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The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Il BOOK OF VERSES
RI A FIELD OF FOLK is the title
"A of slender volume of verse
by Isabella Howe Fiske- IL

Dy lSaDeiid rlOWc faoNS
is full of graceful and pretty fancies.
original in their way. of which this is
fair example:
THE HIVE.
Above the meadow city
Have preistes made their homer
Rich-costurned and sonorous,
They throns a mimic Rome'
The ss,rlit air their Corso.
Their vatican, the dome.
This is another.
I am the scroll Of history for every land and
aEe,
And marx the progress OF the race throughout
The campfire Of the savage. the tribal signal
light:
The city's confagration that rides the winds OF
night;
The industry Of river towns, the onrrrsh Of
the train;
The massacre of battle-and the hearth-light
once again.
And this is a dainty comment on the
"Rubaiyat:"
IN OMAR's TENT.
A little cup nv life; a beaker. thine:
Hold them aloft, behold them how they shine,
Each with its CLEAN, each with its mantling
foam
Knowest thou which holds the better-visaged
wine?
Boston: Richard G. Badger.)
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
An Indiana Author.

Meredith Nicholson. author of "rhe
Main Chance" has also written a SocIo-
logical book entitled The Hoosiers."
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Honor 70 Mr.. White.

Stewart Edward White has received
the degree of master of arts from the
University of Michigan.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
AMERICAN SUPPLIES REACH EVERY CLINE

wv STA, from which she raises
wheat TO compete with our
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

rush to May to plead his case at that
hour he started to walk to his office in
rs bad temper as could well be mag
ined. But he was one of those fortu-
nate men who are spurred to higher
achievement by every repulse and who
never yield weakly to defeat, and, best
Of all, he was usually good natured
and did not let things worry him. In
consequence the rapid walk worked
off the savagery of his mood, and he
was able to begin work without any
outward sign Of his inward displeasure
except perhaps more caustic tinge to
the humor with which he habitually
greeted his friends and customers Be
ing busy most of the forenoon, he had
no chance to think much Of his trouble
or to lay down any plan for his future
campaign with May, but he certainly
was not expecting call from his rival,
and his surprise was great when he
was going out to lunch to have his en-
envy come along wearing most SUI
perior smile.
How do, Harry?' Strong exclaimed
cheerily, extending his hand.
Hello" said Harry with affected
good humor though Strong was about
the last person on his visiting list that
he wanted to see just then.
Il thought l would come around and
ask you to come and have lunch with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
MAY" HE WHISPERED.

were sweet and touching. and before
the time limit had expired they both
felt instinctively that they understood
one another as never before.
At o O'Clock May rose and penned a
note TO VIII, saying that since he had
suspected her note TO be an April fool
joke he might still continue to think 1t
one. Then she came back TO Harry In
way that showed that his strong ma
tue completely dominated hers.
'0f course that settles his case" said
Harry plaintiyely, but still you do not
love me-"
April fool"' she said mIschlevousiy
as she put up her face to he kissed
April fool yourself" said Harry rap
turously. "for you were sure you did
not love me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Germany and the Poles.

Not long ago the German prime min
lister, Count Won Bulow, asserted that
the Polish problem was the most I'M
portant question in Prussian home pol
itics. This we may well believe when
there are taken into account the Off
cial statistics founded upon the census
of 1900 revealing some interesting and
significant facts concerning the in
crease of the Polish element in Prus-
STA.
On Dec. 1, 1900, 3,3O5,749 persons Of
Polish or kindred stock were enumer-
ated as against 2.922,475 on Dec. /,
1890. The Polish population, there
fore, increased by 33S,274 in ten years.
The number Of persons who spoke Pol
ish as their mother tongue was $685.
400 as against 2,765, 1O1 in 1890. The
number Of peSons who spoke both
German and Polish increased from
1912 in the former census to 164, 221
in the latter. Only the agricultural
provinces of east and west Prussia
show decrease of the Polish in pro-
portion to the total population, while
In Silesia, one of the seats Of the min
ing industry, the proportion has risen
from 2405 to 25.22 and in the indus
trial province Of Westphalia from 1
per cent to 316 per cent. The old divi-
sion of the Poles into the three classes
of mobiles, priests and country folk is
gradually disappearing, and the Polish
influence has been greatly strengthen
ed by the rise Of fiourishing CONNER
cial class in the towns.
With this increase In numbers and
growing influence are intensified the
long smoldering fires Of Polish patriot
ism which have from time to time bro
ken out in revolts against Prussian rule.
These revolts have hitherto been SUP.
pressed without serious consequences,
but the Polish national spirit is con-
stantly growing, and the Germans may
yet find it rather difficult to curb. The
Poles deeply resent the efforts to Ger
mamie them and cling tenaciously to
their old national traditions and Ian
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

