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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
snow As,in tn. winder.

When tn lights has blinked an vanished
An yer now-I-lay-mes said,
When they's silence all around ye,
'Ceptin' when some hurried tread
Out of doors melts In tn distance
An tn wind mourns overhead,
Then's tn coziest time that ever.
Though 1t holds hint of dread.
When they's snow agin tn winder
An ye're snuggled down in bed.
Bare ole branches bend an shiver,
Whmperin' cause tn summers dead.
What's that thumpin'? It's tn rattlin'
or tn down sprout g inst tn shed.
Mighty good t know tn hosses
An tn cattles housed an fed.
For tn winds a-gittin' madder,
An tn storm kings raisin' Ned
When they's snow ag'in tn winder
An ye're snuggled down in bed.
Sandman comes an finds ye wonderin'
II, when gloomy night has fled,
They'll be still enough snow stickin'
Fer t let ye use yer sled,
Or IL folks must 60 a-spatterin'
Through tn sloppy slush instead,
Then ye go t sleep recallin'
All tn blizxard tales we've read
When they's snow ag'in tn winder
An ye'rs snugEled down in bed.
Baltimore American
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

1t is said that the making of marbles,
so dear to the heart Of the small boy, Is
the main support of the poor in the
state of Thuringia, Germany. They
gather small square stones and grind
them in machines similar to coffee mills
until they are rounded. "Commies,"
agates and "bullseyes" are made In
that way.
Glass alleys with the varicolored
streaks in them are blown by the glass
blowers Of Lanscha. They take bits OF
white, red and blue glass and blow
them together into twist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
All to he "Cannonized."

Speaker Henderson was recalling a
last session anecdote about an Iowa
constituent who wrote asking for copies
of the Congressional Record containing
obituaries and adding ingenuously that
nothing pleased him more than to read
obituaries Of dead congressman" says
Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune. "Your constituent ought
to be in ecstasy next session" remarked
Littlefeld Of Maine, 'for the whole
house Is to be CannOnized.'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

"Did Benny ask you for my hand last
night. papaY'
"Yes, my daughter"
"And what did you think Of the
young man?"
81 don't like suspicious men. my
dear. like a man who looks you In
the eye"
"Well, didn't Benny look you in the
eye, father?"
"No; all the time he was asking for
your hand In marriage he had his eyes
on my t.''-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

1t is not often that the waves OF the
ocean can set cliffs afire. but they do
sometimes. At Ballybunnion, OH the
west coast of Ireland, the waves which
for unnumbered centuries have been
beating against the shores one day broke
into great deposit Of iron pyrites and
alum. rapid oxidation took place
which produced fierce heat and set
the whole cliff to burning ur .;eeks
the cluG burned like a volcano. and
great clouds Of smoke and vapor rose I'm
the air. When the fire died out. great
masses of lava and clay burned to
brick were seen in every direction.
In the arctic regions there is another
such burning cliff, which when last
seen was Oh fire for twenty miles. The
burning material was composed largely
OF Ignite. but is believed TO he made up
OF several other combustible chemical
substances. which had been set on fire
when the waves reached them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
De VETS WAR STORY.
Extracts From Boer Leaders, book
on the Transysal strusgle.

