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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

John STEPPED SOFTLY TO THE WINDOW.
was sandy. She was singing to the
accompaniment of the reedy little caD'
met organ, and her thin, shrill voice
rasped on Johns ears. There was
something in the words, too, that dis
turbed him:
In the worlds broad field Of battle.
In the bivouac of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle;
Be a hero in the strife.
It was Just like Kath, John thought
with some impatience. She was al
ways striving after something impos-
sible. He softly hummed bar of the
song Miss Vane had sung. That suited
him bettar. There was nothing heroic
in his mood just then.
He stood taking in the details or the
moor little room. Poor as 1t was, II
bore some marks of taste and renne-
ment. All of Kath's treasures were
gathered here to be safe from her van
.dal brothers. There was plaster cast
of Beethoven above the organ. over
the cheap little bookcase hung an en-,
craving of "The Huguenot Lovers,
and Beatrice di Cenci' hung over tne
desk. John thought with pity OF the
many hours Kath had spent toiling al
that desk, for she would try to write
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

while our candles, which were almost
useless, were frequently eXtinguished
thereby and even knocked out of our
hands. The feeble glimmer of a single
candle would hardly penetrate the
steam laden air for a distance of a
foot, so we were continually cropping
about in the steam looking for one an
other to get new light to enable the
driving of the steam points into the
gravel. We-~employed seven steam
points at the same time and used the
greatest care in removing the thawed
gravel to prevent damaging this Won
derful skeleton.
The safest way to move about in a
drift where gravel and powders are
falling is to stand up straight or keep
which allows the stuff to slide down
ones back and roll over one without
having an opportunity to strike hard
blow at any point of ones anatomy.
The peculiar odor that has been
escaping from this skeleton passed
through the tunnel and out of the
shaft distance of $50 feet and is even
observed in the open air a long dis
tance from the mine and led many to
think that by removing enough gravel
the entire skeleton will be found where
the monster is supposed to have fallen
down and died. The under jaw Is
missing, and but two teeth relgasaa in In
the upper jaw of the skull, but these
are in splendid state of preservation.
Although this claim is not supposed
to be rich in gold, it will produce a
fair output Of placer gold this season.
While in all the reports this famous
skeleton has been referred to as that
of mastodon, it is really that of a
mammoth, or Siberian elephant The
Siberian elephant roamed about the far
north In the prehistoric days when, so
the scientists say, the climate was
quite temperate. 1t was hairy beast,
its coat ranging from four or five
inches to fifteen inches in length. 1t is
the theory of scientific men that some
time during the long drift period the
mammoths were overcome by some
sudden catastrophe, probably by some
subsistence of the land and an invasion
by the sea and all killed. In 1893, near
the mouth of the river Lena, one was
found nicely preserved in a huge cake
of ice Its skeleton now reposes in a
museum in st. Petersburg. The man.
moth was an animal with curved tusks,
tusks and in other ways differed from
the mammoth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

Have you any frost on your door
knob?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

partially aroused by Kath's voice call
ing John. john He wove the words
into his dream. Kath called still loud.
er, beating against the window with
her hands. John pulled himself togeth.
er at last, and as he rose from his
chair he realized that he was stepping
in water. He stopped to see what II
meant and saw that water was pour.
ing in under the door.
"0pen the window, John. Hurry,
The water Is rising very fast" Kath
called.
John burst the shutter open. "Kath.
what are you doing heref Are you
aloneF'
The dam has burst. Get into the
boat There is no time to lose"
Give me the oars" said John, now
thoroughly aroused. "Merciful heaven,
how did you manage to dodge the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24
MINING FOR MAMMOTHS
Method of Carrying on a Klon
dixie Industry.
MAJESTY OF SIBERIAN ELEPHANT.