william De Ia Barre, a director q the
wasbburn-Pillsbury mills st Minneap-
oils. is in Mag,ieburg. Germany. buying
machinery for the briquette works that
N. u. washburn intends 20 build At
Bismarck. y. ID.
Ignite. known also as brown coal or
wood coal, being a mineral coal retain
ing the texture OF the wood from which
IL was formed. has for some time been
successfully used for fuel In Germany
in the form Of briquettes. which have
only become known In the United
States recently through the reports OF
Consul General Mason at Berlin. Bri-
auettes made from the Dakota Ignite
have been manufactured In Germany,
and their utility as a cheap and salts
factory fuel seems TO be fully estab-
llshed.
With the vast deposits OF Ignite
waiting development and with the
capital and facilities at hand for Its
conversion into fuel, II would appear
that the anthracite industry might not
always remain the gold mine for the
operators IT has hitherto been. At all
events. ii would seem TO be quite i'm.
possible for the gentlemen who
thought a year ago that they had
nothing to arbitrate." but later
changed their minds. again to cause
such a fuel famine as that from which
the country has scarcely yet recovered
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Substitute For Anthracite.

The somewhat curt rejoinder of the
anthracite operators TO the demand of
the Pennsylvania coal diggers for a re-
adjustment of wages and conditions
Nothing to arbitrate'-is likely to be
more farreachingly disastrous to the
anthracite industry than was antici.
pated Besides the great cost to the
operators and coal carrying roads in
defending strike in which popular
sentiment was against them and which
resulted in a substantial victory for
their opponents, there are other losses
which promise to be vastly greater.
Through the unpleasant experiences
of a fuel stringency many people who
hitherto depended solely upon hard coal
have been brought to a knowledge of
the fact that there are other things be-
sides anthracite from which may be
produced caloric energy. The anthra-
cite operators themselves are begin
ming to realize this fact in the growing
market for bituminous coal within the
territory where anthracite was al
most wholly used. With the perfec-
ton of smoke consuming devices and
other appliances for removing the OBJ
jections to soft coal, greatly stimulated
by the late anthracite shortage, there
appears no reason why the cheaper
fuel should not hold its place in the
new markets it has gained and further
replace the more expensive fuel or
force down the price to its own level.
Another fuel likely to come into
sharp competition with anthracite. Sc
riously affecting the latter, is Ignite,
the caloric value of which has been
fully demonstrated and the abundance
of which is well known. 1t is estimat.
ed that $4,000 square miles of Ignite
underlie the Dakotas and Montana.
While another wide belt extends
through the gulf states from Florida to
Texas. =,
The significant information is con-
tanned in late Berlin dispatch that
=
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Agitation Against Child Labor.

In two of the greatest commercial
and industrial states of the Union.
New York and Pennsylvania. the cam
paign against child labor is being Wig
orously prosecuted.
In New York series of admirable
bills has been presented in the ess'
lature to make the present child hN~
laws enforceable by requiring age GER
tificates of real value, to extend the
application of these laws to messenger
and delivery services in the same way
in which they now govern factories
and stores. to limit the employment OF
children between fourteen and sixteen
to nine hours day and to forbid cnil-
dren under twelve to work as UOO''
blacks and children under ten to WORK
as newsboys.
In Pennsylvania the child labor laws
urged are being supported by the STATE
Federation of Women's Clubs the CIV
ic Club of Philadelphia and the Sta'e
Consumers league, rs well as by 'ne
labor unions. The prominent part
borne by women's organizations III tlis
movement for the protection Of chliu'
hood is quite In line with English pEeV
edent, the instructive sympathy of eng
lishwomen having been perhaps 'De
strongest force in enabling Lolu
Shaftesbury to carry through his great
reform against the influence of lac'oI!
owners and economists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