Perhaps the most significant state
nent In General Christian Rudolf DE
Vets Three Years War" the title
given by the author TO his book ON the
Boer war. published recently by
Charles Scribner's Sons. Is the dec
laration that from the very outset OF
the war and all through the hard
fought struggle the Beers knew they
were fighting In vain. says the New
York Mail and Express. They knew
their cause was lost. but fought as God
fearing patriots until every resource
was exhausted.
He describes Cronje as an intrepid
hero" but declares he was too obstl-
nate to abandon his position when
trapped In the laager near Paardeburg
by Lord Roberts. His capture Is char
acterlzed as the catastrophe of the war
In that It's disheartening effect on the
burghers was felt throughout the war.
Kruger is referred to as "the states.
man grown gray In his country's sery.
Ice" and Gladstone as the greatest
and noblest of English statesmen"
General DE Wet calls upon God to wit
ness that independence was all that
was asked of the British government
on March 5, 1909. and Lord Salisbury
Is accused Of misrepresenting the facts
General De Wet complains bitterly OF
British breach OF faith, but declares
that the result was not all favorable to
the Invaders" He cites the promises
given General Prinsloo and his men
when they surrendered. safety OF prop
erty and permission to return unmo-
Tested TO their farms being guaranteed
Instead Of this the prisoners were de.
ported to Ceylon, and old people were
levied on for hundreds Of pounds be-
cause British railroad property was de-
stroyed In their neighborhood.
As result OF this, he says, 5000 pa.
rolled Beers took up arms again and
fought to the end of the war. He de-
scribes Lord Roberts as his (De Vets
best recruiting sergeant because of his
frequent breaches of faith.
General De Vets state of mind
throughout the war and after IL Is ex-
pressed by sentence in the book:
Everything is as It must be, and un-
less one is sluggard one has no reason
to complain"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

A droll little story is told of Mr.. w
8. Gilbert. He put up his horse on,
day at small country inn, on tn,
signboard of which was painted con
spicuously the notice, Entertainment
For Man and Beast" When his luncl
was brought, he looked dissatisfied
and surprised the waiter by saying
"This Is all very well so far. but where
is the entertainment for the man?"-
London 1it-Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
somethtnr Harder,

Auntie (Hnding Jackie sobbing in 9
corner)-Why, Jackie, what has hap
pened to make you feel so bad this
morning?
Jackie M ma missed some jelly.
Auntie-Ho, no! see. And her sus
picions fell on you, eh?
Jackie-No, auntie; 1t was her slip
per,-Boston Courier
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

Rita-Why is Mr.. Kodak SO glum look
ing?
Nita-He and Eleanor have just come
out of the darkroom, where he had ev-
identity developed negative.-Prince-
ton Tiger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

"My boy Sammy" said the neighbor,
"worries me almost to death with his
sOmnambulism."
"You ought to take it away from
him." said Mrs. Lapsling. Hell kill
himself with it some day."-Chicago
Tribune
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
vIon,n,Y,h Trade.

Mother (who had been out for the
day)-Tommy, did you take that medi-
cine that told you to when l was
away?
Tommy-No, ma. Willie Jones came
in, and he liked it so l exchanged it
with him for sour apple.-Punch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
Too valuable to Lose.

"Reginald," she said to a wealthy
young dandy who had been paying his
attentions to her, 81 would like to ask
you one very serious question"
"What is it, my dear?" he replied.
"Would you object to marrying man.
ma if refused you? You see, we real
ly don't want to lose you"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

1t has Just been discovered that there
exists at Rapperswyl, Switzerland,
fund consisting of nearly $4,000, which
has been subscribed by Poles in various
parts of the world for the purpose Of
waging war on Russia when a propi-
tious time shall arrive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
The Poor Rule.

Kwoter-Well, IT'S poor rule that
won't work both ways, you know.
Jiggins-I say It's poor rule that
would work any way. If it wasn't poor,
it wouldn't have to work.-Philadelphla
Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

"The fools are not all dead yet" said
the angry husband.
I'm glad of it, dear" calmly replied
the other half of the combination. Il
never did look well in black. Chicago
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
Diplomacy.

"Nebber ak a man to lend you 25
cents" said Uncle Eben. AK i'm fob
So jes' to make i'm think dat you re-
guards i'm as a capitalist, an mebbe
he'll be ashamed to back down."-Wasb-
ington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

Wigg-I always like to hear man
say what he thinks.
Wagg-But the people who always
say what they think generally think
such disagreeablc things.-Philadelphia
Record
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
Ouick Inference,

Judge-He has often declared that
the lot OF the poor is to be envied and
that poverty is often blessing.
Fudge-What! Is he as rich as all
that?-Baltimore Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

Instead Of being put to ordinary jail
tasks long sentence prisoners at Ho-
bart, Tasmania, are employed in the To-
cal botanical gardens.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02

A hen in Bromley, England, Is al
legged to have laid an egg which weighs
q quarter Of a pound.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-02
VOL. XXX
Essex District Probate Court.

