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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
LADIES DEPARTMENT
POMER0Y'S, Island Pond, Vt.


Lucy" asked Mrs. Willard. "how
long were you in my dressing room
after left?"
Not above a minute my lady" re-
piied the girl.
She was too we'll trained to ask
why" except with her eyes.
MY diamonds are gone, Lucy" said
! Mrs. Willard. The door is broken, the
room is all torn to pieces, and the dia-
monds are stolen"
! "But where-where was he?" de
manded the maid pointing to the but
| Ter, who had again fallen into the
chair. whats the matter with you"
1 shaking him by the shoulder. You've
gone and got drunk, and the house has
/ been robbed. He must have left the
front door open after you"
/ The butler was muttering to himself.
'One thing is clear enough" Law
I renee interposed. This whole busi-
ness is a plot. This man isn't drunk.
He's drugged-with morphine, should
say. But what beats me is that the
| lbuSt SlIotllt bt GoDDtu uISl anu tilC
man drugged afterward, for it's a per-
feet certainty that he was just begin
ming to be affected when we came in."
There was ring of the bell at this
moment, and the footman, who had re-
mained during all this scene close by
the door, opened it, revealing two men.
| They stepped into the hall-a heavy,
sandy haired, red faced man holding
by the arm a thin, dark, foreign look
| ing individual
The burly man was Detective Ser
geant Brice.
81 beg pardon. ma'am," he said ad-
dressing Mrs. Willard. I'm q head
quarters detective, and my general
business is circulating round through
this neighborhood looking for house
breakers of various kinds. l caught
this fellow prying open one of your
windows on the alleyway just now.
I'd been shadowing him for an hour or
more. He says he used to be serv-
ant here and that he was coming to see
another one. Same old story, of course
| DIOuSul hllu III W SSc IL yUu COulu
identify him."
His name is Davoll," said Mrs. Will
lard in the tone of one dazed. HE
was my butler before this man. But
but you say you've followed him for
an hour and that you caught him be.
fore he actually got into the house"
"Yes'm. Why not?" said Brice.
Because the robbery has already
taken place."
1T hasT exclaimed the detective.
"WhenF'
"Within half an hour"
mo, ma'am; excuse me-" said Brice.
Nobody has robbed this house within
a half hour or an hour either. This
mans been hanging around for as long
as that, and my partner and l have
had our eyes on the premises"
But my diamonds are gone" said
Mrs. Willard. and she gave Brice the
story, including the drugging Of Nor
ton, the new butler, now so completely
overpowered that it was thought best
to send the footman for a doctor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
Careful of the Thermometer.

In certain village not very long ago
benevolent doctor offered to give q
thermometer to every cottage, carefully
explaining its use. Soon after their ar
rival a district visitor entered one
house where the new thermometer
hung proudly in the middle Of the room
dangling at the end of a string. The
visitor complimented the owner upon
it and inquired If she remembered the
instructions.
AYE that do," was the reply. II
'angs un there and I watches un until
e gets above co."
"Quite right, Mrs. -" said the
lady, much pleased that the directions
given had taken root. And what do
you do when it gets above 6O?'
why, them" was the unlocked for
answer. 81 takes un down from the
nail and puts un out in the garden and
cools un down a bitW - London Tit
Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

In its most widely practiced form the
basis of the japanese game Of ken Is
that the fully outstretched hand sig
nifies paper, the fully closed hand q
stone, and two fingers alone extended,
the rest being closed, scissors, Each
of the players, counting one, two, three,
throws out his hand at the moment Of
pronouncing three, and the one whose
manual symbol is superior to that OF
the others, according to the theory Of
the game, wins the trial.
Superiority is determined on the
hypothesis that whereas scissors can
not cut stone they can cut paper. and
whereas paper is cut by scissors 1t can
wrap up a stone. Consequently scis-
sors is inferior to stone, but conQuers
paper; stone is inferior to paper, but
conquers scissors. and paper is inferior
to scissors but conQuers stone. There
are innumerable varieties of the game,
for it is not a mere method of deter
mining a dispute or priority, and they
are constantly added to by ingenious
young ladies, the dancing girl class es-
pecially, who play 1t with exquisite
grace and judicious enhancement Of
beautiful hands and arms.-Japan
Mail
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

