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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

stands aE one of tn" many links which
connect Cuba'E present with her past
Anything which has stood In our own
country for nm cntIr. century Is old:
had W. anything with the authentic
date Of i5ss-tha date which MORO
hears IL would seem worthy Of tn.
highest vcn-ration. II was In the
year mentioned that the plans OF this
fortihcation wcr. traced by the ccl"'
bratcd engineer Juan Antonciii.
The high rocky point at the narrow
entrance OF the bay was nm admirable
site for u strong fertilization. and the
one planned by Antonclli was brou;h.
to a successful completion. II Is an
cxcciicn: example OF mcd!acyal fort
rcss. vita Its deep meats blasted out
OF the solid rock. Its drawbridgc and
portcniiiS: the upper works. though
old. arc Of somewhat more recent
date. Finished before 1900. the hcav:
lest strain did not come upon II Tor
almost two centuries. In the wall OF
the upper part. near the angle where
the sea meets the land, is n tablet
whose Inscription tells that It was
erected to the memory OF the gallant
Capt Vciasco and Marques Gonzales
who fell In the defense Of the castle:
II was very near here that the Eng
Iish forced their way In and took pos
session.
In fancy the traveller may go back
40 years to that summer which saw
the beginning OF the most important
epoch Of Cuba's history-most i'm.
portant save this last one. Looking
over the parapet In the wall Of which
the tablet is placed. one may sec
stretched cut before him the scene of
the hardest military struggles Of the
English invasion. All OF that section
speaks of that summer of 1862 to
those that have read the history. for
Il was there that siege was laid to
the MORO. The roads from the land
ing place. more than three miles away
was :ut slowly and with great labor
through stubborn underbrush and
over rocky soil. Men fell at their
work. exhausted by the unusual heat
and yellow fever broke out in their
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
Points on Guinea Fowls.

Guinea fowls have dark coiorcl
ncsh. but IL u very palatabic.
in'brcciins results In rendering the
birds tender and reduces their size.
The youn. Of birds given their free
dom are hardy and will follow their
mother aS soon almost as they are
out of the shell: at least they arc
good trampcrs after they are u day
old. The young live on bugs and
seeds discovered for them by the
mothers.
In tn. early laying season the birds
will lay their eggs anywhere. and
several will deposit their eggs in the
same locality. when about to sit they
seek separation and lay n dozen or
more eggs In a hidden nest. where
they incubatc them.
The guincas differ from common
fowls In that the males arc as anxious
about the brood as Is the hen. and
helps take care OF them during the
day time. forsaking them at night.
Guinea hens and their broods for.
age in n body. the old males helping
to keep up the laggards OF the line.
At night each mother collects her own
brood.
The young at n very early age learn
to roost in the trees, even before they
can reach the branches by flying.
They half fly and half run up the
trunk OF the tree.
Guinea eggs are very fertile and
n large percentage OF the birds hatch.
cd live II they are permitted to run
wild with their mother.
Like the turkey, the guinea pre-.
fers the open tree top to the secure
poultry house.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
Fatal Tree Hacked Away.

French automobile drivers and
motor cyclists have almost demolish'
ed the famous tree on the Pacey sur
Eure road. against which Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fair were thrown and killed
a wear or so ago. Each motorist as
be masses the fatal spot carries off as
a charm against an accident pit Oh
the bark of the tree or twiE. very
soon there will be little left OF the
tree itself. Superstitious drivers OF
automobiles have charms made from
the wood, mounted in gold and silver
which they hang on aheir watch
guards.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
LADY Dudley Popular in Ireland.

Lady Dudley. wife OF the lord lieu
tcnant of Ireland. is woman OF the
kindliest impulses and has greatly en-
deared herself to the Irish people "A
short time ago while motoring near
Rockingham she overlook drove OF
donkevs coming from the fair of To-
bercurry. Among the herd was one
only a fortnight old. who found the
road terribly long. Lady Dudley stop
ned her car, bought the young one and
it's dam. had them cared for and sent
by easy stages to her home. where
the baby" is already much beloved
bv the Ladies' Ward.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
Favoritc Of WaQner,

Hermann Zumpe. the musical con.
ductor. who has just died at Munich.
attained his chief fame as the con.
ductor of the first Wagnerian festival
at Baireuth in 1876. Wagner chose
him from among all the musicians of
Europe as the best qualified to inter.
pret his music correctly. and at the
close of the festival presented him
with a handsome testimonial.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
STRANGE Effect Of Poison.

