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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
TALKSCHOOL
Instruction of Telegraphy Class
at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MASTERING ART OF SPARKLING"

Method o, Turning Out Operators to
Send Government Messages - Good
Positions For Young Men In the
Navy-Only Electricians, However,
Are Employed.
For six hours every day class of
twenty-five young sailor men in the
navy yard at Brooklyn delve with
book and key into the mysteries of
wireless telegraphy, says the New
York Post. They report for study from
stations the country wide and from
warships all over the seas. When their
course is finished they are sent wher-
ever there is government wireless
plant in want of an operator, and here
they serve out their enlistments either
shooting government messages through
the atmosphere or alert to catch stray
sound currents looking for receiver.
This means that messages will be TAX
ell from vessels other than warships
and transmitted for them at CONNER
cial rates to their proper destinations.
1t also means that the government is
going to keep other wireless plants
from getting anywhere near its sta
tons.
The government system Of wireless
communication is going to be big
one, and the demand for operators is
larger than the supply. Already sparks
can be transmitted from Maine to Pan
ANA, which places the navy yard at
Brooklyn in close communication with
all the stations up and down the coast.
messed, and then the government will
have chain connecting United States
forts and naval stations from VancOu-
yer to New Brunswick.
The wireless school in the navy yard
is close by the steel sides of the un-
finished battleship Connecticut and in
the Shadow of the immense travelling
crane. Straight into the air overhead
sticks the big white pole with its
streamers of steel. This indicates the
WlTeleSS StdtlOu, uIlu uiiuci IL OLA houiS .
at a stretch the trim figures In blue
plug" away at the "art of sparkling" !"
That's what the sailor lads call IT..
Some in steel helmets are busy at "re-
ceiving," others are at the key send
ing" and the rest are taking apart and
putting together the electrical and me-
chanical appliances that make the bat
terry and apparatus.
The spark from a wireless plant
sounds like the cry of a gigantic To-
Gust in summer time, only 1t is not 80
long and drawn out. 1t comes sharp
and distinct like the click of tele-
graph instrument. Add this racket to
the rat-a-tattat of the workmen's ham
mers aboard the Connecticut, the hum
Of the travelling crane and the con-
tinual hiss Of escaping steam, and one
has the atmosphere Of the navy's wire
less school Occasionally the band Of
a warship breaks loose In honor Of
somebody's coming aboard, small but
important tugs are incessantly whis-
Ting hosrsely, and the noise of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Lessons From tho War In the Eas

Lessons From the War In the East.
1t is too early to sum up the lessons
taught by the war in the east but Ger.
tain interesting conclusions may be
drawn at this stage. 1t appears that
the Japanese have had from the start
the better fighting machines of the two,
both on land and sea- The Russian
forces were not under good discipline,
and In that sense at least the nation
was unprepared for the conflict. But
this was an evil for time and activity
to correct The japanese army and ma.
Wy were In the best Of trim, and a
speedy conclusion of the war In Man
churia would not have been marvel
GUS achievement. AS to japanese lead
ership, there may be another story to
tell. On the sea Admiral Togo did not
completely bottle up the Russian feet
nor seal the channel at Port Arthur
On land the Japanese were forced by
Russian strategy to divide their forces
and wage two separate campaigns 81
multaneously. 1t is known now to the
world that Russia had but few troops
in Manchuria early in the season, and
the slow movements Of the Japanese
northward Of Port Arthur do not indl
cate brilliant generalship.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
shops close by never ceases.

