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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
London Foresaw Defeat.

Comparatively little interest was
taken in the second race for the Amer
icas cup in London, says the London
correspondent of the New York Trib-
une. Londoners were fully prepared,
after the poor display by the Shamrock
on Saturday, for another Reliance vic
tory, and there was consequently
scarcely any excitement when the spe-
cial editions of the evening papers
were published announcing the result
of the contest. The English people
have quite lost faith in the Shamrock,
and are now almost prepared to admit
that it is not possible to build yacht
in the United Kingdom that can ever
expect to bring the much loved cup
back across the Atlantic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
PIANO PLAYING CHAMPION.
Thumped the Ivories Continuously
For Twenty-six Hours.

Thumped the Ivories Continuously
For Twenty-six Hours.
With blisters on his fingers and his
nerves and muscles in state of utter
collapse, ]. NJ. Waterbury ended a
twenty-six hours sitting at a piano
which he had been playing without
intermission in saloon In Belleville,
says the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He played ragtime, lullabies, grand
opera, light opera, topical songs,
heart" songs, old fashioned music
twosteps, waltzes, polkas everything
except hymns.
He ate only one Swiss cheese sand
wich and one ham sandwich and drank
only whisky. He smoked cigarettes
with almost little cessation as he play
ed the piano. For most of the time he
was sitting on the orthodox piano STOOL
but now and then he would stand
resting" In that way on one occasion
for an hour.
Waterbury says his best previous
endurance" record was made in the
Lambs club rooms in New York city
This was a contest, Ada Beileville be-
Ing his opponent. She played for twen-
tyfour hours; he lasted an hour lon
ger.
He claims that he Is the worlds
champion In his particular line and
challenges anybody to try to beat him.
He has formulated set of rules to
govern such contest, and they provide
that the player shall use his bare fin
gers, without gloves or stalls; he may
select his own music, but must not
pause to turn sheets or change selec-
tions; "vamping" or playing chords is
prohibited, and the player must use
both hands all the time; food and drink
must be given by an attendant; a
pause of as much as ten seconds loses
the contest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
HIGHWAYMAN'S HELPMEET.
Pretty Wife Aids Husband In Hold
up Enterprises.

Pretty Wife Aids Husband In Hold
up Enterprises.
H. W. Haynie and Oracle Haynie, his
wife, have been arrested by city de-
tectivcs, says Seattle (Wash.) dis
patch. Haynie has confessed to three
highway robberies, none of which was
very profitable, but the police believe
that he and his wife have been working
together, the latter in mans attire.
In such guise she might answer the
description Of a proverbial short man
with the tall man, who have been
operating here lately. Haynie admits
taking his wife with him on several
excursions, but denies that she took
part in the holdups. Mrs. Haynie Is a
pretty woman and well known in Ore
gon.
Haynie was brought up at Forest
Grove and attended Pacific university
at that place the last two years as a
medical student. He was married last
March to Miss Grace Walton, a young
stenographer Of Portland, with wide
circle of acquaintance.
Miss Walton was, In way a society
woman. At the Elks' carnival last
year she was a prominent candidate
for queen. missing election by only n
very few votes.
A spotted horse was the clew follow
ed by the detectives until Haynie was
run to earth.
Il ought to get five years for taking
my wife out on an expedition Of that
kind" said he, "and ] ought to get ten
years for hiring that spotted horse.
might just as well have left q plain
trail behind me as to travel with that
spotted horse"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
NO. lS
HotO He Came
By His Wams

There is a man in Liverpool who hai
a most uncommon name. This is how
lie came by il:
His mother was on the lookout fol
something original and one day befor
his christening she noticed upon tn,
door of building the word "Nosmo."
This struck her fancy. Now for
middle name. Later, coming past the
same building she saw the namt
"King"
All, this was what she was after.
'Nosmo King Jones he shall be-" she
said. And he was christened so.
On the way home from the church
she passed the building again.
The doors were shut. and, behold
The doors with the names on them
which she had selected were shut to
gether, and she read not "Nosmo King"
but No Smoking" and her heart was
broken.-Tit- Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
II WoS q SucceSr
In One oUay

