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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
Illinois and Pigeon Shooting.

There Is a bill before the Illinois leg
humane person and every honorable
sportsman in the Prairie State. 1t Is
entitled IAN act to suppress pigeon
shooting and similar SPORT and is
aimed particularly at the use Of tamN
live birds in trap shooting.
1t ought not to be necessary in ILL.,
nois or elsewhere to urge the passage
of such commendable measure. Ev-
cry legislator should vote for it with.
out moments hesitation. There are,
however, two influences operating
against such law. 1t Is naturally in
the interest of powder and sporting
goods makers to have as much powder
burned and as many guns sold as pos
sible; 1t is unfortunately in the inter-
est of certain so called sportsmen to
kill birds for fun because it ministers
to their brutal instincts and offers an
opportunity for very cheap sort Of
gambling. Aside from these 1t Is hard
ly conceivable that anybody could op-
pose the enactment of a law prohibit
ing the ruthless and wholesale slaugh-
ter Of birds.
There is nothing in the nature Of le-
climate sport about making targets
Of live birds, especially at trap shoot
ing. The bird has not half a chance
for its life. The sportsman" is ready,
bis gun cooked and pointed, his finger
on the trigger, his distance carefully
marked. The bird, half dazed, is lib
Grated. 1t futters few yards or feet
into the air and is then blown to
pieces or MANNED and permitted to SUI
fer for hours, If not for days.
This cruel, demoralizing and indie
feasible sport has been prohibited by
law in Massachusetts, New York and
some other states, and Illinois should
lose no time in placing itself in the
humane column.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

teen counts and bound him over TO
keep the peace for a hundred years.
That afternoon he left for the west on
a special, because the limited didn't
get there quick enough. But before go
ing he tackled on the front door Of his
house sign which read:
Ne'ghbors paying their party calls will
please not heave rocks through windows
to attract attention. Not in and not going
to be. Gone back to Circle City for lit
tie quiet. Yours truly.
HANK SMITH
n. B.-Too swift for your uncle.
Hank dropped by my office for a
minute on his way to Frisco. Said he
liked things lively, but there was alto
gether too much roughhouse on Bea-
con Hill for him. Judged that as the
crowd which wasn't invited was so
blamed sociable, the one which was
invited would have stayed week If 1t
hadn't slipped up on the date. That
might be the Boston idea, but he want
ed little more refinement in his. Said
he was pretty free spender and would
hold his end up, but he hated hog.
OF course | told Hank that Boston
wasn't all that II was cracked up to be
In the school histories and that Circle
City wasn't so tough as II read In the
newspapers. for there was no way OF
making him understand that he might
have lived in Boston for a hundred
years without being invited to straw
berry sociable. Because fellow cuts
ice on the arctic circle II doesn't fol
low that he's going to be worth beans
on the Back Bay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
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Tap Line Railroads and Rebates.

The Central Yellow Pine association,
which is composed Of about fifty lum-
Der firms in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Georgia and Alabama, has lodged a
complaint with the interstate COM
merce commission, under the new FL
kins antirebate law, involving an inter-
esting and unique question.
The complaint is that rebates in dis
guised form are granted by four rail-
road lines to lumber firms in Arkansas
and Louisiana, which give these CON-
panies great advantage in certain mar
kets over the members of the Yellow
Pine association. The alleged rebate
is ingeniously covered in what Is
known as the tap line" division Of
freight. The manufacturers who ben
eft from the rebates own logging roads
which run from the various camps to
the railroad lines that are defendants.
These defendants, it is said, accept the
logs or lumber from the point of origin
on the private railroads and treat 1t as
interstate and joint traffic, instead Of
treating 1t as such from the point
where 1t is placed on the defendant
lines. BY this system the owners Of
the private lines receive substantial
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

norton Of the freight returns from the
point Of shipment to destination. The
rebate amounts. it is estimated. to SIS
a car load.
The point which the interstate COM
merce commission Is called up TO de-
eide is a rather nice one and involves
the status OF many so called tap line
railroads, which. though private prop
erty, serve as feeders for corporate
lines. II is a debatable question wheth-
er they may not be regarded rs part
of the railroad system which carries
the product to the market and there
fore legitimately participate In the
freight returns.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

An important child labor bill passed
by the New York legislature has been
signed by the governor. 1t prohibits
the employment of children under four
teen years old in factories and re-
quires that no child between fourteen
and sixteen years old shall be en-
ployed in factory unless certificate
issued by proper authorities shall show
that the child is in at physical condi-
ton and that he attended school at
least 1870 days in the school year pre-
ceding his fourteenth birthday or in
the year prior to the time the applica-
ton is made. The bill also reduces the
hours during which children and wom-
en- may work In factories.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
HIPS Big Steamships.

