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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
WEATHER AT WORLDS FAIR.
Cool Nights and Delightful Indian
Summer to Be Expected at St. Louis.

summer TO Be Expected at 81. LOUIS.
Usually the warmest month of the
year, July proved to be one of the most
the average temperature being " de-
grees, record lower than that made
by either Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Cincinnati or Chicago. The
weather bureau records show that the
temperatures in ST. Louis during July
were just between the extremes re-
corded at New Orleans and st. Paul,
cities located at great variance.
August in st. Louis Is month of
cool nights, and September and OctO-
ber are the most delightful months of
the year. 1t is that period known as
Indian summer, when the foliage and
birds linger to challenge the coming
winter. Nowhere on the American con-
tinent is there a spot more delightful
than the Worlds Fair city, garden
of blooming flowers and spraying foun-
tains.
st. Louis, like all cities, experienced
several hot days during July, but her
highest temperature recorded was SO
degrees against 94 degrees registered
by the thermometer at Chicago On
the same day the mercury rose to SO
degrees in Philadelphia. and scores of
heat prostrations were reported from
New York and Boston.
The relative humidity shows st.
Louis to be about normal. Assuming
absolutely no moisture in the atmos-
phere to be zero and absolute wetness to
be 100, the relative humidities for July,
taken from the records of more than
twenty years, Boston shows 70.6, New
York 1872, Philadelphia 68.6, Cincin-
natl 64.0, Chicago 66.9 and st. Louis
66,3. The same degree of heat in two
places, with different degrees Of hui
midity, would cause it to seem the
hotter at the point Of greater density.
st. Louis may therefore rightly claim
to be a summer resort this summer,
positively one of the most comfortable
and delightful places on the map.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

Nv. c. 7. U. and Daughters of Con-
federacy day.
S-Chicago Press day.
10-Cuba's national day.
l-Missouri day.
12-Italian and Michigan day
13-Connecticut and City of Detroit day,
Ia. A. U. Wrestling Championship day.
15-Mystic Tpilers' day.
17-American Library Association day.
lS-Alaska, Nebraska and Helen Keller
day.
19-Jefferson day.
20-Meeting Of Colonial Danes of America
I-Congregational day.
22-Fraternal Mystic Circle.
24-Bankers Of the World day and Nation
al Council OF Women.
Poultry, pigeons and pet stock exhiH-
ton in Live Stock section; closes
Nov. 8.
5-Clergyman day.
Dog and cat exhibition in Live Stock
section; closes Oct. 2S.
26-Nut growers dairymen and silk cul-
turists congress-
T-Farmers' mass exhibition.
Turner's mass exhibition.
ga A. U. gymnastics championship.
29-Home missionary convention.
A. A. U. gymnastic championships.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER
2-Convention Kings Daughters and
Sons and National Humane society.
3-Collegiate Alumni association.
5-Missouri University day.
7-Interscholastic football games.
Southern breeding cattle exhibit In
Live Stock section closes Nov. IL.
l0-College relay racing.
l2-College football.
l5-Brooklyn day.
16-Association football.
l1-Cross country championship.
1S-Association football.
19-Interscholastic football.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
WAGE FARMERS AT THE FAIR
Prominent Men Planning to Help
Workers See the Great Exposition.