Five years ago. while on Visit TO
Mexico Enri Desi. graduate OF Penn
sylyania, was bitten on the thumb py
an insect. His mind became ahected
owing to the poison by which he was
inoculated and he has grown worse
constantly ever since until he mas now
become imbecile. singular feature
of his case is the fact that his physical
powers have not suffered the slightest
impairment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
ST. louisan Claims Honor.

Mrs. Margaret b. Guion. now resid.
ing in st. Louis at the age of 30 years,
claims to be the Oldest native.born
resident of that city. She is of French
descent and for many years her family
has been noted for the longevity of its
members. many of them having
passed the century mark. Mrs. Guion
has had twelve children. and twenty.
seven grandchildren are now living.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
Princess wilIinu to Work.

Princess Serge Beloselsky o: Rus.
sia. a daughter of Gen. Whittier of tho
United States army. has amazed
everybody by announcing her inten.
ton of going with her husband to ST.
IBERIA and living there quietly. work.
ing for living until they can make
enough to return and pay their debts.
The princess enjoys uigh standing
at the Russian court.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

The Book OF Corn says: A most
remarkable proof Of the antiquity of
corn has been discovered by Darwin.
He found ears of Indian corn and
eighteen species of shells of our
epoch buried in the soil OF the shore
in Peru. now at least eighty-five feet
ibove the level OF the sea.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18
SULTAN SPENDS MUCH MONEY.
His Household Costs Thirty Million
Dollars Annually.

Dollars Annually.
The personal expenses OF Abdul
Hamid. sultan of Turkey. are larger
than those of any other monarch In
Europe. He spends annually no less
n sum than $3o.00o.Coo. or this ST..
100000 alone Is spent on the clothing
Of the women OF his harcm and $500.
900 on the sultan's own wardrobe.
Nearly another s7.50o.0O0 is swai.
lowed nm by presents. $1,000. 900 goes
for pocket money and still another
$o.OOo.000 for the table. II seems In.
credible that so much money can pos.
sibly be spent in year by one man.
but when 1t is remembered that some
1,5OO persons reside within the palace
walls and live luNuriously and dress
eSpensively at the cost OF the civil list
1t appears little more comprehenst
BILE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

The FIRST sight that srects the traV'
ricr To Havana as he comes into port
Is Moro Castle: the last th.ng which
b. secs ON leaving Is Morru Castle.
and IL and its n"lshbor Cabana Fort
T-ss are The places that he has la
mind Ia visit. whatever other points
II intrToFt may have escaped his
notice.
q, is "A ma gslye piece nf WoTk. and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

with whiCL tn sink eountrra mine: hi,
force was much deprecated by hard
service. and IL had consisted Of train
"d snl, IcTs Nhos" places had no"
b""n hIlci by others less experienced
Hut e" refused Ia surrender his
charge, ami a" Cnuneil put II In hi'
power IO Il" a. 4" thought best
FnFtyrfnur days after the EnEiist
landed their mines under Moro .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

Oldest Build
midst, so that at one time 5000 sol
diers and scamcn were on their backs,
almost half the entire number. Still
the English refused to become dis
couraged, even when one OF their bat.
teries, which had taken 600 men seven
days to build, IVES destroyed by fire.
They continued to push their trenches
toward Morro and planted mines un-
der its very walls.
The governor of the MORO was the
naval captain Don Luis de Felasco.
about whom the glory of that cam
paign gathers-that Is, on the Span
ish side. He was the idol OF the SOL
diery. the inspiration OF the officers.
and the admiration OF the enemy. He
knew CT The preparations rade by the
enemy, and tnat he had 40 materials
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

Chinese Students in Japan.
There are 500 Chinese students in
the colleges of Japan And 500 more
are to be sent
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-18

A ton of sugar beets yields 2l0
pounds OF refined sugar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
Local Business Notices.