.-ssinns at said Court viii he held at
- .f,t.,n the secoHd Tuesday OF October a nd
D-ii canaan the second Tuesday of No
.'l,f.rr auI MAY. West Concord the second
La, lf ilccrmbvs aud June. Luuenburg
.....,lH Tuesday of January and July.
sr.tial SESSIONS viii Pc held at any place in
,.- instruct bN agreement.
''' ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
cLARk's NEW POSITION.
The Union Labor Mar from Iowa to be
in the Department of Commerce,


Washington, ID. c., April 1.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided to appoint
as Assistant Secretary of the depart
ment of m and labor Edgar F..
Clark of Cedar Rapids, Ia, chief of the
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors,
and one of the members Of the anthra-
cite coal strike commission.
Judge George Gray, president of the
strike commission, recommended Mr..
Clark to the president as one of the
best executive officers he had ever
come in contact with, and said that
some of the most important work in
the investigation of the coal strike
had been done by him. The other men,
bers of the commission also commend
ed Mr.. Clark's work, and President
Roosevelt was gratifed because these
recommendations harmonized with his
own opinions, formed last summer,
when he met Mr.. Clark at C%hattanoo.
ga, and heard him speak to the rail
way mems convention.
There has been a desire to select an
assistant secretary who would repre-
sent organized labor. as the department
is to represent labor as well as com
merce. Mr.. Clark, besides represent
ing organized labor, will be an eff
cient executive officer to aid Secretary
Cortelyou in organizing the new de
Dartment.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
TRUST OF PACKING
FORMED TO CONTROLsMARKET

Chicago, April 1.-The
ment of the organization of the Ma
tional Packing company, which prac-
tically consolidates the great packing
interests OF the country, with the eX-
ception of two firms, under one man
agement, was made in Chicago yester-
day. That it is the powerful packers
trust which mas long been sought by
the beef and the pork kings is believed
by all.
In the directorate of the National
Packing company are the principal of
ficers of Swift & Co., Armour IL Co.
and Nelson Morris &c Co. Jesse p.
Lyman, former president of the G. H.
Hammond Packing company, is the
president. Several packing companies
have been engulfed in the enormous
project, which means to the financiers
of La Sale street that the Morris,
this represents only those firms which
have been bought outright. The Nor
ris, Swift and Armour interests bring
Swift and Armour interests practically
control the packing industry of the
country.
The capitalization is $15, 600, 1000, but
this capitalization up to more than
$40, 000, 900.
The company was incorporated
March 10 under the laws of New Jer'
sey, but not until yesterday was the
light of publicity turned on h great
combination. The firms which were
bought by the National Packing com
pany are:
Omaha Packing company, Chicago
and Omaha.
Hammond Packing company, Omaha
and st. Joseph.
G. H. Hammond company, Chicago.
Hutchinson Packing company
Hutchinson, Kan.
/ Anglo-American Provision company
Chicago.
United Dressed Beef company, New
York.
) Fowler Packing company, KansaI
, City.
3 The list of directors announced b,
President Lyman is as follows:
j. P. Lyman, Ira Morris, E.. F. Swift
, G. f. Swift, J.. o. Armour, j. ID. Stan
dish. p. A. Valentine, Edward Morris
X. X. McLaren, l.. F. Swift, Arthu
S Meeker.
James D. Standish lives in Detroi
and has been for many years the SCI
rotary and treasurer of the G. H. Han
mond Packing company, Kenneth X
McLaren is a New Yorker, being tn
president of a corporation trust con
d pany there.
2 While the capital stock of the seve
d companies named as making up tn
l. National Packing company is announ'
ed as only 10000 600, it is readil
acknowledged that the Morris, Swi
and Armour millions must not be 10
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
VIEWS OF MITCHELL.
Labor Leader Declares Strikes a Fea'
ture Of Civilization.