Wage earners of America are to see
the Worlds Fair by tens of thousands
under the auspices of the National Civ
ic Federation. A new bureau of the
Federation has just been established at
St. Louis upon the Worlds Fair
grounds. Back of the movement are
Grover Cleveland, David r. Francis
Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius n. Bliss
and Others. Plans are making to have
vast number Of the wage earners of
the United States see the Worlds Fair,
the most glorious spectacle of the age
and the most influential factor in the
education of the American citizen.
The bureau is in charge Of Miss Ger.
trude Beeks, secretary of the Fedora
tons welfare department, Of which
Mr.. H. II. Vreeland, head of the street
railway system of New York city, is
chairman. The bureau headquarters is
in the east end Of the Palace of Trans
portation, on the ground floor. The Ex-
position management is in hearty ac-
cord with this movement on the part
of the Federation to induce the large
manufacturers and other employers of
labor to provide ways and means for
the wage earners Of America to visit
the Exposition. President Francis is
displaying personal interest in the I'M
dertaklng by atfording the Federation
every facility for the consummation of
its efforts, and In this connection he
has directed Theodore Hardee, assist
ant to the secretary, to cooperate with
Miss Beeks and Ralph M. Easley,
chairman Of the Federation's executive
council, in every possible way.
The Exposition management has also
equipped this bureau with clerical as
sistance and a full supply Of Worlds
Fair literature. The bureau will be
used as headquarters for all wage earn
ers coming to the Exposition under its
auspices. The aim Of the Federation Is
to make 1t feasible for the largest pos
sible proportion Of wage earners to Wis
it ST. Louis and see the WORLDS FAR.
1t will see that they are met at the de-
pot by responsible persons and con-
Quoted to suitable lodgings, where they
will be treated fairly.
There will also be furnished, free Of
charge, appropriate itineraries indicat-
ing the points Of interest to be seen
within limit of one week, which Is
about the average time each party will
spend here 1t will also indicate the
objects Of special interest to various
craftsmen in their particular lines, 80
that they may devote as much time
as possible to the objects Of peculiar
interest to them. These and many 9TH
er efforts will be made to help all wage
earners to enjoy the benefits Of this
great Exposition comfortably and at an
expense within their means.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
WORLDS FAIR
SPECIAL DAYS
Events Of Worldwide Importance Crowd
One Another on the Seasons Pro.
gramme--.Many Congresses and
Conventions TO Meet.

Each Of the remaining days of the
Worlds Fair season has a programme
filled with special events that offer ad-
National and state governments, mu-
inequalities, secret societies, trade or
ganizations and college fraternities
have arranged to participate in the
special days allotted to them, and
thousands Of persons will be drawn to,
the Worlds Fair upon these occasions.
Missouri Is to have an entire week at
the Exposition, and the Lumbermen
Of America will be present for six
days. st. Louis day Sept 10, will be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
More of the Slocum Horror.

The arrest Of few Of those responsi-
BILE for the frightful loss of life in the
burning of the steamer General Slocum
promises that there will be some at
tempt at least at securing justice. Un-
fortunately there is not even this PROM
isc of justice in the civil cases. The
owners of the Slocum have begun an
action in the United States district
court at New York asking that the
limit of their liability for lives lost be
placed at $4,000. This amount, they
claim, is the value of the vessel In Its
condition after the wreck. Suits for
S23O,OO0 have already been brought
against them, but if their contention Is
sustained there will be only $4,000 to
divide among all the claimants for
damages. Inasmuch as the contingent
liability of shipowners in such cases
is limited by United States statutes to
the value of the vessel after the wreck,
it Is probable that the Knickerbocker
Steamboat company will escape with
but nominal costs instead Of paying
full financial penalty of their negli-
gence.
This law is inadequate and unfair.
1t is a caricature Of justice. Not only
does it remove a just liability from
the owners of vessels, but 1t allows
irresponsible concerns to embark In the
business of handling life without any
such restraint as a full liability would
impose. There is no reason why dam
ages should be limited to the value OF
a lot of old iron. If there is re-
sponsibility attached to the business,
why not make it as complete as that
of every other business? IL railroad
company has to pay damages for lives
lost through the negligence of managers
or minor employees, why should not
steamboat companies be also liable!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Bryan's Little Stunt,

Bill Bryan took the Parker boom
And hit 1t with his chin.
The night was hot, but after that
The breezes started In
HE will not speak!' Bill Bryan cried.
Hes not word to say!"
And then the crowd arose and said,
"Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!'
He's silent as a clam, he is.
He does not work his jaw"
This time the crowd arose and yelled
"Hurrah! Hurrah Hurrah!"
think of man who will not talk
On issues of the dayv'
And DER the hall again there swept
That happy yell, "Hooray!"
Thus Bryan did his little stunt,
And he was pleased to know
That he had made a hit and that
The people cheered him so.
Brooklyn Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
PHILIPPINES AT
WORLDS FAIR
Complete Exhibition OF Island People and
Industries Covers forty.seven Acres
and Is Independent OF Larger Show.