JusErn CoII-We want the heirs Of
Joseph Colt, who came TO Texas from
Vermont in ls35 OF lsSG. Address J.
W. Lawrence y Son, laud agents, Austin,
Texas.
wANIED-Stroug, healthy woman, be-
tween ages Of 20 aud 81, to enter the
training school of the Proctor Hospital.
For further information apply to Miss
Mary X. Crosby, Matron, Proctor, Vt.
Wool CARDISG. BARTON Wooden
Mill, carding aud greasing, 5 cents /;
washing, carding and greasing, IL cents.
Wool left at Geo. W. Brackets store
West Charleston, Hiekie Hardware Co.,
West Burke, carded and returned at 8
cents per bunch extra.
Pool 2. cents per cue, at Frank Rus
sells.
To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. +. w. Groves signature
is on each box. poe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
Letter to Dr.. H. E. Sargent.
Island Pond. W,

Dear Sir: You can put 800 in your
pocket if you can put us in the wrong.
Devoe Lead and Zinc is all paint. 1t
takes fewer gallons to paint house than
with mixed paints. 1t wears longer
than lead and oil-mixed paints, too.
The State chemists of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
New York and Pennsylvania have an
alyzed it and say it is pure.
If you can prove that any of these
things aren't so, we've hundred dollars
waiting for you.
If these things are true, what paint
will you use the next time you paint
your house ? What will you say to the
people that ask you for doctors get
asked queer questions.
If you know of an honest young
painter who isn't getting the grip on life
that he ought to have, give him this
hint Devoe lead and zinc-that'll do
it, if he does his work as we'll as the
paint does its.
Yours truly,
+. w. DEvoE & Co.,
New York.
P. S. j. W. Thurston sells our paint,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

ing Sunday, thence into the Sacramento
valley, one of the most fertile of all the
valleys OF California, arriving at Sacra-
mento at Ills A. NJ, remaining but a
short time, and then took up the last
stage of the trip, reaching San Francisco
at P. NJ, only seven and one-half hours
behind our schedule, made before we
left Vermont.
The time during the week was taken
up in sight seeing, parades, convention,
etc. Saturday August % the G. A. K.
were invited to Santa Clara county to
visit the fruit orchards and the vine
yards of San Jose, pronounced Ho-se).'
Nearly 1000 accepted the invitation.
Arriving at this point we found tables
set in the park for 5000 people, and of
all the good things in the fruit line one
could think of the display here surpassed
ones Imagination.
THE RETURN TRIP.
Sunday August % we left San Fran
cisco for Santa Barbara, remaining there
one day. Our next stop was at Ventura,
where we spent almost two days, driving
out to some of the ranches and fruit
farms. Our attention was called to one
farm of twenty-five hundred acres, all
planted to lima beans. From Ventura
we went to Los Angeles, remaining one
day, and then took sleepers over the
Santa Fee for Kansas City, making the
run in three days, passing over and
around mountains, through tunnels, and
across dreary deserts. We spent one
day in Kansas City, leaving at So. M.
Sunday, August 30, over the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad for Chi
cago, arriving the next noon. After a
few hours rest we started, once more on
the Grand Trunk, for Toronto arriving
there at P. NJ. Monday, and left for
Montreal at o'clock, reaching there in
season for the A. NJ. train for Island
Pond arriving home at l P. NJ. Thursday
September 3.
Much might be said regarding the
trip if time would permit. Places OF
interest could be described, but the
beauty of the country as seen from diff
ferent places, the majestic mountains,
the valleys and plains, must be seen to
be adequately appreciated.
One of the party that did not
drink any of the alkali water.
Island Pond, Sept. IA, 1908.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

Miss Pearl Davis, who is teaching at
East Haven, was home over Sunday.
Miss Glynn Mackenzie has gone to
Portland, Me-, to take course of study
in business college.
DIR. and Mrs. II. +. Sargent are being
congratulated on the birth of daughter
Saturday September II.
Mrs Hall, wife of Rev. T. Hall, is
visiting her brother, John Buchanan.
Esq, at Lewis, Que, this week,
The Rev. Mr.. Morse of st. Johnsbury
gave an instructive address in the
Congregation Church last Sunday
morning.
The Ladies Circle will hold special
meeting in &. a. X. Hall Saturday,
September 10, at 3 P. NJ. 1t is necessary
that every member should be present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
SCHOOL NOTES.