FfndfnR OF the Skeleton and Crew.
some Work In n Gold Mine on
Quartz Creek Described by william
Foster-Parts of Four Gigantic Ribs
of Another Specimen Found.
Mining for mastodons is one of the
new industries of the Klondike, says
the Dawson News.
WilliaIu Foster of Dawson, who has
returned from sixty mile jaunt to
the find of mastodon bones in Quartz
creek, describes the skeleton and his
journey to it as follows:
We climbed down ladder in the
shaft thirty eight feet deep and CROPPED
our way through the drifts with light
ed candles for about 80 feet, when we
came upon his royal highness at the
end Of this drift He was facing with
his head In horizontal position at
least three feet above the floor Of the
tunnel ana looked to me as If he might
have kneeled down on his front legs
when he had SEINE thousands of years
ago given up the ghost. One of his
tusks was still frozen fast in the roof
of the tunnel, while the tusks and the
fore part of his head were suspended
in the open space from which the gray
ell had been removed after thawing
it out with ordinary steam points. The
tusks are about six feet long and sew
en- inches in diameter where they are
firmly imbedded in the sockets of the
skull They are curved upward and
taper gradually to their upper ends,
which are about two inches thick.
The sensation of meeting this silent
monster Of prehistoric origin in such a
place, associated with gold in the frozen
gravel, is something so novel, so inter-
esting and so awe inspiring that can
not begin to describe It, The specimen
is indeed almost perfect so far as the
skeleton is concerned, although there
Is 10 hide or hair so far in evidence.
The skull is about five feet long, the
immense eye sockets are perfect and a
large cavity in the top of the skull
marks the former resting place of its
gigantic brain. This cavity was afso
filed with frozen gravel, which Char
ley Swanson dug out with the end OF
his candlestick and fingers.
In addition to this fine specimen
Swanson. Pearson and Vochelle, who
are working this claim for gold as well
as mastodons, have found parts of four
gigantic ribs which were taken from
the face Of the drift near the skull.
Mr.. Swanson and myself were In the
drift nearly all day, while we We're
thawing out the gravel so as to remove
the skull from it's suspended position
on the floor Of the tunnel, while Vo-
chelle took care of the boiler near the
shaft. The steam, laden with foul
odors from the phosphates Of lime, per-
meated the atmosphere, and we We're
compelled to inhale this stencil while
removing the thawed gravel. Bowl
ders, muck and gravel rained down
upon our heads and bodies continually,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24
John Hoyt's
Problem
By ADELAIDE L. ROUSE
Copyright. 1903, BY Adelaide L. Rouse
By ADELAIDE L. ROUSE


UOHN H0YTswas tired Of sitting
III the gloomy Office ON the Sec
a. ond floor of Vane K Co.'S ware
house, where he filled the posi-
tions of bookkeeper by day and watch
man by night. He put aside the law
book over which he had been doing
and took his macintosh down from its
nail. He was not on duty for some
time yet. and he ran lightly downstairs.
lie walked toward the house Of his en-
ployer, where he was frequent Wis
itor, for Rosamond, Mr.. Vane's hand
some daughter. was by no means
averse to the attentions of John Hoyt.
Young men of intelligence were scarce
in Millville, and John was college bred
and handsome withal
John did not know why he walked in
that direction, for he was not dressed
for calling. He did not ring the bell,
but he stood on the steps and for a
moment looked into the drawing room.
The curtains had not been drawn, for
the gas was not yet lighted, but the
freight showed the interior of the
room and its one occupant. Rosamond
Vane sat before the piano. singing an
air from an opera. John had heard
it. 1t had been one of the few ex-
travagances he had allowed himself
during his college days.
Miss Vane wore an evening gown Of
some thin black material which set of
her pale golden hair. John could not
see the face, but he knew Ii well-the
exquisitely cut features, the deep blue
eyes and the fair complexion. He
guessed that she was expecting him,
and he went up the steps and put out
his hand TO touch the bell when he re-
membered his dress. The water was
dripping from his macintosh, and his
rubber boots were spattered with mud.
He went slowly down the steps. Non
ii scordiar di me-" sang Rosamond.
John pushed>his hat over his eyes and
walked rapidly away.
1T Is well that | am not dressed for
calling" he said under his breath, 'for
there is no telling what l might say.
When l am SO tired of this jog trot
existence as am tonight 1t isn't safe
to-
He did not finish the sentence. He
walked on with rapid strides toward
the other end of the town, which was
built on a hill. He stopped two or
three times as if holding a parley with
himself; then went on again. Il shall
fight the battle out tonight and have
done with it," he said at last.
The houses at this end Of the town
were cheap affairs, and John stopped
at one of the poorest. He opened the
gate and went up the brick walk. The
house was all in darkness save for a
light which burned in the little wing
which Kath called her study. Kath
never closed the blinds. She said she
left them open so the light could wei
come him. John stepped softly to the
window. The picture he saw was
much like the other one, for here, too,
a girl sat alone, singing. Unlike Rosa
mond Vane, Kath was small and plain,
her eyes were light gray, and her hair
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24
Russian Army RatiOns.