Your husband
"ls out of town." she interrupted.
"But he would approve my course if
he were here. He won't let you call
on Amy
Because haven't enough money"
Because you haven't enough stabil-
ity of character" answered the lady
severely, though. as before, she spoke
In tone too low for the ears of her
liveried servitors. But come. | have
reason for haste"
She ascended the steps just as the
door opened in response to the foot
mans ring. Passing the butler, she
turned keen eye upon him. for some
thing in his appearance struck her as
unusual and vaguely disquieting, so
much so indeed that she asked him
sharply what was the matter.
81 don't know, num-" he replied. 81
do feel ill, mum, but it's only just this
instant-a little bit-er-dizzy like"
you have been drinking, I am
afraid"
"a sip of beer, mum, with my din
ner," he replied, ''the same as is al
lowed the other servants-no more,
do assure you"
Mrs. Willard turned away, at the
same time commanding Mr.. Lawrence
by move of her hand to wait her re-
turn. AS she ran up the stairs she had
glimpse of Miss Amy Barton in the
hall above. The young lady seenxd to
be fully and very becomingly dressed
and to have quite recovered from her
indisposition. Mrs. Willard found the
door of her dressing room open, and the
place was in disorder.
She ran across the room. The little
secret nook in the head of the couch
was open. Casket and jewels were gone
Mrs. Willard was not an excitable
woman. and her self command in
emergencies was excellent.
"Where have you been since | went
out?" she demanded Of the butler.
81 never got out of my chair, mum,
till you came back" said he.
"What makes you talk so strangely|
she asked. "You are drunk; you have
been asleep"
81 protest that it amt so, num-" he
answered. with tears in his eyes. I'm
sick. I'm taken sudden with some
thing, don't know what"
Then he suddenly regained his self
control and got upon his feet.
"Whats wrong what's wrong,
mumT' he cried excitedly.
"All my diamonds are gone"
"But-but," stammered Lawrence,
this man could see that door from
here. 1t isn't possible'-
"In view of his condition. she be-
gan.
81 was all right" groaned the butler.
81 was as well and wide awake as ever
in my life till got up to let you in.
Nobody went near that door or I'd
have known it,"
"Ah," said Mrs. Willard, "here is
Lucyw The trim maid entered at that
moment by a door at the rear of the
hall, and she stared in amazement at
! her mistress.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
Cloves.

Gloves" said physician, make an
excellent and handy remedy for nau-
sea, for the headache due to train rides
and for slight attacks Of seasickness.
l went abroad last year, and on the
boat the first day out began to feel
the approaches of seasickncss. I took
a Glove every hour all the rest of the
day. and by midnight the attack had
left me, and 1t did not return again.
My wife is much given to indigestion,
particularly when she eats pastry, but
experience has taught her that she
may now eat pastry with impunity
provided that she swallows Glove
now and then for several hours after
the meal"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
SINGS ITS DEATH SONG.
A Peculiar Eird Found In the Jun
giles of south America.