Huntington, w. Va, April l.
STRIKES are a feature of civilization.
They are merely a means 10 an n in
the great social evolution now con-
fronting the American people"
This statement was made here by
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers. He was addressing an
open air meeting which was composed
of 1000 coal operators. miners, labor
ing men. business and professional
men. His remarks were confined al
most entirely to the situation in West
Virginia. Continuing, Mr.. Mitchell
said:
II am not an advocate of strikes,
but there are times when they are
necessary to clinch the argument or
truth in the interests of the laboring
people of this country. Strikes are
the sledge hammers that weld the con-
Meeting links of labor and capital and
make the endless chain of commercial
prosperity. We want a better under
standing between employer and EN-
ploye.
THE labor unions are trusts, just
like your doctors trust, the ministers
trust and the money trust, only we
call these associations and corpora
lions, while we style ourselves unions
There is no civilization without labor,
there can be no progress without TINS
potent factor, and why should we not
protect and foster the interests OF
such an important element in our ma
tional progress. We have an abiding
faith in the people for an amicable
adjustment of the differences between
labor and capital; and truth will set
tie all strikes and adjust all differ
ences. We desire an amicable settle
ment of the pressing questions OF the
labor movement in West Virginia, ant
every fair means will be employed b.
the United Mine Workers to bring
about this happy result"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
OF SLANG

New Yrok, April IA new master
slang has appeared in the police
department who has them all beaten
to a standstill. He is Captain Dillon
of the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton, which takes in Long Acre
SQUARE and the upper part of the
White Light district of Broadway.
He says he intends to chase out the
members who have made that terri
tory extremely disagreeable for res
pectable women. Said the captain:
THE first one of these is-lts | see
making ogey eyes, fitting or high
signing a woman in my precinct I'm
going to pinch him myself. The drop
ping lilies of the tenderloin will have
to get off these corners"
When the bewildered correspon-
dent got his voice, he asked for a
diagram. Captain Dillon appeared to
be surprised that his conversation
was unintelligible.
why" he said, "is-Its and drop
ping lilies of the tenderloin are mash
ers! Washers! professional Washers;
Making ogey eyes is staring at a Wo-
man with an inquiring look. lifting
is smiling at the strange women with
a ~pretense of acquaintance. Giving
the highsign is lifting the lid, mean
raising the hat, to a woman and ask-
ing her if she is not Miss Smith, or
some other fancy name"
Between the companionship OF a
masher and a wet dog" continued
Captain Dillon, "a wet dog for mine.
Since coming up here from the ten
derloin station, where | was ser
geant. | have found that the masher
pest is prevalent to an alarming de-
gree.
"They come out on matinee days
like ~cockroaches out Of a sink. After
the matinee is over, Eighth and For,
ty-second are lanes of ogey eyes
have received lots of complaints, and
| realize that MASKING is a hard thing
to regulate, tpt with a few plain
clothes men | am going to make
stagger at it, and it will be a success
full stagger, too"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03

Chicago (Special)-Former county
Surveyor Louis Enricht and Attorney
A. r. Dreutzer yesterday were arrest
ed, charged with operating a big land
swindle and violating the postal laws.
1t is alleged that in the few years
they have been operating they have
cleared nearly $4,000. This money,
it is claimed, they have taken out OF
the pockets OF people in humble cir
cumstances and have thus brought
ruin and d~esolation to many homes.
Enricht and DreutZer conducted the
United States land syndicate, with Of
fees at 107 Washington street. The
stationery of the Syndicate" proclaim
ed Enricht as manager and DreutZer
as attorney. They placed glaring adj
v~ertisements in the country papers
Offering 10 give free farms to any who
would apply. In reply to the answers
they received to these advertisements
thew sent out circulars agreeing tc
give farms of large acreage il the In
terested party would worward $40 tc
cover the cost of recording the deed
and looking up the abstract of title
Whenever possible, they secured NOR
than this sum on the plea that the alb
stract was complicated and the cost
correspondingly higher. In SOM
case, it is alleged, they secured al
high as $500.
But whether the deeds were givel
for large or small sums, they wer'
tounu to be worthless in every case
PERSONS who went to claim their LAM
found either that the property was II
possession of some ola settler, VIII
could establish an unquestionah
right to it, or that it was submerged
or ran up the side of a perpendicular
hill.
This land was located in the state
OF Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Vii
ginia, and West Virginia. In some II
stances it was found that the undes
rable property was unclaimed, an
could be occupied by any one willin
to live on it, without a grant from tn
United States Land syndicate.
The majority of the victims. whe
they realized that they had been dupe'
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
FIND SUNkEN TREASURE.
Gold Hunters Return with News or
Discovery of Steamers Wreck.