shops close by never ceases.
1t would seem as if the sailor man
could make little progress in a school
of such surroundings. but he does
Moreover, he finishes his course in
thirty days and is ready to be put on
a station by that time. 1t must be re-
membered that he comes to the school
an electrician. Only this class of
sailor man can apply for the instruc-
ton. When he enlists be passes an
examination and is rated as an elec.
trician-that is. he gets $50 month
pay, where the landSman, which is the
lowest class Of recruits, gets only SIG.
If the electrician Is steady and shows
a desire for work he is showed ahead,
and each higher grade brings more
pay. A ''chief electrician" gets as high
as SIS. All wages, of course. include
food, clothing and transportation.
Such wages bring better class of
recruits into the navy than it ever had
before, and the men one sees around
the school in the yard are bright,
clean looking lot of men whose general
makeup is above that of many Of the
best trades schools in the country. They
are sent to all parts of the world and
are the governments workmen and op-
orators aboard all manner of craft.
Their work is congenial; they are well
kept and receive fair pay. 1t is not to
be wondered at, therefore, that few of
them leave the navy after they once
get in. They are instructed by gradu-
ates of the United States Naval acad-
emy and have every opportunity for
advancement in their work to the end
that if they do leave the governments
service their papers find them good EN-
ployment Immediately.
The United States navy was the last
to take up wireless telegraphy, and, al
though much progress has been made
with the new system of communica.
ton, we are, it is said, still far behind
the other powers in both construction
and operation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Federation In Central America.

Some of the politicians and party
leaders Of Central America are report
ed to be making determined efforts to
secure union Of the five republics of
that region in an offensive and de-
fensive alliance against the whole
world. with the particular purpose Of
resisting imagined encroachments upon
their rights and territory by the United
States. Aggression by this country Is
not at the present time SO threatening
as to demand the formation Of such an
alliance. but union of the states be-
tween Mexico and the isthmus would
undoubtedly inure to the benefit both
Of those states themselves and Of their
larger neighbors. 1t would give
much greater assurance Of permanent
peace among them than now exists.
The federation movement received
considerable impetus from the recent
convention at Port Corinto, at which
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Salvador and
Honduras were represented. Costa
Rica sent no delegates to this meeting,
but her eminent men express them
selves as in hearty sympathy with the
federationists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
A JUICES Cure For Lynching.

Judge John l.. Hopkins, formerly Of
the superior court Of Georgia, submits
to the people OF that state. through the
Atlanta Constitution. some seemingly
valuable suggestions looking towaru
the suppression Of lynching. Judg,
Hopkins demonstrated his right TO ad
wise his people In the troublous day,
after the civil war. when. as the Con
stitution says. his hrmness. courag,
and fidelity to the highest judicial dig
nifty brought order and peace out OF
confusion and lawlessness. The sug
gestions of such q man must carry
great weight The following are Judge
Hopkins proportions:
That the state be given the right OF
changing the venue In all cases. civil
and criminal. where the opposing par
ty has such right.
That when a human life IL taken by
what is known as lynching, II a prose.
cution and conviction do not occur
within limited time. the county In
which the lynching occurred shall be
made liable to fine Of $4,000, which
shall go to the common school fund.
That a revision Of the criminal pro
cedure be made with the view Of pro.
curing as speedy trial Of all Grim.
inals, embracing lynchers as well, as
may be consistent with the ends of
justice.
The talk about the ''law's delay" as
an excuse for lynchins. Judge Hopkins
asserts, is In the main without true
foundation. 1t 70 as old as Solomon,
who said, Because sentence against
an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart Of the sons Of men
is fully set in them to do evil"
The Constitution, commenting favor.
ably upon the judges proposed rene.
dies, expresses the opinion that the
great majority of the citizens Of Geor.
gia are heartily opposed to all forms of
lynching and that whatever is calcu,
lated to cure this evil will have their
unqualified support.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

This country is not alone in having
serious immigration problem with
which to contend. England has dis
rovered that within comparatively
short time she has convicted over 49,
600 aliens Of crimes at a cost to her
taxpayers of over 100000. Further
more the influx Of aliens is raising the
rents to a figure which is beyond the
Many of the aliens are paupers and be-
rome burden upon the communities
where they settle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

julius G. Lay, consul general Of the
United States at Barcelona, reports to
the state department, as having bear
ing upon our trade relations with Cuba,
the presentation to the Spanish gov
ernment by Cuban planters and manu-
facturers Of a petition urging the ne
eessity Of tariff concessions in favor Of
Cuban tobacco. The petitioner, Mr..
Lay says. explains that no other prod
uct can better be offered to Spain in ex-
change for her oils, wines, cotton tex
lures, shoes and many other goods i'm
ported annually into Cuba, which
during the last fiscal year aggregated
a value of $1O,023,312, or 1S per cent of
the imports from all countries. During
the twelve months ended June 80, 1903.
Spain imported 81, ,6S1, ,624 worth of Gu
ban produce, or per cent of the total
exports from Cuba, Of which amount
no less than $9S2, 2,243 is credited to to-
bacco.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Sanitation In Barber Shops.