There is a queer bird In the jungles
Of northern South America which is
called the ''pautf' by the natives, but
is known To scieuce as the galeated
curasSon. IL is chiefly remarkable be-
cause IL sings its own deDth song.
1t does not really sing, b.: makes a
deep humming noise which sounds
very much like tie Spanish words "El
muerto esta aqui" (the corpse lies here.
1T is while altering this lugubrious
chant" said a South American travel
er, that the paujf usually meets its
death, for the hunter can then easily
track il TO its retreat, and II fails a
victim, as the Indians say, to its own
death song"
If the ''pauji' gets suspicious 1t i'm
mediately ceases humming, and that 10
sure indication to the hunter that
the bird has seen him or scents dan
ger. In such case the only thing for
the sportsman to do is to remain per-
fectly still. The bird may become re-
assured after waiting awhile and again
begin TO call, "The corpse lies here" 1t
can then be cautiously approached and
killed
If 1t is only wounded the "paujf' usu-
ally escapes, though It cannot fly much
better than the ordinary domestic
fowl. 1t is very feet Of foot and will
outrun the hunter until 1t is lost In the
dense underground Of the jungle.
In the mating season the male "pauJr'
is the most pugnacious Of birds and
will fight its own kind whenever 1t
meets them. Often the fight ends in
the annihilation Of both combatants.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
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u s to Mrs. Wizards diamonds,
"a the sequence of incidents was
certainly out of the ordinary.
The lady, alone in her ear
riage, was on her way to the house of
a friend with whom she intended to
spend the evening. 1t may have been
about half past O'Clock.
MARTIN" she called to the coachman
suddenly, drive home again.
Mrs. Willard could bring clearly into
view jewel casket containing some
thousands of dollars worth of dia
mond ornaments, but she could not
see Mrs. Lee Willard in the act of put
ting it away in the cunningly devised
hiding place in the head of the quaint
old fashioned couch that stood by the
north wall of the apartment.
No member of the family was at
home except her niece, Miss Amy Bar
ton, who had gone to her room with a
headache, and Mrs. Wizards, maid
would probably have joined the other
servants in the rear Of the house imme-
diately after her mistress departure.
The butler was new man.
When the carriage drew up abreast
the door Mrs. Willard sprang out be-
fore the spry footman could offer his
assistance, and at that instant she
deserted q dark figure hastily with
drawing into the mouth of the narrow
court that ran along the north side of
the house.
"Who is there?" she cried.
The figure seemed to hesitate and
then came forward into the light of
the avenue.
1T is l, Mrs. Willard" said this sus-
picious character, lifting his hat.
"Tom Lawrence" exclaimed the lady
as If he had been schoOlboy, al
though there really was little difference
In their years. what were you doing
there"
81 stepped in out of the wind to get
a light" he replied.
"A light for what?" she demanded.
"For my cigar, of course" he answer
ed. with a trace of embarrassment.
I've thrown it away now"
She looked at him for ten seconds
closely.
81 want to talk to you," said she at
last. "Come into the house. Oh, that's
| all right" she added, seeing his look of
| surprise. "You won't see Amy, though,
upon my word, believe you would
| have done so If had not returned so
soon."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

which you have been stolen-robbed-
will you cause these men to let me go;
to make no charge as they call it?''
Certainly" replied Mrs. Willard.
Tell me who did this and where the
diamonds are, and | will make no
charge against anybody. | am not anx-
ious TO appear in the police courts.
What | want is my property"
She glanced at Detective Sergeant
Brice, who spread out bis hands, palms
upward.
"AH right, if you say So" said he,
Davolls wrists.
Your promise is made,'' said Davoll.
Your honor you have pledge me, eh? ?
Is it not so? Yer good. Now, then,
this man Norton. who have taken my
place. was drugged at dinner. The poi
son act slow, YER slow. 1t was intend
by the thief to leave the hall door open
by and by, when this man would be
sleeping in his chair. You, coming
home would say: Drunken brute! You
leave my house open to thieves You
go upstairs. You find the lock broken,
the room thrown all about. A thief"
you say. You know not how long the
diamonds have been gone.
You come home too soon. For that
reason you see everything coming the
wrong way, with its last end before
its front. The robbery is done, the
servant is drugged, and then the thief
breaks into the house."
1.-The thief" echoed Mrs. Willard.
81 have your solemn word" said Da-
voll hastily. ''No charge at all, eh?
Nobody to be punished-nobody what
ever? Is it so?"
'If my diamonds are returned" said
Mrs. Willard, that will close this
case"
"All right" exclaimed the French
man. "The diamonds they are here"
He thrust his hands rapidly into va
rious pockets and brought forth the
entire lot of jewels.
"You-you"' exclaimed officer Brice.
"Why, it amt possible!"
Mrs. Willard was scanning the gems
with care.
"They are all here" she said. "Now
tell your story. No harm will come to
you or any one else because of this"
"Ah, madame" responded Davoll, "it
is so good of you to say that! When
these men trapped me and brought me
here | thought all lost. Figure it to
yourself, me with the plunder in my
pockets. But they know it not, and by
quick wit | find way Of escape
through this bargain that have made
with you.
"Now. then friend of mine in this
house drug this man Norton. That
same friend take the jewels and set
them by window in the basement.
While these men watch me after pry
the windows open am filling my pock-
cts with gems from the casket which
stand just inside. 1t was my friend
also who broke the lock of the door Of
your room and make everything to look
so much upside down. After l get the
jewels she throw the box into the
court"
"Lucy!" exclaimed Mrs. Willard.
"Where is she?"
'She have gone" replied Davoll
gravely. 81 have give her plenty time.
1t was for her as we'll as for me that
make my bargain. You comprehend? :?
1t was all lost. If these men drag
me to the station house they search me
and find the gems. They discover ev-
erything. 1t was for me to think
quick I tell you. when they hrnnght
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