All schools in town opened Tuesday
Sept. 5, under most suspicious circum-
stances, and nearly all teachers report an
large attendance.
At the High School building many
much needed changes are in progress, or
have Just been completed. The interior
has been renovated to a certain extent,
the walls have been sheathed with hard
pine, thus eliminating all danger from
falling plaster, besides adding to the
attractiveness of the rooms.
The old kindergarten room has been
remodeled, being supplied with ample
blackboard room, etc. 1t is furnished
with the regulation college lecture room
chairs for the pupils and new Hammet
school room desk for the teacher.
4 row of double desks has been added
to furnish seating capacity for the in
creased attendance at the High School.
Every seat in the High School room is
occupied and some ten or twelve students
have been assigned seats in the assist
ants room. Another much needed
change that has been made during the
last week, is the removal of the old, tat
tered and faded curtains, and the hang
ing of new shades of much darker hue.
For some time there has been more or
less complaint of weakness of eyes on
the part of the students; in fact it is
surprising to see how many of the
younger pupils have been obliged to re-
sort to glasses. 1t has been argued by
soMe people that the cause lay to great
extent in faulty shades. Whether or
not this is true, the fact remains that
the rooms are much more pleasant than
of yore.
Work on the concrete walk is pro-
crossing slowly, but we hope to be able
to announce in next weeks issue that
this much needed improvement has been
completed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

t. Harry Hall returned Monday from
his vacation at Arden, Ont. Mrs. Hall
and children will remain there several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Russell and little
sou Edgar visited with relatives and
friends in St. Johnsbury several days
this week.
A. +. Stevens is this week entertain
ing his aunt, Mrs. John E. Sandiford
aud her daughter, Miss Stella L., of
Cottage City, Mass.
Frank Paquette, Jr., of the firm of The
Bartlett Co., is enjoying his vacation
this week, and like a sensible man is
spending it in the woods.
John Willoughby and wife returned
home Saturday from their trip to Cali
fornia. They spent week with his
brother William in Kansas.
Harry j. Ladd and wife of Rumford
Falls, Me-, came here last week to visit
relatives. The former returned Tuesday,
but Mrs. Ladd will remain two weeks or
more.
Miss Sarah Patterson has returned
from an extended visit in Iowa, and In
diana and Illinois, and commenced her
school work Monday. Her sister Emma
will remain west for the present.
About o'clock Tuesday morning the
alarm was given for a fire in Jacob
Sterns store. Chief Randall and his
company were promptly on hand and
soon had the fire under control. The
value of organization was manifest here.
Officers were stationed at the door and
windows, and permitted nobody to enter
but the fremen, and this course un-
doubtedly prevented looting of the
premises by those who take advantage
of such occasions. Mr. Stern's loss is
quite heavy, including seventy or more
ladies and misses cloaks, a number of
cloth capes, several linen suits and skirts
and over a hundred pairs trousers and
vests, to the value of over one thousand
dollars partially insured. The origin
of the fire no one can tell. Dan How
ley discovered the fire through seeing
smoke penetrating his room, which i,
just over the store, and lost no time il
giving the alarm.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

the town of Brighton by its selectmen
and the Grand Trunk Railway Company
of Canada, as recited herein, shall be
and remain in fall force and effect and
the obligations therein mutually imposed
shall be carried out by the parties there
to. The plans filed with this Board
marked July IL, 1903" and the plan
aud survey filed by the selectmen OF the
town of brighton August 18th, 1903,
are hereby referred to and made part
of this report and order for the purposes
above indicated and for the purpose OF
establishing the points of compass as set
forth herein and also the location of the
buildings and monuments referred to IN
this order. and the location of the high.
WAYS to be discontinued.
Done at Rutland this Sth day OF Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1903.
TELLER {. SMITH, State
II. 5. BINGHAM, Railroad
HORACE W. BAILEY, } Com'rs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
Island Pond to San Francisco and
Return.