While much Of the popular apprehen-
sion regarding the ubiquity of the
microbe is no, justified by fact, there
Is one place at least In which, as the
London Lancet points out. eternal vigi.
lance is the price Of safety. That place
Is the barber shop.
The hands Of the barber and the
utensils which he employs necessarily
come into very intimate contact with
the scalps and faces of the persons
upon whom he operates, and should
the germs Of disease be present It rs
evident that the danger OF their trans.
mission is very great indeed Nothing
Is harder to disinfect than hairbrush.
At present few dermatologists doubt
the bacterial origin of scalp diseases,
and their prevalence, the Lancet be-
lieves, may be traced directly TO infect
ed brushes In barber shops.
The Lancet notes that, although moth
ing has been done by any public au-
thority in Great Britain to regulate the
barber's trade, the state of New York
has attempted, with considerable sue
cess. TO render the tonsorial parlor more
sanitary and makes these suggestions:
II every customer could have his own
brushes, his own razors, his own towels
and his own soap there could be no in
lection from one customer to another,
and the only danger to be avoided would
be the transference of disease from the
barber himself. This exclusive use of the
instruments employed Is almost a counsel
OF perfection and Is rarely attainable.
but much less will serve to minimize the
risk. In the first place it Is essential that
the hands. at least. of the hairdresser
should be free from disease. Between
every two customers the hairdresser
should wash his hands and thus remove
much of the risk of carrying infection.
Fresh towels for each patron and the
careful disinfection between customers
Of razors and other paraphernala are
equally important with cleanliness In
the person and garments of the barber
himself. The head during the operation
Of shaving may be rested upon clean
piece Of paper If the cost of towels is
objected to. Brushes are, as the Ian
Get confesses, difficult to disinfect, but
they may be made comparatively in.
nocuous by ordinary washing in soap
and water, while the use of formaln
should effectually destroy the hardest
germ. Razors may be thoroughly
cleansed by boiling. The contention
that this process Injuries the edge is
denied by SO high an authority as the
hygienic council Of the Seine. Combs.
which should be Of metal, and scissors
may be easily disinfected in boiling
water In conclusion the Lancet says:
The use Of stick of alum should be
prohibited, for 1t certainly becomes stain
ed with blood and may easily spread dis
ease. Powder puffs should be replaced by
pieces of cotton wool. which can be burn
ed after use. Lastly we put most i'm
portant regulation-no one suffering from
any obvious disease of the scalp or face
should be served In a public hairdresser' 8
shop.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Sending Christmas Presents by Mail.

Sending Christmas Presents by Mail.
The approach of the Christmas sea-
son brings anything but pleasant an
ticipations to the railway mail clerks
who handle the thousands of presents
sent through the mails Their labors
are greatly increased by the imperfect
manner in which large percentage Of
the packages are put up, in many
cases being SO poorly tied that they
come apart long before they reach
their destination.
Speaking Of it the other day, mail
clerk said if people would take the
trouble to put the article in box it
would save great deal of unneces-
sary worry and labor at a time when
the clerks are badly overworked, and
the present would reach the person for
whom 1t is intended in much better
shape than 1t usually does. A shoe or
a corset box or breakfast food carton
makes a package of convenient size for
handling in the mails. Glass, china or
fragile articles of any description
should be packed in wooden boxes.
Packages should be securely tied and
plainly marked with the address Of
the sender in the upper left hand cor
ner. Postage should be fully prepaid,
l cent an ounce for merchandise and l
cent for two ounces ON printed matter.
including books, photographs, pictures.
etc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
NO.. 20
The Spade In Modern Warfare,