Not even in the heart of Manila city
could there be found forty seven acres
of Philippine territory as interesting as
that amount OF space covered by the
Islands display at the Worlds Fair.
Here is an exposition within an ex-
position. little wheel that revolves
Independently Of the larger one encom-
passing 1t.
Scores Of buildings are filed with ex-
hibits. native life is- depicted by az
many different villages as there are
tribes on the Islands, military drills are
given by Philippine troops, and CON
certs are rendered by native bands.
For its amusement features the Philip
pine exposition has the humorous Igor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
One Cause Of Wrecks.

Very many of the disastrous railway
wrecks are caused by the fact that the
companies overwork the train crews.
At recent inquiry into the cause Of
the Glenwood catastrophe, near Chica-
60, the engineer testified that he had
been on continuous duty for fifteen
hours. The fireman swore that he had
been on duty even longer time.
do you mean to say" said the dep
uty coroner, "that you failed to obey
the rule about going back to flag the
succeeding train"
81 had been working seventeen
hours" replied the witness, "and had
shoveled twenty-five tons of coal, with
only four hours rest the night before,
and bad been forced to ask the opera
tor at Glenwood for relief. 1t was not
my business to go back and did not
60"
The Chicago Tribune says:
The number Of wrecks that have hap
pened when overworked employees were
in charge have been astonishingly numer-
GUS on many railway lines In this country.
Ought not the railways to begin to appre-
ciate the peculiar odium which is gradual
ly attaching itself to them2
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Afterts ath OF the HOopsk1rt.

The days when the. widespreading
and bobby hoopskirt had to go
through the doors at an angle or tilt
are happily past But at least in one
part Of the country the reminders are
still with U.S. 1t seems that the Kala-
mazoo river must be dredged for sew
eral miles because Of the choking the
channel received during the hoopskirt
era Of forty years ago, when every
castoff crinoline found Its way to as
near the middle of the stream as
wounded and outraged male member of
the household could throw 1t. Those
old hoopskirts are there yet save the
comparatively few raised out by fish
ermen with hook and line. They are
there by the thousand, plague and
pestilence breeder. They have damned
the river and been damned by river
siders.
These ancient skeleton balloons beat
brushwood blind for straining water
and retaining residuum. All sorts Of
floating wood trash found foothold
and lodged in them. They became shall
lows, and the shadows Of pestilence,
for which the hoopskirts were RESPONSE
BILE All these antique memories of the
maids and mothers Of many years ago
should be scooped out Of the Kalamazoo
and something done to put them out of
action, though heaven knows how 1t
can be done. Possibly deep pit In
some secluded place would hold them.
They should be planted as near the cen
ter of the earth as possible, lest some
scientific researcher for prehistoric re-
mains find and exploit them as the
bones of preadamitic Kalamazooloos,
as Detroit paper has facetiously dub
bed the inhabitants Of the classic little
city that is the home Of Senator julius
Caesar Burrows. Kalamazoo certainly
has the sympathy of all that portion OF
the world that is old enough to remem-
ber the hoopskirt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

