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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
The Enforcement of the Law.

Justice David J. Brewer of the Unit.
ed States supreme court does the coun-
try real service in q recent lecture
in Chicago, in which he strongly urges
the vital Importance OF thorough and
scrupulous enforcement of the laws as
they stand on the statute books Much
the same thing has been said time and
again before, and the truth Of the
proposition is generally accepted. But
there always turks in the corner some
scoffer to praise things as they are"
or TO tell us that people won't stand
for It." There are those in every COM
munity who are quick to sneer at the
fool reformer' or prate about fool
laws" until the firm conviction that
rigorous enforcement OF the law is the
only solid rock of good government be-
comes half submerged in wave OF
pessimistic despair.
Justice Brewer defines liberty as
the right of doing things which do
not interfere with the we'll being of
Others and he shows how vitally i'm
portant the firm maintenance OF GER
tain restrictive laws becomes under the
crowded conditions of city life. The
easy going. good natured public Off
cial." he says, who deliberately closes
his eyes TO minor infractions of munic-
ipal law which it is his duty to restrain
is one of the most hurtful factors in
our municipal life"
Justice Brewer is by no means hope
less for the future. He says:
We may be thankful that growing
public sentiment is more and more in
sisting on a strict enforcement OF all
laws, municipal as well as state and ma
tionaL And We may also be thankful for
the bright examples which are furnished
by many in every station, from the low
est to the highest, OF rigorous insistence
on obedience TO law. examples whose
healthful contagion will spread through
the country from ocean to ocean and
from the lakes to the gulf.
II may ne SET uoNn as trulsm tnat
he who is not for the laws is against
them, and he who would allow the
least Of them TO be disregarded strikes
a blow at all law. 1t is TO be hoped
that the healthful contagion which JUS
tice Brewer furesees will spread
throughout the land
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
Why There Are Fortunes In Lumber.

Foreign opinions are always welcome
TO Americans, and none more SO than
the happy comments made on some OF
the national habits that are almost un-
conscious. Americans never resent hu-
NOR at their own expense-that is, if
the humor is good. The following from
the Washington Post is decidedly of
that order:
THE toothpick habit is certainly strong
ly intrenched in this great North Ameri-
can republic said Mr.. W. Menzies of
Melbourne, Australia. at the Shoreham.
Il came over here with my twelve-year-
old daughter, a girl of an obseryant turn
of mind At home l am in the lumber
trade. and she has heard me speak OF
several millionaire lumbermen with
whom l DO business In California and Or
egon- One day when we were out for
stroll in San Francisco she said: Father.
/ know now why all the people in this
country in your line of business are SO
immensely rich. 1t is easy enough to ac-
count for the enormous American con-
sumption of timber, for every man. wom-
an and child I've seen in this town is
chewing at a toothpick.' D."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
Individual Initiative.

The case of Ben L Winchell, who
rose from the position OF water boy to
the presidency of the Rock Island rail
road, is one OF the latest examples that
should be an inspiration TO all young
men Whatever the change Of indus
trial conditions. human nature remains
the same, and individual initiative, per.
sonai integrity and perseverance will
win in spite Of all obstacles that may
be thrown In the way. The boy who
makes up his mind to succeed and who
crowds steadily forward with that OBJ
ject in view cannot be held altogether
In check. whatever the outward circum.
stances with which he is forced to con.
tend Let him think success. dream sue.
cess and. above all. work for success,
and success at last must be reached.
The old fashioned ideas of honesty,
persistency and fidelity are just as val
liable today as they ever have been.
The door cannot be closed to those who
seek advancement on these legitimate
lines Whatever the sporadic outcrop-
pings of any particular time, these vir.
tues remain cardinal to all those who
would reach the top. After all, theorize
as We may, the fact remains that ii Is
character rather than circumstance
which determines a mans real stand.
ing.
Mastery Is the keynote. He who
would win out must master the thing
he would do. He must master 1t In
general and in detail However modest
he may be externally. he must ever
consciously hold the mastery attitude.
And he must dare TO aim high. Every
man has capacity in some direction.
The thing he needs is application. Let
him organize his forces, his internal
forces, and he has organi victory.
He may be compelled TO toll on in OBJ,
scurity long and long, but at last the
opportunity must come. Happy is he
who has such thorou0h control of self.
who has so stored his mind. who has
so fortified his character, that he can
seize the opportunity when it is pre-,
sented and become its master as he
before became master of his own pro.
pensitles and powers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