A young lady who engages largely In
church and mission work was recently
the moving spirit in some amateur the
atricals which were g. up in the in
terests OF a deserving local charity.
The entertainment was billed, and the
performance was duly given in the
town hall. But somehow or other no
notice was taken of it In the local
newspapers. A few days later friend
met the young lady in question, when
the conversation turned TO the theatric-
ais.
"Was the entertainment a successT'
81 should think ii was" replied the
lady, with a smile. why, we got over
f20."
rs that SOL" said the friend. Then
you must have had large audienceY'
"Well, no." she replied. I'VE only
took in IS I'd. at the door, but father
gave us a check for f20 If we would
promise never to do 1t again."-Tit.
Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

Upon my desk your picture smiles
So pleasantly today.
hate to think how many miles,
Sweetheart, you are away.
The mercury keeps going up,
The market going down, !,
And mine is a most bitter cup |
With you so far from town.
So calm, contented and so cool
You look this morning, sweet,
I own myself very fool
To stay here in the heat,
Companion of the bull and bear
And of the frisky lamb;
I might be with you now, I swear
You must forgive the damn.
Above that shoulder can see
A fortune to be won,
A dream of wealth that follows me
And never shall be done
Until-until tomorrow, when
My eyes behold those charms
My lips against your own again
And you within my arms
Felix Carmen in Life,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
ICE CREAM IN MIOOcEAN.
low Ocean LiLers Are Supplied with
This Frozen Delicacy.

One Of the things most surprising to
travellers by the big ocean liners who
are crossing the Atlantic for the first
time is the daily appearance of ice
cream on the dinner table The frozen
delicacy Of which Americans are so
fond seems more naturally associated
with dining on land than at sea, al
though there Is no reason why 1t could
not be manufactured on board one OF
the modern floating hotels" As q
matter of fact, however. the ice cream
that is served delightfully."- fresh and
cold TO a ships passengers in midocean
is not made on board. but is carried out
from pore Ike thousands of tons Of
other fresh food supplies, in special re-
frigerating compartments
Twenty-Five years ago the idea OF
serving ice cream TO passengers on
shipboard would have seemed prepos-
ferrous TO even the most progressive
steamship manager. In those days
ocean travellers were lucky II they got
n plentiful and well cooked supply Of
what may be counted the necessities of
life, and ice cream must be rated as a
luxury even ashore. The fact that ev-
cry ocean liner now carries IL in enor-
nous quantities is an indication of the
point to which the luxury Of ocean
travel has been carried. All that Is
needed for the voyage across the ocean
and back again Is taken on at New
York or Boston or Philadelphia or
whatever American port the vessel
sails from.
The amount Of this dainty that Is
deemed necessary to supply big ocean
liner for round trip is astonishing. 1t
varies. of course, with the season and
the volume of travel. but at no time
does it fall much below 800 quarts on
any one Of the larger vessels, and in
midsummer. when travel Is at its
height and when ices naturally are
most appreciated. the regulation
amount for a ship like the New York
or the Philadelphia or the st. Louis Is
from 1900 to 1900 quarts and some
times even more. As the time actually
spent in the voyage across and back is
twelve days, this means that on the av-
erage about l50 quarts of ice cream Is
consumed every day on each of the big
Atlantic liners in summer time. 1t is
easy to compute that this amounts to a
veritable mountain of frozen sweetness
in the course of a season, and the year
" ice cream bill of one of the big
steamship companies would provide
any of us with several trips 10 Europe
very comfortably. 1t is said that not
on this one item of supplies by the
steamship merger" alone.
Not only does America supply all the
ice cream consumed by Atlantic voy-
ayers, but it frequently happens that
ices are exported from this country to
be served at public banquets and pri-
vate dinners in London and even on
the continent. When Mr.. Bruce lsmay,
the British head of the White Star line,
gave a large dinner party in England
recently he ordered a special supply Of
ice cream from New York for his
guests, and the same thing was done
by John w. Gates in London last sea-
son. So the American invasion of Eu-
rope" is not only an invasion of ma
chinery and beef and grain and elec-
trio railways, but is coming to be an
ice cream invasion as well.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