The two great steamships-the Min
nesota and the Dakota-which James
]. Hill is having built at New London,
Conn, are nearing completion. The
former has just been launched, and the
latter is expected to be ready for
launching in about ten weeks. These
ships will be the largest cargo carriers
in existence, having dead weight car
rying capacity Of $4,000 tons and tom
mage displacement of $4,000 tons. In
GLIDING the crew of $50, each ship will
be able to carry 1924 persons, of
whom 2,424 will be in the steerage.
The Minnesota and the Dakota are
to be used on the Pacific, to ply be-
tween Puget sound and the orient, to
accommodate the traffic on the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads.
Mr.. Hill says that there is plenty Of
traffic and that 1t is increasing rapidly.
The speed Of the steamships is to be
fourteen knots, SO that they can be op-
Grated to the best advantage. They
must meet the competition Of the heav-
lily subsidized japanese line, the Cana
dian Pacific and other lines; but, back
ed by two transcontinental railroads,
they will doubtless make success Of
the undertaking and prove an impor-
tant factor of the American merchant
marine In the commerce Of the Pacific.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
FRIDAY, MAY S, 1908.
The Mountain Line.

Several of our state papers are su:
costing that the "mountain line" in poll
tics is ridiculous. Ii is not little in
teresting to see the press of Vermont in-
spired with a holy horror when this sub
iect is discussed in the abstract, then
when occasion requires all urging with
might aud main that this and that man
should be put in place because of his
situation with reference to the noun
tains. Eastern Vermont resembles and
is in touch with New England senti-
ment, while Western Vermont is more
in sentiment like New York or the Mid
die States. 1t is natural that the people
in the two sections of the State should
wish each to reflect or represent in the
topical man in the State its peculiar
sentiments or interests, and that each
sentiment should share alike in the en-
ioyment of that privilege. Besides it
would disturb an arrangement by which
a man is going alternately on the east
and west sides through an organized
and preparatory process for the enjoy
ment of the privilege of rejecting first,
sentiments of his own side of the State,
than that of the other, and finally that
e al, ,,.l,1, frh,cn
talk as though offices were not property,
aud as though they did not belong to
localities or individuals, and as though
the rule was to take the best man for
office irrespective of his locality. Now
to take single matter of political prac-
tice and separate it from the rest of its
kind and discuss its treatment as though
it could be managed in the abstract is
entirely impractical. The Office of gov.
ernor has alternated for a good many
years. If the governors have been capa.
BILE the capacity of the one side has been
equal to that of the other if the candi.
dates have been cheap men each side OF
the mountains has successfully WED
with the other in producing them. Now
what more or less will be accomplished
when gentlemen succeed in removing
the mountains? If under this theory
the government has produced prosperity
and happiness to the people, and the
people have been pleased and content to
let this Office alternate from one side tc
. the other of the State, what great harm
has been done? Why it is like grea
many other of the customs and associ
atoms of the State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
Too Great a Risk.

In almost every neighborhood some
one has died from an attack of collie or
cholera morbus, often before medicine
could be procured or physician sum
moned. A reliable remedy for these
diseases should be kept at hand. The
risk is too great for anyone to take
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar'
rhea Remedy has undoubtedly saved
the lives of more people and relieved
more pain and suffering than any Other
medicine in use. 1t can always be de
pended upon. FOR sale 10y j. w. Thurs
ton, Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
A Farmer Strengthened Out,

"a farmer living on a farm near
here came in short time ago COM
pletely doubled up with rheumatism. !
handed him a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and told him to use it freely
and if not satisfied after using it he
need not pay cent for it," says c. p.
Rayder, of Pattens Mills, n. Y. "a
feS days later he walked into the store
as straight as a string and handed me a
dollar saying, "give me another bottle
of Chamberlain Pain Balm. want it
in the house all the time for it cured
me-" For sale by j. w. Thurston,
Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
Our Interests In Newchwang.

ouE hutCECbNo ~
The Russians have turned over the
port of Newchwang, In Manchuria, to
China in the Russian way Of not doing
a thing when they do not want to do it.
A Russian has been appointed collector
Of customs by Sir Robert Hart, who
has charge Of the customs in China.
But he was ordered to make the ap-
pointment. Russia having exacted such
a promise from China. The consuls
at Newchwang, representing Great
Britain, the United States and other
nations, protested, but without avail.
1t is thus that Russia keeps her pledge
to the powers to evacuate Manchuria
and respect the demands for an open
door" to China.
The interest of the United States in
the matter centers primarily in New
chwang, which is distinctly 'our port"
In all China-at least it was before the
Russian occupation the one port at
which our imports exceeded those Of
any Of the nations of which in most
Chinese ports we cannot fairly be call
ed the competitors. 1t is clearly not to
our advantage to have Russia control
this principal port at which our goods
may enter China, and 1t may be ex-
pected that the state department at
Washington will not relax, as to
the administrat ton of Newchwang, the
steady pressure which 1t has brought
to bear upon Russia in several other
instances and which has in some of
them been found 80 effective.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