The deadlock OF the contending ar
mics In Manchuria Immediately after
the battle Of Sha River recalls the
campaigns OF the civil war. Kuropat-
kin fortified In the tracks where the
battle left him. and so did his enemy.
The Russian fortifcations are known
10 be formidable. and doubtless those
constructed by the japanese are equal
ly strong. Early In the civil war the
spade was at discount, but In 1864
both the northern and the southern ar
mics fell TO making rifle pits and
breastworks as soon as a deadlock oc-
CURED in the fighting.
The Confederate General Lee, In his
retrograde movement from the Wilder
ness battlefield to james river, forti-
lied the lines taken up successfully ut
Spottsylvania, North Anna river and
Cold Harbor. Grant forged his way up
to the Confederate Outposts and also
fortified his lines. In the end he gave
up trying to burst through the enemy's
strong barriers and moved forward by
the flank. The same methods charac-
terized the Confederate retrograde
movement from Dalton to Atlanta, Ca,
led by General Johnston. Johnston met
every advance of his opponent, Sher-
man, with strong fortifications. Sher-
man fortified the ground taken as he
pushed his army step by step against
the enemy's reserve lines. Prolonged
contests always end in brute strug-
gle for the mastery, and finally the
rifle pit, the breastwork. the parapet,
must take the place of human bodies
to stop the bullets and Shells In this
respect modern warfare has but the
same old answer to the old problem
the spade, the spade
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
How to Make Hens Lay in Winter.

Authorities all agree that eggs are 60
ing to be very high this winter. Every
poultry keeper, therefore, will doubtless
he interested in the following letter
from s. B. Buell. 4 Co., SO. STAFFORD,
Vt. in which they tell how to make hens
lay In winter. Here it Is: "We have
sold Pages Perfected Poultry Food
with a great deal OF satisfaction, us all
who have used call for more, saying that
It is Just the thing wanted to keep hens
producing eggs when they are bringing
the highest prices"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

The Cuban army Of liberation, so call
ed, is clamoring for reward, and the
sum of $57.00O,000 will be needed to
pay off the claims already approved.
Where the cash is to come from is a
problem with which President Palma
will have to wrestle. This army has
been heard from before, but not in a
way which would seem to call for
financial sacrifices on the part Of the
new and struggling republic to meet its
demands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

Commissioner McAdoo's annual re-
port shows that Of the 8,293 guardians
Of New York city's peace COOS were
born in the United States, 1925 came
from the Emerald Isle, 2O2 from Ger
many, sS from England and 80 from
Canada. Austria comes next. with 81.
and then Armenia, with %. Practical
ly every great nation but Japan is rep
resented. The Japs have other bust
ness Just now.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Poultry Food Agents Wanted.

Agents wanted everywhere to sell
Pages Perfected Poultry Food. If it
is not for sale in your village, write the
manufacturer, c. s. Page, Hyde Park.
Vt, for terms to agents. Agents take
10 risk, as the food is guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction in every case,
and any not sold may be returned. 1t
Is an article of genuine merit. and can
be conscientiously commended to poul
trymen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

If the rule holds good in South Amer
lea that railroads are civilizing agents.
there is prospect of Improvement
among our neighbors on the south
when the Pan-American line Is COM
eted. 1t will extend to Buenos Ayres
and cross Central America, Argentina,
Chile, Bolivia and Peru, terminating
at the great waterways Of the southern
continent. Chile, Bolivia and Peru are
pushing the work Of construction Wild
great energy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
A Chance for Bows,

We want all the bones we can get
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-any-
thing in the line Of bones--if only dry.
We will pay Coo per hundred pounds
for thoroughly dry bones-we can pay
even more # strictly clean, hard, fresh,
dry. boiled butchers bones-and pay
freights from your station II shipped in
lots Of 200 pounds or more. May be
shipped in barrels or cheap sacks.
c. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09
Green Cut Bone for Poultry.