The Teacher (quoting) - Through
fen and copse the whole day long
sweetly echoes the birds sweet song"
Now, | would like TO have some mem.
Der of the class compose a sentence
containing the word copse. All, Jere'
miah, have you thought of one? Very
well, let us hear it.
Jeremiah-Last night when the man
what lives next door to us came home
and was slammin' things around,
maxim rough house, the cops come and
was goin' to pinch him If it wouldn't
of been for the boss Of the ward.-Chi.
cago Record Herald
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

"You've taken whole lot more
words TO write up that little shooting
scrap last night at the Jumping Cata-
mount saloon than you needed" the
editor of the Cory Gulch Screamer said
TO the new reporter. We're crowded
today"
How can | shorten it?' asked the
reporter.
You have written here that Co
manche Pete called Wild Dick a liar
and Dick instantly drew his revolver
and shot him All you need to say is
that he called Wild Dick a liar, and
then add a few words about the ar
rangements for the funeral l"-Chicago
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
FEMININE DAVID HARUM.
Fashionable New York Woman
Starts n Sale and Exchange Stable.

starts n sale ana EXcnanRe sta DIe.
Mrs. Adolf Ladenturg is going to con-
duct a sales. exchange and boarding
stable at her country place on the
Hampstead plains, opposite the Mead
owbrook club house, says the New
York American. Last fall she import
ed a string of horses which she had
purchased in England while hunting
there.
Not wishing to take them back with
her last spring, Mrs. Ladenburg offered
them for sale with such good results
that the idea of going into the business
presented itself, not that she needed the
money-Mrs. Ladenburg is million
airess' several times over-but because
she found that she was a veritable Da-
vid Harum at horse swapping, and the
pastime fascinated her.
That Mrs. Ladenburg is well equipped
for the business in horse knowledge
will not be disputed, as she is consid-
cred one of the best judges as well as
riders of horses in this or any other
country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
The Upton Cocktail.

board the Erin during the second race
for the Americas cup presented him
with a loving cup. on which was en-
crossed:
SIR THOMAS ]. Upton.
His British majesty's ambassador ex-
traordinary Of international good will
and minister plenipotentiary of strenu.
GUS peace at the court of the American
people.
Accompanying the gift were the fol
lowing verses:
Comrade held dear in many lands,
Master of many gentle arts
Behold, we stretch to you our hands,
With nothing In them-but our hearts!
This cup you "lift' and carry hence,
And, If third Shamrock haply fail,
Will be little recompense
To cheer you on your homeward sail.
This heart" cup mingles all we feel
When we your deeds recite or sing;
Respect for you from peak to keel
A cocktail" worthy OF king.
The formula? 'Tis easy learned
lions tail, an eagles claw
The love Of friends, the plaudits earned
And lust dash of usquebaugh.
Heady? Why bless you. not bit!
Hearty, we grant. On deck or shore
Drink deep, take all you win of it,
For whence 1t came there's plenty more
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

Rev. Jacob Kurtz has completed his
Church Oh wheels" and will attempt to
hold services on the street corners, says
a York Pa.) dispatch. His idea is to
sell sandwiches on the street corners.
and while the patrons are satisfying
the inner man he will acquaint them
with the Bible. Mr.. Kurtz has been
brought into prominence by the house
top" preaching on Sunday evenings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

Willie Binks-Say, pa, when are you
goin' 10 move out to Bubblehurst?
Mr.. Binks-Just as soon as the house
is finished. son.
"Ain't there goin' to be any family
but us in it?'
mo"
Then there won't be anybody up
stairs playing Alamo and 'Hiawatha,
will thereT'
Il should say not!
"Aw! nest?-Chicago Record.
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

Announcement will soon be made
from the Cleveland offices Of the Amer
lean Shipbuilding company of the clos
ing of contracts for the largest ships
ever built for fresh water, says a Du'
luth (NIinn) dispatch. The first Of the
ships will be out some time the coming
year. These new ships are to be 500
feet long over all, probably about 81
feet beam and 81 feet deep. They will
carry not less than 1900 tons Of ore or
other bulk freight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
Both Sides of II.