Gold Hunters Return WIFI NeWS "
Discovery of Steamers Wreck.
CSan Francisco dispatch.)-Among
the passengers on the steamer New,
port, which arrived from Central
American ports, were Captain F. John
stone and a party of treasure-hunters
which left here last November in the
hope of locating the wreck of the side
wheel steamer Golden Gate. which was
burned to the waters edge off the Mex
lean coast in 1862.
The Golden Gate carried much
treasure. She took fire at sea and
sunk with all on board. Captain
tombstone reports that the vessel, sub
merged in eight feet of water, has been
located and the treasure, or some OF
it found. He exhibits many sea-cor'
roded and partly melted gold coins IN
proof of his assertion that the reasur
has been located, and returns to TINS
city to obtain appliances for recover
ing the gold that he feels assured Is
in the hulk of the Golden Gate.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
LABORERS ARE
ORGANIZING UNIONS

broom corn cutters, on whom the grow
ers in central Illinois are absolutely
dependent in gathering their crop, are
party to the new unions. The men
who are needed to pick the fruit are
going in.
II can't say what are the demands
of the farm hands organizations" Mr..
Job said. But they will probably be
for shorter hours and uniform wages.
No wonder some farmers are excited
at the prospect that they will be able
to work their help only IL or Is hours
a day"
Mr.. Job also formed a citizens alli-
ance in Peoria, where, he said, scenes
similar to those at Bloomington we're
enacted.
"All ove the country" he said, the
employers are making haste to per-
feet their organizations. Grocers, dry
goods merchants. and dealers in every
sort of goods are subscribing. Manu-
facturers. laundrymen, those with
teaming interests-in fact, all who hire
work done and pay wages, are sign
ing the rosters of the new %organiza-
tons. This morning l received a let
ter from Kansas City asking my servic-
es for the work there"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
MEN ACCUSED OF
OPERATING BIG LAND SWINDLE

preferred to lose the money they had
rather than acknowledge
themselves the victims of a swlndle,
and the syndicate" was enjoying a
good business before the postal au-
tnorities learned of it. But for the
past year Inspectors Stuart and r>etch-
EN- have been investigating the mat
ter, and declared yesterday hat they
had enough evidence to convict the
alleged swindlers.
The e%fendants were arrested in their
offices by Deputy United States Mar
shals Fraley and st. Clair. They were
taken before United States Commits
sioner Foote and granted a continu-
ance until April A. Each was required
to give bonds in the sum of $1,000.
The "yndicate" claimed to own 49,
600 acres of rich farming and mineral
lands in the states advertised in their
circulars. AS their reasons for their
liberality in selling such valuable land
for only a nominal sum they stated In
their circulars:
we never give away two adjoining
tracts. 1t is our belief that those to
whom we give this land will be so well
pleased with it that they will buy land
adjoining their farms at a falr Valua
ton. But even if we should never
sell another acre of land to the free
land holders we will be nothing on,
of pocket, as the improvements thai
they will put on their own lands VII
enhance the value of the land sur
rounding which we own
In spector Stuart declared that thi'
alleged swindle affects more poor PEG
ple than have been involved in any o
the recently exposed "get-rich-quick
schemes.