achievement Of MarcOni Is what he
calls the tuning OF the vibrations. /
fancy thst in this his inyentiOn-dis-
covery perhaps I should call it-differs
very little from my own ! have call
ed IL timing instead Of tuning. I
transmit i sound at the rate. we will
say. Of 100000 vibrations a second.
IL my receiver Is adjusted. or timed
TO II.s9e.O0O vibrations per second.
or TO l2.OOl 600 vibrations. the receiver
remains unresponsive: but. IL time
the receiver to 100000 vibrations
or any number Of vibrations exactly
corresponding TO the rate Of trans
mission - the receiver instantly re-
spends and the transmitted sounds are
received"
. The transmitted sounds l ejacu-
lated.
Yes. | see you are surprised; but
really. 1t is not so remarkable. You
place a telephone receiver 10 your ear
and hear the voice OF some person a
hundred or a thousand miles away and
experience no particular wonder. You
know the sounds have reached you
over the electrical wire road and be
lieve they could not have reached you
otherwise; but don't you see you are
still clinging 10 the thought that as
phaltum walks are the only paths a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
NO.. so
An Interesting Centenary.

T~o hundred years ago the Gath OF
April was started the nrst newspaper
regularly printed on American soil. II
was the News Letter Of Boston. which
was published weekly from its hrst
appearance in 1904 until i1T6. Thi.
first newspaper in the English colonies
the forerunner and parent Of q period.
ical press which today is without 3
rival on the surface OF the globe. was
put together by John Campbell. the
postmaster Of Boston. Ii became
power. Benjamin Harris and Richard
Pierce had indeed printed one copy OF
a newspaper in Boston as early as 1899,
but II struck the stern authorities OF
the time a. thing altogether too uR
usual TO be endured. and they instantly
suppressed ii. The provincial govern
ment Of fourteen years later was more
liberal. and the News Letter was al.
lowed TO appear.
John Campbell. who started this first
Boston paper. was a canny and very
reputable Scot, who had the confidence
OF royal official and Puritan alike
Printer. editor. postmaster and justice
OF the peace, his life ran a smooth
course Probably he did not know
what a revolutionary monster he was
unchaining when he started the first
American newspaper He did not know
how many social and political tradI.
tons and conventions the engine he
had created would play mischief with
II he could have had a vision OF some
OF the successors of the News Letter,
perhaps he never would have started it.
He had fairly prompt imitators The
periodical press grew like a rolling
SNOWFALL The Boston Gazette came
out in 1I19, the American Weekly Mer.
curie in Philadelphia in the same year
and the New York Gazette in 1925
Franklin started his Philadelphia pa.
per. the Pennsylvania Gazette, in lI2S.
These and many others were weekly.
The heads of the American people were
not made TO swim with a daily paper
until the General Advertiser began to
be issued in Philadelphia in 1Tsi The
fairly intelligent gentlemen who freed
the American colonies had to do II
without the help of even one daily.
Ii is fitting that American newspa.
pers should pay a tribute to John
Campbell, who though not the father
OF his country" is the paternal an
eestor of a very considerable slice
thereof.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
Exit Alexeieff.