The daily rations of Russian sol
dier in the field are two and one-half
pounds of bread or one and three-quar-
ter pounds of biscuit, one pound Of
meat and, for making soup, four ounces
bf barley grosts, three-quarter ounces
of dried vegetables and three ounces of
-four. Then salt. pepper, tea and sugar
are given out in the usual quantity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

John d. Rockefeller said that his
wife attended church for eighteen
years without having a soul speak to
her. People who wall themselves off
from their fellows, even by barricade
of wealth, must not complain Of their
isolation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

Alexeieff and Kuropatkin are at outs,
and the czar is reported to be down
on both of them. 1t seems that the
Russians think Of each other as the
world thinks of them collectively.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

japanese dwellings are usually of but
one floor They are divided into. the
number of bedrooms the owner re-
quires by paper shutters which fit into
grooves. These partitions can be re-
moved at will
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

1t is said that only two thefts have
been committed in Iceland in the last
1000 years. The people up there are
30 busy shivering they have no time
TO Dilfer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

The world had concluded that the
Koreans were about the queerest folk
on earth until the British expedition
drew attention to the Tibetans.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24

religion that will not stay with
man every day of the week is liable
to be away on visit when he needs 1t
most
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-06-24
,,,..x District Probate Court.

..r. at said Court will be held at
N..- tlf- second Tuesday of october and
mean the second Tuesday of No.
h.r- sri May. West Concord the second
r- ... .r,rmhe" and lusS. LunenburI
.as'.'- r-urSlay % IauuarySand July.
.as r....fna> viii be held at any place In
,....-f,t by agreement.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06
BlSBEE DAILY REVIEW SPEAKS FOR STATEHOOD

The Bisbee Daily Review of Arizona has issued a World Fair Edition. which is in reality a well written and splcn- didly illustrated magazine, telling of the Territory's wealth. industries and claims for statehood. Within its many pages are contained an exhaustive re equalization of what is grown, raised and mined within the borders of Ari- zond, and the showing made is the strongest appeal that could well be ad- vanced as to its eligibility to enter the sisterhood of States. The edition is finely printed and is in every way a credit to the publishers.-San Francis co Chronicle.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06
MIR. FOWLER AND THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.

The Globe Silver Belt tells of the political situation in the Northern counties in the following terse edito- rial:
 It would appear as though the Re publican Territorial convention had been unfortunate in the selection of a candidate for Delegate to Congress True. MT. Fowler is an intelligent and eminently respectable person, who has rendered excellent service in behalf of the Salt river ir-igating project but in alligning himself With the Salt river valley people he has, whether know ingly or not, antagonized the inter- ests of the northern counties of Arizo- na, upon which the Republicans must depend for their main support.
 In advocating the conservation of the natural water supply in the inter- est of the farrhers Of the Salt river valley, it has been deemed necessary by the Waters Users Association of Salt river valley, of which MT. Fowler is president, to favor the enlargement of the forest reserves until they have been made to cover. like a great blanket. most of the available range in northern and central Arizona. work ing a great hardship to the sheep and cattle interests, and in some of the counties, notably Coconino. relegatins large areas of taxable land to the pub lie domain, thereby seriously impair ing the revenues of the county. The interests thus injured are equally as important and extensive as are those supposed 10 be benefited in Salt river valley.
 The treatment of the northern and central counties of Arizona by the Re publican administration has been un- grateful and destructive. and Mir. Fowler can hardly expect to receive the support of the people whom his selfish organization has helped 10 in jure. To turn the other cheek to him who smites you may seem all right tc the non-1 esistiEg Christian. but it's mighty Dcor politics.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06
THE MOTLEY CROWD.

