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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-11

I &c. Seamless lIalf-lIOsc now Che at
4c WOOten's If.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-11

X EMOVED-I have moved my Jew T..
IA" clry establishment into the store
occupied by Pelham's china hall and
will in the future be in IL better posi-
tion TO serve the public. | keep con
stantly on hand, Cold Watches, Dia-
mond and wedding rings, icwclry,
silvcrware, cut glass, clocks and novel
ties. Remember | an prepared to fit
difficult eyes with glasses Yours for
trade j. GUY DANIELS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

tion to the very summit of French so.
ciety she has remained the same sim.
pie housewife she has always been.
Nine. Loubet represents the great
mass of middle class French house.
holds. not the Faubourg St Germain,
the home of the ancient aristocracy or
the palaces of the 'new rich"
Nine. Loubet is the daughter of an
iron dealer of the town of Montelimar,
In the south of France. Her maiden
name was Marie Denis. Nine. and NJ.
Loubct were married thirty-five years
ago and have three children, two sons
and a daughter.
The wife of the president was
brought up in a simple manner and
numbers cooking among her house
wifely accomplishments 1t is said that
even now Mt the Elysee she frequently
visits the kitchen and prepares for her
husband and his old friends dishes of
which they are especially fond
In appearance Nine. Loubet is like
her husband, short and stout. She is
gray haired, but carries her age, about
fifty-five, very well. Nine. Loubet
dresses simply, invariably in good
taste, but she is little inclined to adopt
the latest Partisan modes She is cour-
tcous to a degree and is very charita-
ble. taking personal interest in the
many public institutions of Paris.
Although it was freely predicted that
the motherly lady from the provinces
would he overwhelmed by the gran
deur of her position, she has yet given
no indication of embarrassment. Only
Mt the state dinners she insists on see
ing that her guests have sufficient to
eat and displays concern-too much
from the standpoint of "high society
lest they should rise unsatstied.
Mime. Loubet does not concern herself
with politics and has resolutely refused
TO exert her influence with the presi
dent for or against any faction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

HoUsEBoAT BEADY FOR LAUNCHING.
this mode of travel are the privacy. the
comforts the householder takes his
home along with him-and the cheap
ness. Some houseboats use sails. the
only motive power that costs nothing.
1t costs 50 a day to hire horse II
horse is purchased. it will cost $40 and
81 day to feed.
All the trips outlined can be made
with sails, but it Is some trouble to
take down the mass for every bridge
during trips into the interior. If gaso
line is used for motive power, the first
expense of the engine is the only addi-
tional one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

summer than ever before. In the mid
die west they have become common,
and on the Pacific coast the house
boats are models OF comfort and con
venience and are ia general use as
summer homes.
Modern fashionable houseboating
among tn, wealthy was introduced in
to this country about sixteen years
ago by the late Pierre Lorillard. The
custom came from England, where the
houseboat has always meandered
along the gentle stretches Of the
Thames. But the American builders,
after their restless fashion, straight
way began to improve the English
model. They gave first true boat
model to the hull, thereby en, III , the
vessel to be readily towed to any de-
sired location. Thence it was a natural
step TO motive power and today the
houseboat of the man of means is as
Independent. though not as speedy, as
the yacht.
There is nothing, in fact which the
true householder scorns more thor
oughly than speed. Speed is utilitarian
Even in the atmosphere of moneycd
ease it smacks of commercialiSm.
What has the householder, lettering
away sunny days in sheltered coves or
drifting idly through calm canals, TO
do with those strenuous ones who rush
hither and yon? The houseboat in its
highest development today costs as
much as a yacht, but the cost is put
in space, not in speed; hence these
great, comfortable suits of rooms. these
accommodation for the whole family
and twenty guests or more, these roof
gardens and spacious deck parlors
At the time of Mr. Lorillard's death
there was being built for him the boat
in which American househoat building
probably reaches its highest point. This
craft has since become the property of
Sheffield Phelps. for whom it has been
finished. She is named the Nirodha
and is now at Newport.
The Nirodha is over 125 feet long,
with breadth of 90 feet inches. The
hull is built of steel and the upper
works of wood. There are three decks
and two twenty-five horsepower gaso-
line engines. She is driven by twin
screws. The upper deck extends the
full length and breadth of the vessel
and is covered with an awning.
But it is the ordinary houseboat in
which the many are interested, aud
they are within the reach of all. Any
old canalboat can be readily converted
into Souseboat at small cost.
The waterways available for house,
boating in this country are almost in
exhaustible and are practically un-
known One route for those who own
boats along the north Atlantic coast is
to be towed up the Hudson river TO Al
bany, thence by horses along the north.
ern canal to Lake Champlain.
Another route would be through the
center of the country by way of the
Erie canal to Buffalo or down through
the group of beautiful lakes through
the middle of New York state. From
Buffalo the tourist could push on
through the great lakes to Chicago,
hugging the shore and only travelling
in good weather.
From Chicago the houseboat could
make its way through river and canal
to the Mississippi, then down to New
Orleans.
The houseboat can make its way by
inland or semi-inland waters, with
only an occasional outside run, all the
way to Florida. The advantages of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