She-It's lots of fun to tiirt with a
man till you get him to propose and
then say NO"
He-Yes, and it's lots of fun for the
man too. But he runs an awful risk.
She-How's that?
He-She might fool him and say
Yes. es."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

"What is your definition Of 'graftT"
said the inquisitive person.
Graft" answered Senator Sorghum
''is made up of the perquisites that
come to some other fellows office and
to which you cannot lay any claim."-
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
Some Strenuous Lives.

The chauffeur scorches like the Deuce
"I know my brakes" is his excuse
But one day o'er the dash he goes;
He knows his brakes and breaks his
nose!
] said wished that every crank
In town were made to walk the plank
My wife said: "Oh, you needn't talk!
The copper made you plank the walkw
He trundles oil cans round the room
And oils the wheels of every loom
Oh, what a ceaseless round of toll!
He oils the wheels and wheels the oil!
Cap. Wheeler runs a cattle boat
And owns the cargo that's afioat
His work will wear him out, he fears;
He steers the ship and ships the steers.
F. L Rose In Chicago Rscord-Hsrald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

Nevertheless" remarked the Aus
trlan. you French have to come to Us
for nearly all your ideas in flying ma.
chimes"
''Prut" replied the Frenchman. Il do
not see it,
You don't? Why, ever cigar shaped
air ship you have ever constructed has
had a Vienna roll for its model" re.
torted the Austrian.-Cincinna Com.
mercial Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11


Much surprise has followed the an
nouncement of the value of the estate
Of Mrs. James G.. Blaine, the property
being appraised at $1,OOO,OO0, says a
Bangor (Me.) dispatch. 1t is known
that Mr.. Blaine was not wealthy
man, as wealth is now estimated. 1t
has often been said that the campaign
of 1884 cost Mr.. Blaine $500,000 or
more, and at its close he told some of
his intimates that he was then a poor
man. 1t is said In Augusta that Mr..
Blaine cleared about $5OO.OOO on his
book Twenty Years Of Congress" and
that he also made some very profitable
investments in stocks. The estate is
given In its entirety to Mrs. Blaine's
children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

She-How long have you been loving
me?
He-From the very moment l knew
there was such person as you in the
world.
She-I suppose you took 1t for grant.
ed that l would inherit fortune
Baltimore American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

1t is in Partisan cafe that 1t is.
"Ah! l suppose they speak English
hereT'
"No; l believe they cater to the
American patronage more. Detroit
Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

81 reckon" said Farmer Corntossel,
that all these folks that try to make
jokes about farmers is more or less
Jealous"
"Jealous?"
'Yes. sir. Look at the boys that go
from the country and make fortunes in
the city. And then look at the city
folks who come to the country and
make failure of farming. Washing
ton Star
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
The Pleasures of Matrimeny

"You know very well,'' she said,
shat l only married you because felt
sorry for YOU
Heavens" the brute answered. II
have always supposed you understood
that l took you because 1 wanted O
cook. Chicago Record Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
Characteristic.

Nell-She has an automobile tongue
Belle--What do you mean?
Nell-Oh, she's always running other
people down.-Philadelph Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
Kindly Advice.

"Be careful" he said to the barefoot
boy
"Why?" demanded the boy.
Because" he explained, there's
fork in the road little beyond. and
you may hurt your feet.'-Denver
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
Still Lives.