Mr.. Editor; Our special Vermont e.
4. r. trains so We'll arranged, with all
arrangements and contracts made by
Department Commander Frank kentield,
proved wonderful success, there being
no hitch or break during the entire trip.
One might almost suppose from the way
our train was handled by the different
railroads that the Vermont was the only
train running, but when we reached
Sacramento, (uurs was the second section
of the train.) we were Informed by the
SUPERINTENDENT of the Southern Pacific
that there were then following us within
two hundred miles twenty-five trains
bound for San Francisco.
We left Island Pond August at l45
p. NJ, arrived at Montreal at $50, where
we met the special Vermont train made
up of seven cars, with two hundred Yer
mont people on board whose destination
was California. At ll.3O we left Mont
real, arriving at Toronto for breakfast.
From Toronto we went to Niagara Falls,
where the train was side tracked until +
p. NJ, affording time to visit points OF
interest Monday morning we arrived
at Chicago, where our train was trans
ferred to the G. NJ. & ST. Paul Railroad,
and held for our convenience. The day
was spent 10y our party in looking over
the town, among other places, by special
invitation, a special train was furnished
by Swift & Co., taking us to their stock
yards and packing houses, where we
were shown all the details of their work.
We left Chicago at 5.l5 p. NJ, arriving
at Omaha at 10 the next morning.
Here our train was transferred to the
C. II. |. & p, which left at 1870, arriv-
ing at Denver 80 Wednesday morning.
g.l5. over the Denver & Rio Grande,
we started for Colorado Springs, reach
ing there at noon and remaining until
els Thursday morning, which gave us
an opportunity to visit Cripple Creek,
Pixies Peak, the Garden of the Gods and
other places of interest. Leaving the
Springs we passed through the grand
canons of the Rockies, and the Ten
nessee pass, which is the highest eleva-
ton, being 10,lGS feet. The run being
made by daylight gave the best possible
opportunity Of seeing the immense
mountains and gorges, through which a
railway has proved so successful. Arriv-
ing at Salt Lake City at noon Friday the
train was held until evening, permitting
us in the meantime ito visit the Lake,
the Mormon Temple, etc. Arriving at
Ogden at S.45, we were transferred to
the Southern Pacific, and at 9.45 we
again were speeding to our destination,
Friday night and all day Saturday ira
versing the deserts of Nevada, reaching
the Sierra Nevadas during the night
passing down through the Trukee pass
and the Blue cauons in the early morn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
Memoranda Of Agreement Between the
Town of Brighton and the G. r. r.

Last April an agreement was entered
into by and between the town of Brigh-
ton and the Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany, looking to certain changes and
improvements, mutually beneficial. Be-
fore the work could be carried out dis
agreement arose over the meaning of the
contract, whereupon the parties above
mentioned agreed that the State fail
road Commissioners should be the sole
judges of the meaning of said contract,
decide all questions in regard to the ex-
pense of building the northerly approach
to the contemplated viaduct, and all
other questions that might arise. The
commissioners met here August Z, heard
the parties interested, and appended is
their report, received by the selectmen
a few days since.
In consideration of certain questions
between the town and the Grand Trunk
Company, submitted to the Railroad
Commissioners, and of facts found upon
the hearing before the Commissioners, it
is ordered that the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company of Canada build and erect
bridge or over-pass across the tracks
and yard of said company in the village
of Island Pond in the town of Brighton,
said bridge or over-pass to be located at
the point indicated on a certain plan
filed with this Board and marked "July
1G, 1908" which said plan is referred to
and made part of this report for the
purpose of more definitely locating the
precise point where said bridge or over
pass shall be erected; said bridge OF
over-pass shall provide for carriage way
twenty-four (24) feet in clear width and
foot way on one side thereof six co.
feet in clear width and the lowest pro
lection shall be at least 20 feet in cleal
height above the top of the rail in &C
cordance with the statute in such cast
made and provided. The southerly APP
proach to said bridge shall be built al
indicated upon plan marked "July 10th
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

Mr.. Editor: Through your columns
T would like to announce to the public,
that there is at Gaildhall, one OF the
best kept jails in the State of Vermont
The matron is a good cook, and
thorough housekeeper, and the building
furniture, bedding, ETC., etc., are kept
scrupulously clean. She has kind dis
position, and an inmate that behaves
himself will be well treated. | know
whereof l speak, having spent 70 days
lately in this institution.
ASA B. FRENCH.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining unealled for
at the Island Pond post Office Sept. IL:
AdiutOr Cantiu, II. Loriyne, Fred j.
Miller.
3feHii0R idrerfised Letters.
u. ". Carpenter. Postmaster.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-02-05

q. w. Livingston, our former
County Commissioner, but now
of Nevada, Iowa, dropped into
the Press Office SATURDAY., for q
talk over old times. He. was
very much pleased to note the
improvements and progress OF
Miller and Hand county. He
still thinks this is a fine place TO
live, and hopes to return here
among hls old acquaintances
whom he says are the best peo-
pie on earth. Mr.. Il. says it
gives him great pleasure TO meet
the contented and prosperous
people here.