ranges the woods He always has a
roof over his head, and dry and COM
Portable bed is ready when the day is
done. Supplies in quantity can be car
ried on the houseboat while fresh
meat. chickens, eggs and vegetables
may be procured from farmers and
villages few miles away.
Then the houseboat denizen may
take his entire family with him for
months, which is hardly practicable to
the man who is camping out. On the
houseboat one has all the comforts of
a home, combined with the delights of
living near to nature and the power to
change locality of residence whenever
the spirit moves.
Households may cost few hundred
dollars or as high into the thousands
as one can afford to go. The more ex-
pensive move about with their own
power, but this is not essential to the
joys of houseboating, and many now
in use are towed about as occasion or
the will of the owner demands.
Plenty of comfortable houseboats
have been made by building a house
on an old scow or canalboat. Such
one, fully furnished for housekeeping,
was offered for sale recently for S400.
These boats have, of course. no motive
power. They are towed from one place
to another and then lie up in some
quiet harbor. The boat is anchored
here and there whenever the fancy of
the owner dictates.
When the purse permits, the problem
of locomotion of houseboats is easy.
Assuming that the boat is without
power of its own for propulsion and
that the cruise is upon waters where
towing from the banks is not practical
BILE, q small launch has been found the
best. 1t is surprising how small a
launch will tow large houseboat. This
launch is also great convenience and
pleasure for outside excursions and
short trips.
The average houseboat costs not
above $500. There is, of course, hardly
any limit to what may be spent, and
uOuSSDOdlS SOollhS lioib P-''oV ~ Pc'
600 are not uncommon. In the latter
the item of engine and machinery
makes up a considerable part Of the
cost. or course there is difference
as to whether a houseboat is to be
poled or towed along when one de-
sires shift of scene or whether it
starts boldly out with it's own motive
power.
For all practical purposes. however,
houseboat costing $500 or S400 will
answer every need. Another 500 spent
| in furnishing will give the owner
home that will answer every purpose
and afford him unbounded enjoyment.
In the vicinity of New York there
are hundreds of miles of coast line
available for houseboating. Down
along the Jersey coast, principally In
the vicinity of the Shrewsbury river,
there are dozens of these craft. Far
ther south in the semi-inland waters
of the coast these summer homes on
the water are seen in numbers.
The st. Lawrence river. too, Is fa'
vorite place for these clumsy but COM
Portable craft. There are more house
boats on the st. Lawrence river THIS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