nlle var creates many regulations
II breaks more than II makes. A na
uonsl crisis Is 4 sitter OF men The
nleshes Of the screen are large. and tlt
man must be Of really great oalibel
who does not 90 10 the refuse heap il
the shakeup. In times Of peace on,
may travel far on bis pTeteuslous. but
war is no respecter Of self estimates
II is not easy 10 keep ones fame Oh
straight in the gale OF battle
The bigger a mans position. the bet
ter target he affords. In case Of re
verse, generals. yiceroys and even king:
go down in the dust heap Of has-b beens.
Most commanders make the mistake
Of talking too much. But war missiles
are merciless TO wind inflated reputa.
tions. The god OF battles bestows his
iaurels only on the one who does
things. In the language OF the street.
ability to deliver the goods" is the
only saving grace in war
All Of which calls attention TO Alex.
eieff. not because OF the presence OF
these requisite qualities. but from theiI
absence. Alexeieff has the distinction
just now a rather unenviable one in
Russia. Of having brought on the wal
with Japan. Some one must be blamed
for all those battleslilps. cruisers and
other craft lying under the waters of
the Yellow sea. and why not Alexeieff:
When Nicholas heard OF the loss of
the Petropavloysk ii is said that be
burst into tears and rather petulantly
exclaimed, That man brings US only
i'll luck" That man" of course, was
Alexeieff. Then Skrydloff. the vieeroys
bitterest enemy, was appointed to the
the heels Of which came the announce
ment that the car OF the far east"
had resigned. Why should he not!
For some time Nicholas had beer
snubbing him. There had been an at
tempt at first TO save his face" but
even this had been abandoned latterly.
Having been iiguratively kicked down
stairs surely no further hints were
necessary TO make plain the fact that
Alexeien was no longer in royal ia.
vor. Both Kuropatkin and Makaroff
hau been made independent of the vice
roy and at the last did not even 90
through the form of reporting to him.
but sent their dispatches direct TO St
Petersburg. Nothing but the civil ad-
lninistration remained TO Alexeieff. and
in time of war there is little civil ad-
was left with nothing to be viceroy
over His subordinates. Admiral Stark
and General Plug. OF Il regret to re-
port memory. had gone by the board,
as had also his secretary OF state,
Bezobrazoff. who is held jointly respon-
sible with his master for having pre-
cpitated the war NJ Witte. whom
the Alexeieff party had been response
BILE for temporarily shelving. was com
ing back into favor. so that the signs
were such that a wayfaring man, even
though a Slav, could not err in their
Interpretation Still, Alexeieff could
not or would not see. When Maka-
rolf went down. the viceroy fastened
to Port Arthur and somewhat ostenta
tiously hoisted his admirars flag. only
to be frozen by lack of recognition at
ST Petersburg. Then came the ap-
poiDtment Of Skrydloff. and this proved
the proverbial straw that broke the
viceroy's official back.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
Revival of Interest In Baseball.

Indications throughout the cOuuty
are that the national game has taken
on new lease Of life. Interest every.
where Is AZ fever heat. This happy
state OF affairs Is undoubtedly due &c
the absence Of chickering's among the
politicians OF the green diamond. who
have done much 10 tire the public In
the past The people want playing
not palavering. Newspaper campaigns
never did and never viii make the
turustiles click. II the baseball dicta-
tors will continue 10 recognize this fact
they will receive larger dividends from
their investments. and the long suffer
ing patrons OF the game will rise and
call them blessed.
The opening Of the season has beer
marked by unusual quiet in the rela.
tons Of tie two controlling organiza-
tons. the National and American
leagues. Close followers OF the game
are at loss to account for the strange
sight OF the lion lying down with the
lamb.
OF course We all know that the two
major leagues have effected a compro-
mise that makes possible the conduct.
ing OF their business along lines of
seeming friendliness; but. as would
naturally l.. tho noS. v-ban .rraar rivaI
interests are involved, an undercur-
rent OF enmity exists that sooner OF
later must burst forth. In order to
save the cost OF war and the conse-
quent increase Of playing salaries, the
National and American leagues have
sidetracked serious differences for
year. but that the millennium like state
of affairs will continue much longer no,
even the most amicable magnates In
either organization are In position to
state. Just how, when and where the
cyclone of baseball differences will
again loosen its bonds it is difficult to
prophesy, but that little patches of
blackness now peeping over the hori-
zon will develop into storm clouds ere
long is deemed certain by authoritative
speakers on the subject.
At all events, we may look for
season of unusual spirit and activity
in the great national game in which
all true Americans take pride and ill.,
terest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