THE wealth Of Ormus and Of Ind"
however great that may have been,
was nothing to be compared with that
stored In Uncle Sans vaults, which is
undoubtedly the most prodigious hoard
Of gold ever got together in the worlds
history. According to a late statement
of the treasury department, there was
on the date It was issued 1854, $50 ,853
In gold In the United States treasury.
The bulk Of this great hoard. which is
undesired and quite useless there and,
by reason Of Its being withdrawn from
the channels Of commerce. simply a
detriment, has been accumulated In the
present fiscal year.
This vast sum surpasses by more
than $500, 100000 the hoard of the
Bank Of England. The treasures Of
the Oldest and richest European coun-
tries do not touch 1t In amount. 1t ex-
ceeds by more than $5lS,OO0,OO0 the
sum which the United States accumu-
lated in 1879 with which to resume
specie payment The imaginati ton Of
the American nation stood appalled, be-
fore the figures required to measure
the wealth used in that financial feat
The amount stored away can scarcely
Ike comprehended.
1t is much more than all the gold TAX
en- from Australia to England in the
ten years Of the heyday Of production
in that country--to wit, the sum of
zoo, 100000, which was what Austria
liza produced from 1851 to 1861. It
would take all the mines Of the United
States more than eight years to pro.
duce this gold In our treasury at the
present rate Of production and all the
mines Of the world nearly three years.
There are, Of course, a great national
satisfaction and sense Of security in
the possession Of this vast store Of
gold. but really 1t is Of little practical
beoeht TO the people. In another age
it might have tempted war Of spolia-
ton, but at the present time 1t alone
would not repay the cost of a. war
waged to capture It, even II some for
eign power could be perfectly certain
Of its ability to get it.
1t is safe against both foreign inva-
sions and domestic thieves. Indeed, it
seems to be altogether too safe. 1t
would be better for everybody II the
greater part of 1t could be transferred
to the legitimate channels Of trade. The
essential wealth Of a nation is not
In boarded gold, but in money circu-
lating among the people.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

"re certainly did when we parted
-Oh. III never forgive him.
That's GOOD" said Harry with mock
humility. but am going 10 be better
uatured. I am going Ia forgive you
freely for the shock you gave me De
fore I remembered IL was the LIST OF
April"
aBut | don't want your forgiveness.
I don't want to talk TO you.
After n few minutes silence Harry
went over TO the sofa where May was
sitting and sat down beside her.
May" he whispered.
Her only reply was a shrug OF her
shoulder.
Can | never make you understand
how much | love youf'
You love TO boss me and tyrannize
over me-
Cant Won understand that ! am do
ing that now because ] will never nave
n chance after we are marriedf l am
one of tie sort Of fellows that girl
like YOU will twist around her hnger'
and Il is because | know II that pre-
tend that you can't boss me at all
"oh. | know how you can talk
But il do torment you | would
never let anybody or anything else do
It."
'If he took that for an April fool
Joke. I'll just let ii be one for him"
she exclaimed irrelevantly.
That's right" said Harry. 1T is
getting late now. and If he were COM
| ing he should be here now"
"rIl give him until o o'clock she
said.
"And may waltz Harry asked.
ayes. If you will not talk any more
I foolishness.
Harry promised, but finally said that
there had been no prohibition about
singing. lie went TO the piano and be.
gan TO sing the songs she loved in a
clear tenor voice while he accompanied
| himself on the instrument. Presently
she relented and offered to play his &c.
compartments. He chose songs that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
JOHN w. THURSToN.

even II the house bar were continued.
but the maintenance OF such an insti-
tuition accorded III with the dignity Of
the place, pleased nobody with a sense
Of the proprieties at all delicate and
gave most serious 0ffense to very
large number Of people whose opinions
deserve respect.
There was NO necessity for bar In
the national capitol, and Its presence
there was out Of harmony with the
business that Is or is supposed to be
done there. The way In which the re-
form was brought about was not in
itself very satisfa Glory; but. with the
reform accomplished. the method is of
no great Importance. The fact that the
congressional bar NO longer exists and
will evidently never be reopened is suf-
f1cient. Nobody will mourn the loss
very deeply, and good many thou
sands will rejoice over II.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Gar Nicholas Decree.