estate, and an electrician is also a ne
cessity, for everything about the house,
the farm and the grounds is of the
latest, most approved pattern.
The most interesting part of Ophir
Farm is undoubtedly the mansion. This
is a splendid graystone editice, enor-
nous in size, with battlemented tow
er. Being situated on an eminence
more than 400 feet high, it commands
try. The house has had most unfor
tunate history. 1t was built by the late
Benjamin Halliday, the western mil
lionaire, who named the estate in hon
or of the Ophir mine, which brought
him his fortune. Misfortune overlook
Halliday, and he sold the place to John
Roach, the shipbulder. The latter in
turn lost his fortune. Ophir Farm was
sold by his TO Mr.' Reid During
the present ownership the Hall was
burned, and rebuilding cost Mr. Reid
nearly $1,000,000.
Ophir castle, or hall, is splendidly
decorated and contains much famous
painting, statuary, carving and tapes
try. An idea of the enormous size of
the house may be gained from the hall,
which is - feet in length and % feet
wide. A stained glass window at the
top of the main staircase is 10 feet
wide and is made in three sections.
The library is 43 feet long, 80 feet wide
and Is feet high. Many artists during
the summer make Ophir Farm a point
of pilgrimage, and their eases may be
seen dotted all over the place. They
are welcomed by Mr.. Reid, who is
himself an art connoiSseur.
Ophir castle is frequently given up to
entertainments, for both Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid are fond of society. Mrs. Reid
is a beautiful and accomplished wO-
man, who has moved in the best social
circles of America and Europe. She
sis a daughter of Darius O. Mills, the
well known New York financier and
philanthropist. Mrs. Reid was born in
New York city Jan. 6, 1853, but much
of her earlier years were spent at her
fathers California home, known as
Millbrae Here she met Mr.. Reid in
1873, and they were married three
years later. At Millbrae Mrs. Reid
La the foundation for her later fond.
"ss for Ophir Farm, for the former
place was at that time the finest and
most extensive country estate on the
Pacific coast.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15
ENVOY REDS FARM.
SPLENDID HOME IN THE WESTcHES-
TER (N. " HILLS.
ophir Farm Is One of the Finest
Country Estates In America-An Up
to Date Yankee Castle, With n
Charming ChateIaine.

Ophir Farm Is One of the Finest
Country Estates In America-An Up
to Date Yankee Castle. with n
Charming ChateIaine.
Although Whitelaw Reid, editor, poll
tician ana special envoy from the Unit
ed States to the coronation of King
Edward, and his wife have spent much
of their recent time i'm the sumptuous
homes of England. 1t is doubtful if they
have seen many that rival their own
splendid residence, Ophir Farm, near
White Plains, y. Y.
Ophir Farm. with its grounds. is one
of the finest estates In America. Ii
rivals even Fillmore, the magnificent
Vanderbilt home in North Carolina, in
the splcndor of its appointments, al.
though the grounds of the latter are
very much more extensive. The es-
tate is really n farm, not only one in
name. 1t contains more than 900 acres
of land, Of which llDre than half are
under cultivation. Herds of cows are
kept, together with great nocks of
chickens, ducks. turkeys and other
fowl, and more than thirty horses in.
habit the Ophir Farm stables. Promi.
nent among the live stock of the estate
are the Kerry cattle, "the little Irish
COWS" which We're first imported by
Mr.. Reid. The Ophir Farm herd of
Kerry cows gives better returns in
milk and butter in proportion to the
quantity of food consumed than the
Jerseys, although Ophir Farm has a
number Of prize winners of the latter
breed,
All the products of Ophir Farm are
for home consumption, nothing being
intended for the general market The
estate is under the control of man
ager, who is practical Vermont farm.
er. He is assisted by force of more
than fifty men besides the retinue of
servants for the hall, as the dwelling
house Is known. Some of the hands
live in the farmhouse, while others
lodge near 10y and take their meals
there. Two blackSmiths and a carpen-
ter are constantly employed about the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15
FIRST LADY OF FRANCE.
President Loubet's Wife n Simple
HON" Loving Person.

like her distinguished husband.
Nine. Emile Loubet, wife of the pres
idcnt OF the French republic, is a plain
person whom success in the world has
not turned from the even tenor of her
ways or mode of thinking. Through all
ne great changes that have come into
her life from the time of her marriage
TO the provincial lawyer TO her eleva-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

GENERAL NEVILLE GERALD LYTTELTON
former republics. He will have many
important duties during the recon
struction" period.
The new South African commander
was educated at Elton. The athletic
records of England are filed with
mentions of the Lyttelton family, and
the Hon. Neville was worthy bearer
of the name. Since his enlistment in
the Rife brigade in 1865 he has served
In Canada, India, Egypt, South Africa
and other parts of the world. He has
gained all sorts of honors, has been
mentioned in dispatches" several
times and has advanced steadily In
rank. General Lyttelton is now fifty
seven years Of age.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-08-15

Somehow I'd rather the doctor
hadn't written that prescription in
Latin" remarked the patient nerv-
ously.
where's the difference and what
does it signify?"
mot much, maybe, but | can't help
thinking Latin is dead language."-
Philadelphia North American. ...r..
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kITCHENER'S SUCCESSOR.
General Lytte1tOn, Who Commands
British Troops In South Africa.