MIR. Joseph Pomlnville, of Saltwater,
Mimi, after having spent over $1,000
with the best doctors for stomach trou-
BILE, without relief, was advised by his
druggist, Mr.. Alex Richard, to try a
box of Chamberlains Stomach and
Liver Tablets. He did so, and is well
man to day. If troubled with indiges-
ton, bad taste in the mouth, lack of APP
petite or constipation, give these tablets
trial, and you are certain to be more
than pleased with the result. For sale
at 25 cents per box by John w. Thurs
ton, Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
ESTATE OF ErnAN p. snoRrs.

STATEoF VERMONT. DISTRICT or Essen. 81
In Probate Court held at Guildhall, in and
for said District on the 25th day OF April, A.
H., 1903 Susan Shores. Administrative of
the estate OF Ethan + Shores late of CRANKY
in said District, deceased. makes application
to said Court for license to sell all OF the real
estate of said deceased, situated in said
CRANKY, to wit -- The home farm Of said de
ceased, representing that the sale thereof is
necessary as the homestead right OF the wid
ow cannot be set out thereirom wi hout
greatly depreciating the value of the residue
thereof, and in this petition the widow joins.
Whereupon it Is ordered by said Court, that
said application bc referred to a session there
of, to be held at the Probate Office. in said
Guildhall, on the 23rd day of May 4. D.,
1903, for hearing and decision thereon ;
and il is further ordered. that ali persons in
tcrested he notified hereof by publication ct
notice of said application and order there.
on three weeks successfully in tae ESSEN
COUNTY HERALD. a newspaper published at
Island Pond, in this State and which circu-
lateS in the neghborhoud Of those interested.
before said time of hearing, that they may
appear at sad time and place, and, it they
see cause object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest -
May s ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
ESTATE OF ALDEN BALCH.

The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Essex, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Alden
Balch. late of Lunenburg i'll said District
deceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto, hereby give Notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at town clerks
office, Lunenburg. Vt. on the 10th day OF
next. from one O'Clock p. NJ. until five
O'Clock p. NJ. each of said days, and that
six months from the 2sth day of March,
a. D., 1908, is the time limited bv
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Lunenburg this 18th day OF April
A. u. 1903. 5O-52
w. 6. King,
G. 6. Temple, I commissioners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

In view Of the trouble the Cubans
have had with Spain. 1t is not little
surprising to learn that there is -four
ishing branch of the Spanish-American
union in Havana. The purpose of this
union is to further the political and
commercial interests of Spain and
Portugal in the Latin-American coun-
tries
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
TO DEPOSITORS
In the Passumpsic Savings Bank

To comply with State Law requiring
verifcation of Deposit Books once in
five years, you are respectfully requested
to present your book at the Passumpsic
Savings Bank before June |, 1903, for
verifcation.
Herbert A. Hawley, Teller of the
First National Bank, has been approved
by the Inspector of finance to verify the
books.
1t will be necessary to retain the
books few days.
A receipt will be given and the books
returned as soon as possible.
Write name and post office clearly.
VIM. S. BoYNToN, Treas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08
WILL OF ROBERT 5. BAILEY.

STATE OF VERMONT, / In Probate Court
ESSEN DISTRICT, -. held at Guildhall,
in and for said District on the 2ud day of
May A. D. 1909, an instrument supporting
to be the last Will and Testament OF Robert
$ Bailey, late of Concord, in said district,
deceased, being presented to the Court by
the Custodian thereof for Probate.
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at "A
session of said Court to be held at the town
May, A. D., 1903, and show cause, ii any
they may have against the Probate OF said
VIII.
For which purpose ii is further ordered
that a copy of the record OF this order be
published three weeks successfully in the
ESSEX COUNTY HERALD, newspaper pub
lished at Island Pond. previous to said time
appointed for hearing.
BY the Court Attest,
Mays ROBERT CHASE. Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

Bishop Coleman estimates that the
total number OF sins committed an
nually in this country reaches 1890
100000. Obviously the recording an
gel must be an extremely rapid stenog-
rapher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

A New York bride committed suicide
because her husband spoke slightingly
of her new spring hat. Perhaps 1t is
just as well that she ended her trou-
bles at once, as no good could come of
a marriage where the husband didn't
know enough to always admire his
wife's hat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

The United Irish league has accept
! the Wyndham land bill in principle,
and 1t will undoubtedly be passed by
the British parliament. This augurs
well for the peace and prosperity OF
the Green Isle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

One Of the counts in the indictment
against the new two cent postage
stamp Is that fifteen of them look like
80 cents, which, on the whole, is about
as damning us the other counts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