TURES, WORLDS FAIR.
one of the big days of the Exposition
In point Of attendance. Some of the
largest events, including the great air.
ship races, have not yet been sched-
uled, and they are not included in the
list Of attractions given here:
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR AUGUST
22-Missouri week begins, Pythian day and
convention Of National Firemen's
association.
Horse and mule show in Live Stock
section; closes Sept g.
23-Rathbone Sisters day.
Krieger Bund day.
25-Conventions of dental examiners and
Institute of Bank Clerks.
26-Ramsey family reunion.
T-Liberal Arts day.
@-Inauguration of great Olympic games,
hammer throwing, running and
jumping.
80-Tennis tournament and Marathon race
in Olympic games.
3l-Eagles' day and Tyler family reunion.
international tug of war in Olympic
games
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER.
Tennessee and Indiana day.
Dumbbell competition and hurdle
races in Olympic games.
2-Jewelers and silversmiths day.
3-Sons and Daughters of Justice.
International team race in Olympic
6-Labor day and beginning Of Lumber
mems week.
6-Oklahoma day.
7-Convention of postoffice clerks and
Brigham family reunion.
S-Modern Woodmen day.
9-California, Odd Fellows and House Of
Hoo-Hoo day.
1O-Reunion Of Spanish War Veterans
12-Maryland day.
Worlds amateur cricket contest.
Cattle show opens In Live Stock Sec
ton; closes Sept. a.
13-Catholic Knights of America.
14-Woodmen of the World and State of
Louisiana day.
15-St. Louis day.
16--Mexico day and Germanic congress.
17-Massachusetts and Colorado day.
19--Congress of arts and science and Ari-
Olympic golf championship tourna-
ment.
20--Nevada day.
Archery contests
N-Illinois day.
22-Arkansas day.
23-Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition
day and Virginia day.
24-Idaho day.
28--Fraternal day.
Military athletic carnival.
27-North Dakota and Apple day.
2S-International congress of lawyers and
Justices and Utah day.
29-Knights and Ladies Of Security day.
30-Kansas day.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER.
1--Indan Territory day.
Equestrian polo championship con-
tests
3-New York day.
Sheep and swine exhibition in Live
Stock section; closes Oct 10.
4-New York State and Advertising
Mems day
5-Rhode Island day.
8--Maine, Ohio. New Jersey and German
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
II Is to Laugh.

The Democratic platform demands
that the restraint of such illegal COM
binations shall be intrusted to the
Democratic party" Meanwhile Mr..
Rockefeller and other trust magnates
are making up fat purse to help the
Democrats carry the election. This is
funny old world and the Democratic
party is contributing its share of the
mirth.-Burlington Hawkeye.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Perfidy and DishonOr.

Republicans are not likely to worry
much over Grover Cleveland's decara-
ton that their claim to superior tariff
legislation is an ''impudent assertion"
when they recall that Democratic
tariff framing was denounced by him
rs party pertidy and dishonor"-
Providence News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Need Their Allies.

In 1896 and 1900 the Populists wrote
the platform for the Democrats. This
year the Democrats were left to them
selves, and the result was almost no
platform at all.-St. Louis Watchman-
Advocate
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Republicans Not Frightened.

1t doesn't frighten Republicans to
read in Democratic papers that 1.-The
Republican party is in the last ditch"
Democratic editors say lots Of things
besides their prayers-Valley Mills
TEX Protectionist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Surely Threatened.

Senator Daniel admonished his col
leagues that the country Is threatened
with the calamity of further Reaublic-
an administration" 1t is, it is. And,
what is more, 1t rather likes that sort
Of calamity-Bosto Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Mingled of Today.

No use kickin', Billy.
You did the best you could.
Quit your actin silly;
Just brace up and be good
Cast your vote for Parker;
His went for you, you know.
Why remain a barker
When you're without a show?
Brooklyn Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Russtan Burial Rite.

When Russian dies he is buried
with paper in his hands. On this ID
written his Christian name as well as
q prayer for bis soul.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

The average householder looks at
beef prices and comes to the sour grape
conclusion that steaks are tough any
way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

A New York woman is grandmOth-
er at thirty. Does she not deserve one
Of those congratulatory letters from
the president?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
The Chicago Tribune says:

The Red sea very nearly did to the
ear what it did to the pharaoh of old.
1t would have finished the job but did
not want to take the glory from Japan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

The czar is praying for son. Why
not pray also that little something
be left for the son to reign over?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
VOL XXI
ni.tri.t Probate Court.

-, District Probate Court.
.H.I Duurt wil be hcid AZ
....HI Iur-ilay - octohef aap
. trf seluuh racsday Of No.
..... Mest concord the second
..H..ss aud luuc. l.unenhure
f. ..4T 1t Iauunry aud July.
.Hs aui he held AZ any place IN
t K1RERT CHASE. Judge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