credit it. An effect so remote from
cause so slight must be small indeed
ITO our senses ineonceivably lnhnl-
tesimal-yes. However, am OF those
who believe it is so. So sensitive IS
this ether jelly in which the universe
rests that when it is Jared at all 1t Is
all iarred. The half tiutter OF an IN
sects wing and the explosion of a star
IN outer space both set the waves In
motion. and the one wave travels as
far as the other.
MAY | .; you which invention
seems to you the more wonderfui-tne
telegraph or the telephoneF"
The telephone" | answered unhesi
tatingly.
ITO me also" said the stranger
"The telephone is personal. the teie-
graph impersonal; therefore the range
of imagination about the former Is I'M
measurably wider Possibly | am more
Imaginative than Marconi. or perhaps
II was only accident At all events ne
seems to have worked with the teie'
graph in mind, while through all my
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

y was in the smoking compart-
ment Of a Pullman on a journey
from New York TO Chicago that
met him. had just finished
reading in a magazine an article upon
Marconi's achievement in wireless
telegfaphy, and, raising my eyes. |
saw that the stranger was glancing
down at the magazine page.
"A remarkable achievement. sir"
said. Have you read this articler
''On Marconi? Yes" the stranger re-
piled
1T seems almost past belief" | said.
that a message could be sent across
the sea without the aid of wires. Yet
Marconi seems to have accomplished
it unless possibly the three ticks he
heard were the result of accident, and
the fact OF that particular signal hav-
ing been prearranged may have been
only one of those singular condolences
that now and then astonish us"
The stranger removed the cigar from
his lips and said: No; the sounds Mar
conf heard are not to be classed among
the accidental and coincidental 1t was
a real signal sounded by his assistants
in England and received by him in St
Johns. | entertain not the slightest
doubt of that"
He spoke with conviction. Pulling at
his cigar until the end giowed again.
he continued. Il might have had doubts
had | not previously heard and seen
things achieved along similar lines far
more wonderful than Marconi's feat"
Seeing that he paused, | said: You
interest me. May l ask what those
achievements wereT
For u moment the stranger was ST
lent Then he said: You are aware,
OF course. that the vibratory theory
the theory of etheric waves-is not
new. The idea that all planetary bod
les, our earth included, are imbedded
in what the magazine article some
what aptly describes as ether jelly,
the jelly of space, is an idea which
Marcosi has made use Of, but did not
originate What he attempted-and
has succeeded in doing-was to jar the
jelly and register the jars. While
giving him full credit for the Column
bus-like daring of his thoughts, | will
say that that achievement alone was
not difficult.
For more than dozen years l have
been engaged in an attempt to estab-
Iish wireless communication between
distant points. Marconi was scarcely
in his teens when | began. and If
have progressed further than he in this
study it is not necessarily to my credit
In all scientific research time is the
principal factor. the great perfecter.
When the ultimate discovery in this
direction shall have been made and
| the last word concerning 1t uttered. II
will probably be found that the sus.
pected but hitherto improved fourth
dimension had no small part in the
great discovery. However, it is not
my intention to go into that phase oi
the question now.
Have you ever happened to hear the
statement, seemingly incredible, thai
/ the slightest motion anywhere-the lif'
| of an insects wing, for example
! starts a wave motion that does not die
! until it has reached and affected tC
| some extent the innermost core OF th'
outermost star of the universe?"
! II think not-I'm not sure, though
but have in my readings run acros:
some such hint Probably | did no
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