II the decree of Car Nicholas Just
made public proclaiming religious free
dom throughout his dominions is all
that 1t appears on its face to be, 1t is
the greatest step toward liberal insh-
tutions in Russia since his grandfather
emancipated the serfs forty years ago.
The decree also grants measure OF
self government for the local COM
munes and provides for other needed
reforms.
The car, who has on more than one
occasion given evidence of being
ruler with liberal tendencies, though
apparently surrounded by reactionary
and retroglsssive influences, appears
to have taken matters into his own
hands and peremptorily ordered re-
forms which If carried out will mark
an epoch In Russian history. He has
ordered that there shall be freedom of
creed and worship, not only, 1t may be
assumed, for Catholic and Protestant,
as well as for Orthodox, but also for
Jew as we'll as for Christian, that
there shall be no more slavery under
the name Of forced labor" and that
there shall be substantial reform in
church and state and especially in the
village communes, which are the foun-
datlOn Of the empire. This Is very much
for autocratic Russia, which has been
the most intolerant nation in Europe,
not excepting Turkey or Roumania.
II this decree is sincere, as may fair
ly be assumed, and If 1t Is infexibly
enforced, as may be hoped and expect
ed, it will effect the first stage in that
beneficent evolution of Russia which
seems to be the only alternative to
revolution, which ultimately must have
come.
1t would be impossible for Russia to
60 on forever or even much longer In
her old repressive, reactionary and bar
barrie style. Either reform or revolu-
ton was inevitable. Nicholas has cho-
sen wisely and bravely In declaring for
reform. If he makes his undoubtedly
sincere desire effective, a great place
awaits him In Russian history.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Must Pay Cost of LynchinR.

The lesson which has been taught
Champaign county, o., is one which
some other communities may study
with profit. 1t has been compelled to
pay $500 to the heirs of man
lynched in that county and in addition
about $1,000 in court costs and fees
connected with the case
In 1897 colored man known as
Clint Mitchell was lynched by a mob
In the yard Of the courthouse in Ur-
bana, city Of about 1000 people
above the average in intelligence and
respect for the law. Immediately after
the lynching the heirs Of the lynched
man began suit against Champaign
county for $4,000 damages under a law
enacted by the Ohio legislature in 1896.
This law requires every county to pay
$1,000 to the legal heirs of any person
lynched in that county. A favorable
verdict was obtained, but the case was
appealed from court to court until It
reached the supreme court of Ohio,
where the verdict for damages has Just
been affirmed with costs and interest
and the constitutionality Of the law de-
clared.
Thus after six years the dignity Of
the law has been indicated and the
taxpayers Of the county made to pay
about $4,000 for the satisfaction a mob
had in lynching man and for the ineffi
cheney of the authorities in not control.
ling the mob. The case is an important
one In that it proves that such law
Is constitutional and that it can be en-.
forced, at least in one state. A similar
law enacted and enforced in other
commonwealth might lessen the mum
Der of cases brought before Judge
Lynch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Why Not Tax Spinsters?