three or four tents, a large covered
wagon and a dozen men and horses.
The officers had come back from the
days hunt and were lying in the
shade of a large tree.
You may be sure these strange
sights aroused my curiosity, and that
I fingered there to see more when
I should have been Fastening away
with my news. l had stopped near
the edge of the hill, but as l grew
more anxious to see, 1 kept moving
forward, and suddenly I felt the earth
giving way under my feet.
l tried to whirl about, but it was
too late. The hill was steep slant,
and as soon as 1 got to rolling down
I started an avalanche. Dirt and rocks
and trees began to go with me, and I
was helpless to check myself. Down
l went, rolling over and over like a
great hogshead. and of course the
noise aroused all the men below me b.
1t must have been a funny sight to
them to see an elephant come rolling
down among them, as If he wanted
to rest under the tree and smoke a
pipe, and I heard them shouting and
laughing like so many boys.
I went down the hill with a rush and
me that when l reached the bottom
was Unhurt l was on my back with
my legs in the air, but quickly turned
over and scrambled up, and then I ran
for my life.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

Two of the men fired guns at me as
l ran. and / heard others calling for
their horses. and for a few minutes
expected 10 be killed. Then l found
place where I could climb the hill. and
l was soon among the trees and safely
away.
The old bull elephant had trusted me-
and / had done a very foolish thing
! knew that II / returned TO the herd ne
would punish me. and I also knew that
the herd would have moved on when
they heard the report of the guns.
! was therefore alone i'm the forest
and would have no company until |
found another herd. This did not hap
pen for three days, and until I had
Travelled about fifty miles.
Then came upon herd of male Gle
plants and was welcomed.
My next adventure occurred a month
later. We were moving through the
forest one day. feeding as we went. aud
] was at the head Of the herd. When /
reached broad path I did not remem-
Der what my mother had told me 80
often IN my younger days, but went
ahead as II there could be no danger.
All az once I found myself sinking.
The natives had dug a pit and COW
cred u over so deftly that all appeared
solid ground The nit was al least len
feet deep. and / went down with "A
crash 10 find myself helpless to get out
again.
II / had been alone IL would have
been All over with me- As it was. the
other elephants quickly gathered
around Co see what could be done. and
IN my next chapter ] VIII tell YOU how
things turned out with me.
(ro be eontinued.)
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-28

say, though he had once been lannon's
for writing the dullest reports in the
whole department. he could not put
down a single piece Of statistics now
without writing something about the
romance that all the figures showed
him so clearly.
So the chief of the bureau made a
report about him, which was not ro-
mantle at all, but perfectly dry. And
the next thing that happened was that
the United States government filled
whole lot of long, blank forms and
sent them to him, and that meant that
he was discharged.
The chief of bureau and the rest op
the United States government shook
their heads and wondered why so
promising young man should wreck
his career in so mad a. manner. And
they are wondering yet. But the
truth was extremely simple, although
the United States government will.
no doubt. refuse to believe it. 1t was
all the fault of the ink horn.
The old ink horn, you may as we'll
know, was nothing less than the iden-
tical ink horn which had been carried
on his travels by Sinbad the Sailor.
The young clerk took the ink. horn
with him when he was discharged.
He went to his room and stretched
himself out in his easy chair with an
other yawn-a bigger yawn than ever.
WELL" said he, II think it's just as
we'll that 1 have lost my position.
Over-work is very harmful, and now
will take good, long rest"
He looked lazily around the room
and his eyes were just beginning to
close when they fell on the ink horn
which he had put on his desk.
A strange thing happened immedi-
ately. He forgot all about resting,
pulled a chair in front of the desk and
began to write like anything.
He wrote all day and far into the
night. The next day he arose almost
at dawn and wrote again. Before the
end of the week he had filed a ream
of white paper with stories-stories
about fairies and travellers and con-
suls and everything that is interesting.
He sent it to the editor, who re-
ceived it with the weary expression of
countenance which is habituel with
editors when they look at their mail.
The editor pulled the waste-paper
basket near him to have it handy, but
before he had read more than three
pages he jumped up and said
"Hooray!" That was because the
stories were so good.
Soon other editors begged him for
stories, and at last the papers printed
his picture, and folk besought him for
his autogra phi. His former chief in
vited him to the house and introduced
him to a large party of friends, and
they introduced him to others, and
soon he was famous.
How do you write such beautiful
stories?" the women asked him. Of
course he did not know. But he
thought that he did. So he told them