1t is pleasant to know that Mr.. Nor.
gan will not suffer for the necessities
Of life by reason Of the fact that his
name mas been forged to checks for
100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

Within the past six months four con-
suls have been nominated for the
Guayaquil post, where the late Thomas
Mast died. The trouble is that yellow
jack is pretty sure to be on the pier to
welcome the newcomer. who soon real
ICES that the $500 salary cannot make
amends for the constant uncertainty
Of all earthly things.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

Strength aud vigor come of good food
duly digested. Force" ready-to
serve wheat and barley food, adds no
burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigo-
rates.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

A Philadelphia church has started
school to teach prospective brides how
to cook. Thus is added another draw
back to matrimony.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

A Chicago saloon was struck by
'ightning the other day. There is, how
ever, nothing remarkable about this,
as 1t would be extremely difficult for
lightning to strike Chicago without
hitting saloon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

When you want pleasant physic try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
lets. They are easy to take and pleas
ant in effect. For sale by John w
Thurston, Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

AS King Edward has ordered bar
rel Of Kentucky whisky, he may have
still further trouble in establishing
himself as popular idol In Scotland.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

This thing Of trying to be the funny
man of an Irish farce comedy is get
ting to be serious business.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-05-08

The good horses Of all kinds will be interested thew
opportunity show their animals such they and
their
Lovers of animals will he gal of an opportunity the best
in large numbers, aud their with little trouble expense
The regular Stallion Parade will o'clock sharp Lyndon.
vile Military Band.
The of the Univeast Society of Lyndonvie din
b
the day the parade but those who require stalls should notify f.
lyndonyle who has charge of the barns Entries the
The of
exhibition. Gilman brothers will of
ives and sale
General Admission, 20 cents. Ladies, Children and
Carriages, Free. Grand Stand 10 cents
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30

All persons are hereby fore
warned not to purchase stock
certificate No., 10 of the Triton
Cotton Mills issued to the under
signed and dated January 10th
1901, and being for 20 shares of
the capital stock of said Triton
Cotton Mills. Said certificate
of stock having been lost along
the line of the Triton & North
eastern Railroad between Triton
and Fitzgerald, and being at the
time the property of the under
signed.
The finder will be literally
rewarded by returning same to
the undersigned.
1904 JEHU FLETCHER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30

Why do intelligent and we'll in
formed men write columns of
sentimental stuff about the
lynching of vicious wretch that
has committed a crime which re-
suits more pain and anguish than
a thousand wretches of his brute
nature is capable of suffering
under the most ingenious tor
ture?
A woman of a refined nature
suffers mere in one moment in
the clutches of a letcherous rape
fiend than the brute man could
possibly suffer in a long life of
torture.
We would not be understood
as putting a low estimate on hui
man life. We would not partici-
pate in lynching for any crime.
But it is remarkable how much
sentimental rot is INDUCED about
a negro rape fiend, when it is
certain that he would be put to
death by due process of law.
Lynching is wrong for other
reasons than the fact that it is
unlawful and tends to anarchy,
but when we contemplate a bat
tie field strewn with noble dead
and then read some moralist's
pratting about the low estimate
put on human life because the
Infatuated neighbors of some
outraged woman takes the life of
the brute who has committed
the outrage, we are inclined to
become nauseated at the senti-
rnent.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30

All persons are hereby fore.
warned not to purchase stock
certificate No. II of the Triton
Cotton mills issued to the under
dersigned and dated January
10th 1901, and being for 10 shares
of the capital stock of said Tiff
ton Cotton Mills. Said certif.
cate of stock having been lost "a
long the line of the Triton and
Northeastern Railroad between
Triton and Fitzgerald, and being
at the time the property of the
undersigned.
The finder will be literally
rewarded by returning same to
the undersigned.
7'30t4 BENJAMIN DREW.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30

We have a rule for content.
ment and happiness. 1t is uni
versal and indisputable. We will
mail it to any address on the re-
ceipt of 4 cents in postage stamps
or one years subscription to the
Enterprise, which goes three
times every week to any address
in the United States, Canada,
Cuba or Porto Rico for $1.00.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
Yours respectfully,

If what the agency claims a.
bout the rate, and that 80 per
cent of the weekly papers of
Georgia have closed on the terms
thew offer, it is an indication
that the weekly papers need to
organize against the cut (throat)
rate agencies that are making a
special effort to secure advertis-
ing for the country PRESS" at
rates that would starve every
printer in the state if he depend
on such business.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
ATTENTION GEORGIA wEEKLIEs.

About two weeks ago we re-
celved a proposition from a well
known advertising agency offer
ing $500 for certain amount of
space with strict rules as to po-
sition, etc. We refused the prop
osition and several other propo-
sitions have followed for the
mespace atan increase of price,
The following is the last:
Publisher Enterprise.
Fitzgerald, Ga.