The proposition to tax or otherwise
make life burdensome TO that portion
of the adult male population which
persistently refuses TO accept the joys
and assume the responsibilities Of mat
rlmony has cropped out in one form or
another almost since the time the In
stitution OF marriage was established.
In his scheme for an ideal republic
Plato proposed to put a heavy fine
upon men who would not marry, and
in Rome at the time of Augustus GER
tain penalties were attached to bach
elorhood.
At various times and in various forms
the legislatures Of several states Of the
Unlon-notably New Jersey, Delaware,
Virginia, Illinois and Missouri-have
had before them bills providing for the
taxation OF bachelors, and there is a
tradition in Baltimore that only about
$50 years ago graduated municipal
tax was actually levied there on the
property of bachelors exceeding certain
amounts in value.
Despite this long waged war on nom
marriage there Is, IL we may believe
the statisticians, steady decrease in
the number OF marriages In the very
places where an increase might rea-
sonably be expected. Obviously no re-
hnG oil hu la nr
threats OF laws operative against eli
Their willing or unwilling bachelors.
Many of them, poor things. doubtless
do not possess the courage, comeliness
or persuasive powers TO win wife.
Why not, therefore, try new tack ?
Why not tax the spinsters and see how
that would work?
Doubtless many more women have
/ had worthy matrimonial offers than is
generally supposed, and II the truth
were known 1t would probably be
found that they are as much RESPONSE
I BILE as the men for the decreasing mar
/ riage rate. Some have no doubt at
/ tanned spinsterhood with fanciful no.
| tons of the kind of husbands they
/ must have; some have made wealth
I rather than sturdy manhood the test.
/ Once establish good round tax on
( voluntary feminine celibacy and we
/ may expect TO see hustling after hus-
| bands that would materially increase
the number OF marriages. The spinster
who would tamely pay the tax and
make affidavit that she did so because
she had never had an opportunity to
! marry or was at the time too old and
wanting in charms to attract hus-
/ band would be an extraordinary men,
! Der of her sex If she coyly insisted
that she could have married, but would
not, the alternative of paying a hand
some sum into the Golfers of the state
or going out and finding a husband
presumably would produce the desired
result. Anyway it would seem to be
about time TO give the bachelors rest
and try the effect of u threat at least
| ON the fair ones.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

Then there Is such a thing as heart
failure. is there, doctorT' said the
handsome young widow.
Certainly, madam" responded the
bashful young physician. "'rhe records
of the profession are full Of
ITS a perfectly unnecessary disease,
Isn't 1t, doctorf'
On this hint he spake.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

me- said Strong. 1T Is a long time
since we have had a chat"
4 am your man." said Harry cheer
fully. lead the way.
They were well ON with their luneh
before anything happened TO show the
undercurrent Of feeling that existed De
tween them. They had confined the
conversa,Ion 10 commonplaces, but at
last the name Of May was mentioned
..The little fcolr' exclaimed Harry
holly. for he was so accustomed 10 eA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27
Closing Of the Congressional Bar

Closing Of the Congressional Bar.
All good citizens, whether they be
total abstainers or moderate indulgers
In malt and spirituous beverages, will
feel satisfaction In the fact that the
sale Of intoxicants in the capitol at
Washington has ceased and. that the
chance for its resumption there is al
most too small for measurement. Scan
dals due to overindulgence in liquors
by senator's and representatives, once
much more than common enough, have
been rare of late years and would
doubtless disappear entirely before long
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

guage, which Germany would obliter'
ate. 1t is hardly TO be believed that
the Poles will ever be able 10 free
themselves from the German empire.
though they may give the versatile
kaiser something TO think about h.
sides the Monroe doctrine and theO+
puy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

Echoes of the Venezuelan trouble "i'
heard in Brazil The BrazlllaHs '''
becoming dstrustful of the "erl'"D
residents there, and some pri'les''
have been withdrawn from lhen''
Unquestionably the conduct OF the u''
man government in Nenezuela ~" -,
caused Germany to be regarded "'' ~
greater suspicion than ever III ''0'''
America.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

A Buffalo man who complained of
dull pains In his stomach had removed
therefrom quantity Of carpet tacks,
knife blades and other edged articles.
The wonder Is how much cutlery he
would have required in his digestive
apparatus to have caused sharp pains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst has been Stoiu'Do
the New York police again. le'" ",
the good man wants an ideal loIi.V
force as a companion piece LOT Nv
ideal newspaper. 1t is likely 10 " =.
long time before he gets either III WIZ
ed Gotham.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-03-27

1t must be a source Of consolation
some millions of people In this COUNT.
that the Buffalo police cannot suSp',
of completely in the Burdick tras,',
any one who has never been III '""'
city, No one else appears to be SAFE