Among the few English generals
who have come out of the South At
rican war with enhanced regulations
must be numbered Lieutenant General
Lyttelton, who has been appointed to
succeed General Lord Kitchener as
chief commander of the troops in the
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VOL XXX
r...,Di.tri.t Probate court.

.Ha #| .HIN tuuIt viii lC held at
..... rrr artHuI rur-tlHY ct October aud
. Canaan she sHrHuI Tuesday nI No
.H| Nav. West Concord .hr second
... .... IHstHIIlfr and iuuc. Luutuburr
. IHfz.iHN nf January ami July.
.......Ha Htli 'se held lt any place in
......H.. .H HlrrHucut.
kuUEKI CHASE. Judge.
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1T is only in recent years that
houseboating has been taken up
by Americans as an enjoyable
means of spending the sumter
outing, but so popular has the
custom become that today hundreds of
houseboats may be seen along our
coasts anchored in some quiet harbor
nook or moored to the banks of softly
flowing rivers and streams.
The freedom and Independence of life
on houseboat are its chief charms.
The houseboat owner may, If lie
chooses, cut himself as entirely Off
from civilization as does the sports
man who plunges into the forest to be
alone with nature.
But the man in the houseboat has
many comforts denied to the man who
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
GEO. M. LYLE, Bel Air, Md.
Niagara Falls Excursions-Low.Rate Vacation
Trips via Pennsylvania Railroad.

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has
selected the following dates for it's popular
tcn-day excursions to Niagara Falls from
Washington and Baltimore; July "a, August
and u, September and Is, and October
= and 16. On these dates the special train
will leave Washington at 500 A. NJ, Balti-
more q. 90 A. NJ, York 1918 A. NJ, Harris
burg 40 a. NJ, Millersburg 1920 p. NJ,
Sudbury - IS Il. NJ, Williamsport 2.3O 7.
NJ, Lock Haven 3.OS p. NJ, Remove 800 p.
NJ, Emporium Junction sos L. NJ, arriving
Niagara Falls at 9.35 Z. NJ.
Excursion tiSkets, good for return passage
on any regular train exclusive of limited eX-
press trains, within ten days, will be sold at
$1,000 from Washington and Baltimor
$3.50 from York; $1,000 from Littlestown;
$1,000 from Oxford, Pa; S9.35 from Column
hia; $3.50 from Harrisburg; $1,000 from
Winchester, Va; $50 from Altoona; $40
from Tyrone: S6.+5 from Bellefonte; $40
from Ridway;S6. 90 from Sunbury and Wilkes
barre; SJ.75 from Williamsport; and at pro-
portionate rates from principal points. A
stop-over will be allowed at Buffalo within
limit of ticket returning.
ThcSpccial trains of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will be run with each excur-
sion running through to Niagara Falls. An
extra charge will be made for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent and chapcron
will accompany the excursion.
For descriptive pamphlet, time of connect
Ing trains. and further information apply to
nearest ticket agent, address Geo. w.
Royd, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given to to the taxpayers of
Hartford county that the annual levy for the
year 1902 has been made by the Commissioners
OF Hartford county, and placed in my hands for
collection.
On State tax paid before September Ist, S per
cent. discount State tax paid in September, 4
per cent. discount State tax paid in October, )
per cent. discount,
A discount on County tax of ~ per cent. if
paid in June, per cent. in July and y per cent.
If paid in August will be allowed.
County tax will bear interest from September
next and State tax from January next.
All persons failing TO pay their taxes by jan
uarv ist next will be liable to be published as
delinquent taxpayers and to have their prop
erty advertised and sold.
All persons to whom Hartford county may be
indebted are liable to have any and all sums
due by them to the county for taxes or other
wise deducted from said Indebtedness, and this
is required even though said Indebtedness has
been assigned to a third person.
The undersigned or his deputy will be at his
office i'll the Masonic Building, Bel Air, Md,
from A. NJ. until P. NJ, daily to receive pay
ment oftaxes. No part payments on tax bills
will be received.
AS it would be impossible to get all the tax
bills mailed in June, if any taxpayers wish to
avail themselves of June discount and will ask
for a bill il will be sent promtly.
J. FINNEY WELLS, Treasurer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15

