of his powerful tail. hut when lie
leaves the water legs and feet lcccmc
an advantage. So the snake is able
to creep through underwood and into
small holes with far greater ease with
out legs, and even the slow worm
which seems such a helpless animal on
fiat ground. can creep through a hedge
with remarkable ease and speed. The
rudiments Of legs are to be found in
many snakes. so that there can be bur
little doubt that the absence of legs
has proved an advantage and that
natural selection has removed them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
The shrinkage of nngianc.

With regard to the east coast sorry
story has To be told. the county Of
Yorkshire. for instance, from Bridling-
ton to Spurn Head. has been disappear
ing. il is calculated. at an average rate
of six feet II year. 1t is said that care
ful observation of certain II mile
stretch shows that the cliffs 40 feet
high have been eaten away by the
waves for 132 feet in 10 years. 1t is.
however, at Spurn Head that the great
est ravages have taken place.
In Edward Is time the village of
Ravenspur, Il seaport near Spurn Head,
sent more than one member to par
lament; in 1899 and 141f Henry "
and Edward ~, respectively, landed
there but very soon after the latter's
visit the entire town was swept away
by the sea. Today the village of Kiln
sea alone stands upon the head; the old
site Of the village. once fair place on
a HILL with a fine old church. destroyed
by the waves in 1896, is now some
hundreds OF yards below high water
mark. and when New Kilnsea joins II
the sea and the Humber will not take
long TO destroy the entire promontory
and make things very unpleasant at
Grimsby. Good Words
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
MISS REIIA G. HARBER.

friendly feeling for me. First called
on former Governor Stone aud obtained
from him letters of Introduction to
some of the biggest politicians of the
state After the legislature convened
the committee on roads and highways
turned me down three times. | was, of
course. working for the adoption of a
good state aid bill Each time the com
mittees stereotyped plan to get rid Of
me or put me off was to 90 into execu-
tive session. At the third attempt |
said
Gentlemen. If you get rid of me
this time you'll have to throw me out.
| will not 20 voluntarily
"They were too chivalrous to throw
me out bodily. SO they had to meet me
half way They had so or GO bills on
the good roads proposition. out of
which hy process of assimilation they
finally got one good bill, which was re-
ported ana adopted 1t has been de-
clared by experts to be one of the best
state aid bills yet passed in this coUn-
try.
"In all our object lesson roadmaking
the first step has been to adapt our,
selves 10 local conditions. BY this |
mean chiefly that we experimental
with the knti of materials to he found
in the different communities ready to
our hand For example. in Illinois we
could never talk stone roads. because
mt n m
inviting murder to talk stone roads in
some Illinois communities. Therefore
we talked t!l;ng and dirt roads in this
state. At Monmouth we built one of
the finest pieces of tiled dirt roads they
ever had there In Iowa conditions
were much the same as in Illinois. ex.
cept that in big mining communities
we urged the use of cinders in road
building. Everywhere our plan was to
talk for the Improvement Of local con
ditions and not alarm the people about
taxes.
THE Illinois state aid bill which |
lobbied against at Springfield. and
which, | am glad to say. was defeated.
proposed law that created Il lot CT
new political offices and not much of
anything else. Half of the proposed
appropriation was to go TO pay the
salaries of lot of new ofiicelolders.
All such bills ought to be defeated"
Miss Harber is a native of the little
town of Trenton. Mo-. where her
father. r B. Harber, now dead, YVES
postmaster in President Cleveand's
second term. She succeeded to the
office. but lost it in partisan struggle
before her commission expired.
Thrown upon her own resources and
with an ambition to be something more
than clerk or typewriter, she went
to st. Louis with letter Of introduc-
tion to William H. Moore. president of
the Good Roads and Public Improve
ment association. and secured employ
ment which led to her appointment as
secretary and organizer of the move
ment. But It was only after she had
organized &C county conventions for
promoting good roads in Missouri that
the big men at the head began to real
ize she could do this work. Several
ambitious men competed with her IN
vain for the appointment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
The Wnx to Win Strength.

The Romans won their empire by at
tacking their enemies one by one. Be
sides this. they did not attack a new
enemy until they had conquered the
old enemy They went farther still
and like the English in conquering In
dia used their late enemies. and this
is what we should do in learning and
practicng games and athletics. 1t is
of little use TO try to conquer the whole
empire at once. First conquer a part
and make it your own Then proceed
to second part and conquer that:
and. If you can. let the parts which
you have already conquered help you
to conquer fresh parts Eustace III.
Mills in Saturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
Treat Strnmgers We'll.

The city council Of New orleans re-
Gently passed an ordinance requiring
BARRIERS to expose in their shops the
prices charged for shaving. hair cut
ting. shampooing. etc. The practice
has grown up in some shops of having
no regular scale, but prices fuctuating
with the patron or the day of the week.
The man who got shaved in such an
establishment could not be sure
whether he would have to pay 10, ID or
% cents. 1t was petty swindle. but
Just such petty swindles are the most
annoying. and il brought discredit on
New Orleans when strangers found
themselves treated in this way. 1t is
the duty of every town to step in and
protect the public against such sharp
practices.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
GOOD ROADS WORKER
SUCCESS OF A WOMAN AS A PRO
moTER OF The CAUSE.

Miss ReiIa q. Harber Has Done Much
to Spread the Gospel OF Highway
Impro,cment-iierM Methods of Cam
paigning-A Good Organizer.
One of the most interesting figures IN
the national good roads aud improve
ment convention held recently at Chi
cago was Miss Rella c. Harber. In her
official capacity us secretary of the In
terstate Good Roads and Public I'm.
provement association she read re-
port which told of the educational and
crusading work that was performed in
several states last year. but there was
more intimate and personal side to
her varied experiences as good roads
promoter which the convention as Il
body did not learn.
Il have been engaged in this work
for three years" Miss Harber said to
an inquirer. During that period
have visited a dozen states and travel
ed over 10000 miles. Last year alone
travelled some 5000 miles and. as
hope, planted the seed for good roads
in many parts of the l. states visited
namely, Missouri. Iowa, Illinois,
Minnesota. Michigan. Ohio. Indiana.
Wisconsin, Kansas. Arkansas and Tex
as.
'ln some state capitals they have
called me lobbyist, Ia which | AN
swer: Yes, | am lobbyist. | was
reared as n politician and have asso-
ciated with politicians from my cradle
up. Why shouldn't be Il lobbyist|
While on this point let me tell you
OF some lobbying that fell to my lot last
year in jefferson City, Mo. My father
in his lifetime was a politician of note
In Missouri. and on this account wher-
ever he had been popular there was a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-02-15
Written for the lIEHALn.
THE NEE LITTLE HOPN.
u the Mee litilr l.nrn ON TIM sI,..lf .n,,lI

H+aHfa hAHAa
THE NEE LITTLE HOPN.
II the Wee little horn on the shelf could
speak.
What wonderful tales il would tell,
How only last year it had taken the place
OF the rising aud breakfast bell.
II saw the boniires merrily blaze,
The tar buckets fiery red
Aud a baby boy had hrandished il high
Der the golden curls on his head.
y wilder joy there never was known
Than our darling's that birthday night
The jewels tha, sprinkled the hlackened
sky
llal kiss'l his eyes with their light
oh Nee little horn, away on the shelf
so high that tao hand shall seek.
Together We mourn Tor one that is gone
With a sorrow we cannot speak.
MARY Woodbury. LEIGHTON.
Portland. Maine.