A Chicago physician has discovered
another sure cure for consumption. 1t
is fresh air. Sleep with the window
open, he says. Breathe deep of the
natural medicine furnished by no less
a physician than DR.. Nature. This cure
is not entirely new. but many of the
best things are old-love, for example;
simple faith, honor. All these are as
old as man. but are none the less valua.
BILE because approved by the experience
of centuries. By the way, the Chicago
physician might have added that fresh
air is good for number of diseases
besides tuberculosis. 1t is even good
for people who have no diseases at all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

Counterfeiting has been almost
stamped out in this country, according
10 Chief Wilkie of the secret service.
Now let the man who is broke brace
up and remember that even the coun-
terfeiters are having hard time these
days TO make money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The Korean navy is said to consist
of twenty-five admirals and an iron
coal barge. Thus by having only one
boat the Koreans are able TO foil the
admirals in their attempts to ram one
another's vessels during the spring
and fall maneuvers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

1t may be observed that the man
with whiskers eleven feet long who
will be on exhibition at the ST. Louis
fair isn't noted for anything else.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

Lieutenant Peary has put OF his dis
covery of the north pole for another
year. Judging by recent samples of the
weather In some of the northern and
western states. perhaps he thinks that
by waiting a little the pole may come
to him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The fact that Russia is to Introduce
the automobile as a war machine gives
assurance that somebody will get kill.
ed in the land battles of the far east.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The immigrant who lands in New
York is surprised to find how hard 1t
is TO get advice and assistance on any
subject except that Of how to vote.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

When Admiral Skrydloff arrived in
St Petersburg he was met by dele
CATION bearing icons. Consonants,
hard luck and icons seem to be Rus.
sia's chief stock in trade at present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

Considering the devastating names
that are coming from the far east, 1t
is pity eat General Ma of China can
not get into the game.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The hen that recently laid an egg in
the top of tree and proceeded to hatch
it out had evidently caught the modern
disease of doing commonplace things in
unusual and sensational ways.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The popularity about Providence"
Baer's coal prices is that they do not
go down until the mercury goes up.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

The essential trouble with Russia's
military plans is that the japanese re-
fuse to live up to them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

Admiral Togo has little to say. He
evidently prefers to let the other fel-
low do the talking provided he is able.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29

Senator Burton says, II can walt and
will wait" But will the court waiti
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
., district Probate Court.

T..IN ITINItINt
.-TH Court will be held al
.1 Tuesday 0f October aud
s-- --r second Tuesday Of No
s West concord the second
e. ald Iuue. Luueuburg
--s--- saw ~ January and July
rf.l * held at any place in
En-. --t -aglt-
EIRERT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-29
Il Wireless
Message
By James Raymond Perry
Copyright. lsos, by james Raymond Perm

I was in the smoking compart-
ment of a Pullman on a journey
from New York TO Chicago that
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-06-10
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR
an Interesting letter From a Leaven-
worth Wan

The following from our follow towns
man was received too late for pubiica-
ton last week. As giving impressions
Of Washingtonian of the St. Louis
Fair it will be read with interest. The
suggestion made about the best time to
visit the fair may well be worth heed
ing. The letter was dated at Eureka,
Kans., Mr.. Adams old home:
1 agreed TO write letter for the Echo
regarding the Worlds Fair and how it
looked to a Leavenworth nan. I visit
ed the fair for one week and have re
turned to Eureka TO spend a month VS.
isting relatives.
We had a pleasant trip TO the fair
aud back this far, without accident or
delay. The weather was very nice
while we were at the fair and the sights
are certainly grand. The effect Of the
magnificent buildings, well kept
grounds, and sparkling cascades is Ger
tainly beyond description with the pen.
The only drawback is that thirty per
cent. or more. OF exhibits, are not in
place yet, and many Of the foreign
buildings are not open. In fact some OF
the state buildings are not complete.
For these reasons / would advise Wash
ington people who contemplate visiting
the mir not to come until late fall for