81 don't think the editor read line
Of my story"
Neither do |. ! notice that his mag
azine comes out as usual"'-Atlants
Constitution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

First Rounder-Say, old man, you
are going the pace that kills. You are
burning the candle at both ends.
Second Rounder-That Is true. That
Is the only way | can make both ends
meet.-New York Mail and Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11

the Results of the Races.
Before the sailing OF the yacht races
Sir Thomas Upton wrote for the Cos.
mopolitan for September an article on
My Efforts TO Win the Americas
Cup" The following extracts from the
article are reprinted by permission:
copyright. 1893. by Cosmopolitan Maya.
zine Company.l
Just when | first desired TO win the
Americas cup cannot positively say.
Very likely the germ Of that ambition
entered my mind as far back as the
time when the Genesta was battling
for the trophy. but my first overt act,
II may use the term, was just sixteen
years ago, and 1t came about and took
form in this way:
The Thistle had been in America,
fighting valiantly, but unsuccessfully,
Tor the cup. l remember sitting at my
home and pondering.
England has tried and failed; Scot
land has tried and failed. Why not
give Ireland a chance"
The idea pleased me. That same
night sat down and wrote long let
ter to my friend, Mr.. Lane, then mem
Der Of parliament for Cork, and | ask
ed him to submit proposition TO the
Royal Cork Yacht club-the oldest
yachting organization in the world, by
the way-to the effect that an Irish
yacht be built from the designs OF an
Irishman and that she be manned by
an Irish crew and commanded by an
Irish skipper.
II wish the challenger TO be all
Irish" wrote in effect, land If the
Royal Cork Yacht club can give me
such a craft | will pay all the ex-
penses."
In due course Of time Mr.. Lane re-
piled. The Royal Cork Yacht club was
very anxious to join me in the enter
prise; but, alas, 1t was impossible! An
all Irish challenger was out Of the
question for the reason that there was
neither Irish yacht designer nor skip
Der for that class of boat at that time.
1t caused the officers and members of
the Cork club much chagrin to admit
this fact, but nevertheless it was a
fact, and 30 the matter ended.
But the ambition to win the bit of
silver that had remained so long in
America was not dead within me, nor
was the desire to have much of the
credit for bringing 1t across the Allan
dc rebound to the glory of Ireland. |
was resolved that sooner or later |
would have a try for 1t and that Ire
land would figure very largely in my
attempts to succeed where so many
gallant sportsmen had failed. My time
did not come for many years, but final
ly my opportunity arrived, and, true TO
my first ambition, made my chal-
lenger as much Irish as | could.
She was christened Shamrock, and
her consort was Erin. Shamrock she
was named because that is the nation
al flower Of my native land and be-
cause have always considered it an
emblem Of good luck. Hundreds of
letters have come to me in the past few
years fairly begging me to give the
challenger another name, arguing that,
as that name had gone down in defeat
on two occasions, there must be some
| thing unlucky about it, but l have in
variably replied that it was not the
name that was beaten, but the boat.
Some day, If l live" l wrote one
gentleman, "a Shamrock will prove the
better boat, and then you will be one
| Of the first to say that the name was a
lucky one"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
VOL. XXI
t-..,yDistrict Probate Court.

..r- ut said Court will be held at
.. .rr SECOND Tuesday of October aud
.a4au the second Tuesday of No.
.aa May. West concord the second
....- .rr,erubr" aud June. Lunenburg
.I f.H,>Iay OF January and July.
.... -.,siuu- Mil DC held at any place IN
ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
A SRd, Short story.

To bet on the market
He thought 1t a joke.
He went to a broker,
And now he Is broke.
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-11
SIR THOMAS ON RACING
Upton Tells of His Efforts to
Win the Americas Cup.
SOUGHT TO HONOR IRELAND.

why He Named His Boats sham
Book-Present Yachts, He Declares,
OF No Use TO Mankind or Commerce.
Would Prefer 10 Race With Real,
Honest Boats"-Bets No Money on
the Results of the Races.