II guess he drugged himself" said
Brice. ITS an old game. Wen find
the diamonds hidden somewhere about
They must be in the house, for only
one person has gone out of it. and you
brought him back with you"
Tom exclaimed Mrs. Willard, turn
ing to Lawrence.
II admit that made a call of a few
minutes upon Miss Barton" said the
young man. 'She herself let me in.
We remained in the hall Norton, your
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

butler, was here all the time, and he
showed no indication of being drug
ged."
The bell sounded again, and the maid
opened the door. A very modest look
ing person in black stood without, and
he held something in his hand.
Its my partner" said Brice. What
is it. Joer
The person thus addressed came for
ward and revealed to the astonished
eyes of Mrs. Willard her jewel casket,
empty!
81 found this in the area" said the
man called Joe. ''It struck me that
your prisoner" - and he jerked his
thumb toward the discharged butler,
Davoll-"might have thrown 1t away.
He might have done a trick somewhere
else, you know, before we found him."
"Oficer." said Tom Lawrence in that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
They Hadn't Run. But

A young couple rushed into the city
hall the other day and breathlessly an
nounced that they wished to get mar
ried.
The alderman eyed the nervous
bridegroom elect and said severely,
I'm afraid this is runaway match"
"Well, your honor, can't exactly say
we run, but we walked pretty smart"
was the prompt It1Ay. ..~ New York
News
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

"That was your wife with you at the
railway station, wasn't itr
what makes you think she was my
wife?"
"Well, she gave you such short an
swer."
"That wasn't my wife."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

Old Lawyer-Why do you feel that
your client will lose his case! Have
YOU exhausted every means ut your
Siposal to
Young Lawyer-No, but l have ex-
hausted all the means at his disposal.
-Exchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

As to Mrs. Wizards diamonds,
"a the sequence Of incidents was
"a certainly out of the ordinary.
= The Indy alnne in her ear
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16

ME IN nere. YER gooa. 1 rnmx- A..u
your promise-you will keep II, You
viii not cheat me. ehT
"Not l." said Mrs. Willard. II am In
many ways too much relieved"
And she looked at Tom Lawrence
out Of the corner Of her eye.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-16
VOL. XXI
r..,< District Probate Court.

-- a, said Court will be held at
. ...... r..l second Tuesday OF October aud
..slu the second Tuesday of No.
. LHl- West Concord the second
.... ..t .tr,cmbc" and June. luuenburg
..r .uu-day ot January and July.
... ...--rHuS Nils We held at any place In
'... ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-04-30

Oski San stood by the latticed gate
troubled look in her dark almond
eyes, rapping nervously on the bars
with her slender little brown fingers
as she gazed anXiously down the road
The morning sun was shining bright
ly upon the slender little figure in the
garden. giving an extra luster to the
jet black hair so daintily secured with
tiny fans and the light breeze rustling
her blue silk kimona waited shower
of snowy blossom petals upon her from
the Towering cherry tree near the gate.
But she needed not the golden sun,
beams nor the wind-blown flowers as
she stood impatiently folding and un.
folding the carved sticks Of her sandal
wood fan.
"Why doesn't he come? Why doesn't
he Gomez? she repeats to herself. ner-
vously beating the ground with her
tiny foot.
Slowly the minutes pass. one by one
hours they seem to Oski. who. with
straining eyes. watches the empty
road.
At last a figure appears around the
bend In the road.
II knew he would succeed" she muir.
murs excitedly. and a moment later.
with cry Of Joy. she beholds in the
arms Of a servant her beloved little pet
kitten. which had strayed away the
night before.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-04-30
CIGARETTES MADE HIM BIG.
Steamship Fireman Had a Thousand
Packages Under His Clothes.