Physicians are calling attention to the
fact that influenza or grip has come to
stay. In the larger cities there has been
a marked increase in diseases affecting
the organs of respiration, which increase
is attributed to the prevalence of influ-
enza. Persons who are recovering from
grip or influenza are in weak condition
and peculiarly liable to pulmonary dis
ease.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures coughs, bronchitis, lung "trouble F."
and other diseases of the organs of res
piration. 1t is the best tonic medicine
for those whose strength and vitality
have been exhausted by an attack of grip.
1t purifes the blood, cleansing it of
the poisonous accunlulations which breed
and feed disease. 1t gives increased &C
tivity to the blood-making glands, and
so increases the supply of pure blood,
rich with the red corpuscles of health.
"A word for your Golden Medical Discov,
cry" writes Mrs. L. A Bender, of Keene,
coshoctou Co., Ohio. 1--WE have been using it
a. a family medicine for more than four years.
A. q cough remedy and blood purifier there is
nothing better, and after having the grip DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is just the
right medicine for a complete bracing up"
Accept no substitute for It Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing "just
as goodn for diseases of the stomach,
blood, and lungs.
The sluggish liver is made active by
the use of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15

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Train nlarke thusn runda
1905 30s 80 days Sundays 2 so2
M.1
Express for Wilmington Philadelphia and New York leave nvre IL
Al 221,
IS NJ day.
sos,
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1909 M. 7.35 and7 M.
TX. WOOD, General
JIB. HUTCHINSON General Manager
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
A College Man and a Quotation

Some one once said, "A Harvard mar
knows all literature but the Bible" o
startlingly sweeping generality. but
not without truth So far as the Bible is
concerned. \ case in point came tC
light the other day. Two Harvard mel
were reading together some famous
modern oratiOns, one of them eulogy
The eulogy closed with the words: &C
death, where is thy sting? Q grave
where is thy victory?'
"What Il beautiful close" exclaimed
one of the students enthusiastically
1.-The man who wrote such sentence
as that proves that the grand style in
prose did not die with the eighteenth
century"
1t should be added in fairness that
the other student was a churchman
and said nothing.-New York Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
he Eas and 1ptenisspcer:
BEL AIR, ND. AUG. is. 1902
To Bless Another Day.

To Bless Another Day.
A city dweller / one potted plant
Is all my summer dover.
Each morn there comes bee on SHINING
wing
To feast from my fair flower.
The nectar slipped. with clear, content
ed boom
He darts away on swiftest wing
To find another bloom
A message has my morning caller brought
Rare comfort for my heart;
In Gods vast plans to bless his needy
world
/ bear my humble part;
Nor do know what hoard OF precious
sweets
Is fed from my one blossoms cup.
What hive its store completes
One worthy deed each day. one gentle
word.
One thought. kindly and true;
Master! Thou hast thy swift winged
messengers
Thy lovely will to do.
May II not be they come and bear away
Such lowly tributes of my life
To bless another's day
Some greater day, which. minus my small
gift, u
Might fall just short of measure full
and free.
Master! How all unworthy is complaint
Since thou hast use for me!
Bloom on. my hermit plant. from horai
still
Yield to the dipping bee
Thy golden nectar. greater store TO NIL!
Ada Melville Shaw in lions Herald
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
Its the Cut"

An aged country rector who had an
old tailor as his clerk. returning from
his church one Sunday with the latter
thus addressed him:
"Thomas, | cannot think how il is
that our church should be getting thin,
ner and thinner, fer | am sure preach
as well as ever did and ought to have
far more experience than | had when
first came among you"
Indeed" replied Thomas. I'm tell
Just like old tailOrs. for I'm sure sew
rs well as ever did in my life, and the
rloth is the same, but it's the cut. sir.
all! it's the new cut" PCafSOn's.