During freezing weather we cut up
great many tons of green bone and
meat. There is nothing better for
poultry Price $500 per barrel of 200
lbs, at which price we prepay freights
to almost any station. At this price
cash must accompany order. Remit
by check, postal money order. express
money order, or registered letter to c.
8. Page, Hyde Park, VT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

Brigadier General Story chief Of ar.
iillery of the United States army,
makes the encouraging announcement
that our new coast defenses render our
large cities as nearly impregnable as
Port Arthur. He insists, however, that
more artillerymen are needed to keep
the forts and their guns In their pres
ant state of efficiency
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

The havoc played with telegraph
lines during the great storms Of the
first week In November ought to serve
Rs a warning to telegraph companies.
With buried wires the trouble would
lie lessened. The expense would be
great, but the convenience Of the pub
lie is of more consequence than large
dividends to stockholders who can
spare millions and not miss them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

The dalai lama is reported to have
arrived in Russian dominlons, but he
didn't take his late kingdom with him.
Great Britain had string on that.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

An army colonel has been reprlmand-
ed for not marrying certain lady to
whom he was engaged, but he has
probably escaped many reprlmands of
tia curtain variety.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

The muskrat predicts mild winter,
the goose bone an extremely cold one.
Between the two we may expect the
usual "all kinds Of" weather.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-12-09

Method o, Turning Out Operators to
Send Government Messages - Good
Positions For Young Men In the
Navy-Only Electricians, However,
Are Employed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22

Mothers should always keep in
good bodily health. They owe II to
their children. Yet Il is no unusual
sight to see mother, with a babe
10 her arms, coughing violently and
exhibiting all the symptoms of a
consumpative tendency. And why
should this dangerous condition
exist, dangerous alike to mother
and child, when DIR. Boschee's Ger
man Syrup would put stop to il at
once? No mother should be with
out this old and tried remedy In the
house, for it's timely use will prompt.
" cure any lung, throat or bronchi-
al trouble in herself or her child
rem. The worst cough or cold can
be speedily cured by German Syr'
up; 80 can hoarsenees and conges-
ton of the bronchial tvbes. It
makes expectoration easy, and gives
instant relief and refreshing rest to
the coughrscked cousumptive.
New trial bottles, q; large size, 75c.
At A. r. Kane's.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22
Locations In Kansas Wanted.

The Frisco System Land and I'M.
migration Association lie already
turning it's share of the Southwest
ern tide of immigration to Kansas.
Three hundred and fifty agents OF
this association from the East and
North have just completed a tour
of Kansas aud viewed it's resources
and interviewed it's land owners
and local association agents, tor
the sole purpose of better present
ing Kansas opportunities to the
horneseeker and investor in the old.
er states.
This association is the most eff
Gent of it's kind in existence, and
has agents everywhere in the Unit
States. If you wish to cell your
farm, town or other property, or ii
you desire capital for factories, mer-
camille establishments, or any OF
the industries, please address X. S.
Lemon, Secretary Immigration Bu-
reau, Dept. A, Frisco Building, St.
Louis, Mo. 5. a. HUGHES,
General Immigration Agent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22
A Bows wild Ride for Life.

With family around expecting
him to die, aud a SON riding tor
life. IS miles, to get DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, coughs
and coIds, W. H. Brown, of Lees
Vile, Ind, endured deaths agonies
from asthma; but this wonderful
medicine gave instant relief and
soon cured him. He writes: II now
sleep soundly every night" Like
marvellous cures of consumption,
pneumonia, bronchitis, coughs,
colds and grip prove its matchiess
merit for all throat and lung trou-
bles. Guaranteed bottles SOC and 81.
Trial bottles free at A. r. Kane's
drug store.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22

Eat slowly and not too freely of ca
silly digested food. Masticate the
food thoroughly. Let FIVE hours
elapse between meals, and when
you feel q fullness and weight in
the region of the stomach after eat
ing, take Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and the sour
stomach may be avoided. For sale
by A. r. Kane.