Steamship Fireman Had a Thousand
Packages Under His Clothes.
Antonio Cassoba, a fireman on the
steamship Mexico. was severely panied
recently. Not ut being put in cell,
although that caused some sad reflec-
ton. 1t was loss of faith in humanity,
sorrow at the dousing. to speak nau-
tically, Of the light Of truth as issuing
from his lips. Arch-traitOrs had con-
spired against him. and his story Of
their fell Vaccinations received no
credence. Twas a sad day for truth.
Custome Inspector G. Il. O'Neil, was
on the pier at Wall street alongside
which the Mexico lay when he saw
Antonio approaching. A Samson. a
Goliath. SandOw, seemed Antonio,
with punches of gnarled muscle lump
ing out his clothes.
you're chesty guy" unused O'Neil.
THAT chest expansion would put Fitz-
simmons or Sharkey out of business
Then he noticed AntoniO's legs, too.
were those Of hercules, SO much SO
that Antonio walked as II muscle
bound.
maybe he's swelling with dropsy,"
thought O'Neil. perhaps he has ele-
phantiasis. Anyhow. he's in a bad
way. III investigate"
O'Neil led Antonio into the customs
Office on the pier and began to probe
the swelling. He put his hand under
Antonio's shirt bosom and drew out a
package Of cigarettes. imported, but
not in the regular way. He continued
doing so until his arm ached and the
pile Of cigarettes had increased to 500.
Antonio's trousers, too, were fertile
with cigarettes. They yielded another
crop Of 500. As the cigarette pile
grew large Antonio grew small. BY
eliminating the punches Q'Neill re-
duced him to normal girth.
Antonio was astonished, astounded
and almost asphyxiated. says the New
York Tribune.
"How getta deser he replied to
the inspectors question. "Quien sabel
Sancta Maria! Against mia dey con-
spiro.
Il sleepa in mia bunko. I waka I
feela big. hav da stamock AXE I
feel desc buncha. say go to da doc.
Enamee poota desc in while sleepa.
Bimby 60. Dey say we catcha him,
knocka him down. take de cigarros.
Mia innocenta."
He put his hand on his heart.
"Carrambo, carrambov' he said.
Aercely.
"Begorro to limbow. said O'Neil.
Rrimly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-04-30

other woman in the United States. The
ma GRITTY Of the letters she receives are
begging letters. In one week she re-
ceived requests from these begging let
ter writers for sums amounting to
$1,5OO.OOO, which they wished to spend
in various schemes that were to make
their fortunes. But the correspondence
Of this rich and generous woman Is but
very small item in the demands on
her attention. In her days work tank
also the calls to attend charitable and
philanthropic meetings, to add ess
schools, church societies, institute, n,
and societies on anniversary days, to
sales for the benefit Of good works, 10
pour tea at settlements and asylums on
gala occasions and to organize pub.ic
protests against wrongs.
Miss Gould Is the one American
woman who has ever given money to
the United States Government for mill
tary purposes. On May II, 1898, her
check for 100000 to be used for war
purposes was forwarded to Congress-
She is intensely patriotic and was eager
to show her loyalty to the government
and her interest in American arms. Al.
ways have the soldiers, sailors. the fire
men and the railway men he'd Il warm
place in her regard. Men who live ac-
tive, fearless lives have always appeal
ed to her and she has worked for them
with great pleasure and a peculiar
sympathy.
Miss Gould's work for crippled chill
dren is among her best known chart
ties. Another charity in which she was
greatly engaged during the last year
was the new Home of the Friendless,
for the erection of which she gave $780,
600.
In appearance Miss Gould Is small,
dainty and excessively feminine. She
has placid, sweet face wi hout a
wrinkle or a line Of care and her ex-
preston Is extremely calm.