We take the following from he Douglas Dispatch:
 The Republicans who met at Tomb stone Saturday were in striking con trast to the motley crowd, which re- sembled very much a prize fight, that met at Douglas. and in the midst of turmoil and confusion nominated a ticket that is exceptionally weak"
 We reproduce the above to show just how little a newspaper can be in speaking of political opponents This is in line with the whole history of the Republican party. It has always been long on claiming all the virtue in the political and material world Its members delight to stand on the street corners and say: Thank God l am not like wonder poor Democrat Re publicans from the beginning of that party have been delighted to refer to Democrats as the motley crowd" an1 thugs. Such remarks are always welcomed by Democrats, as they al- ways result in cementing the Demo cratic party on election day. If there is single Republican elected to office in Cochise county that Republican will be elevated by the votes of that same motley crowd" of which the Dispatch so contemptuously refers to.
 Go it. Dispatch. Democrats vel come your slurs, as such policy will enable them to give you the horse laugh in November.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

Late statistics show that the negro race is being kept from increasing in the United States by consumption, 10 which it seems peculiarly susceptible. l. is shown that to each 10000 of pop ulation. 24.97 negroes die from tuber- cuiosis to 1909 whites. every year. ln Maryland the state tuberculosis com mission finds that even a higher per eentage is reached, SS.S6 negroes -y- ing of the disease to 21.75 whites; in Baltimore 45.O4 negroes to 17.S4 whites.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

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 DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

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 DEMOCRATIC COUNTY PLATFORM.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

The Spanish Red Cross society adopted a resolution to send 25,0O0 pesetas to the Japanese branch of the society. by almost unanimous vote, re- jecting a proposal to send an equal amount to the Russian branch. The sympathy Of Christendom is pretty generally with Japan. but there should be no Dartiaiity when it comes 10 al leyiating human suffering in war.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

Never mind the price of beef and other staples of subsistence; the learned statisticians of the Republi. can party in government employ have discovered that the fall in the price of nutmegs has still further reduced the cost O. living.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

The New York Republicans are say agely attacking Judge D. Caddy Her rick because he parts his hair in the middle" Well. he was never called 'Dory'' when he was a boy. as was T ?.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

Candidate Roosevelt has dropped the Rough Rider grandstand play that made him governor by a slen- der majority, because. in the opinion of the public, it was long ago run into the ground.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

Now, following a short wheat crop and high flour, we are told that the corn crop will be the smallest in sev. en years. Does the Republican party accept the responsibility for this?
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

The exigencies of the political situa. tion in Colorado may constrain Cover nor Peabody to commission his husky handy-man. Adjutant General sherman Mars Bell, to depOrt a job lot of regis tered Democratic voters.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06
Rishee Oct 4. 1914


 We have nothing to do but sell goods. Beginning today we will give you back ten per cent of the money you pay us for pair of Barton Bros. Bradley Metcalf or Kahn Nichelsbers shoes. This is to make room for a larger stock now on the road. This sale will last until the 18th only.
 LOWELL COMMERCIAL CO, The Post Office Store, Lowell, Arizona.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

The negroes of Cincinnati are liter ally running smuck criminally. The chief e police attributes the ep.den. ic of crime among the race to cocaine, but the Democrats on the ground un- hesitatingly pronounce it an aggFayae cd attack of ~Rooseveltism-"
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

There is absolutely no limit to the religious liberty in this land of the free, as witness Lige Dowie, who has not been denied the privilege of the mails in conducting his theological get-rich-quick game.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

The author of The Simple Life re- gently spent the night at the White House as the guest of the author Of The Strenuous Lise.'
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

About 1000 workingmen have been laid off at Pullman. Ill. Another slip between the prosperity cup and the lip.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-06

the Cochise 
 your beg leave submit
 
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 delegates political conventions by the eec tors.
 
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The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
UNIFORM BILL OF LADING.
One Hundred Thousand Shippers Will
Protest Against 1t.

Chicago, Dec. Through their rep
resentatives 100000 shippers will pro.
test against the enforcement January
by the railroads throughout the coun.
try of the Uniform bill of lading,'i
before the interstate commerce com.
mission, which meets here Monday.
Representatives of nearly 300 railways
have been subpoenaed to appear be.
fore the commission. The shippers
representing so associations, will state
their case through their attorneys.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Squaring the Account.

Josh Chuckleweight-We how'd We
come out with yer summer boarders?
Henry Lean-Oh, purity fair. Mother
wuz laid up three months from waitin'
on that dude; an thet Oldest son went
out huntin' an shot our Holstein
heifer; an them brat twins burned up
the corn crib; but when Lizzie goes
to the city they promised to take her
fer ride in their autymobile.-Judge
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
During Lull in the Conversation.

Il admired that last piece you played,
professor, immensely" said Mrs. Gas
well. ut had kind of wild freedom
about it, you know, a sOrt of get up
and go that just suited me. Was it a
IcOmpositiono of your own?"
Madam frigidly responded the en-
|inent musician who had been hired for
THE occasion, 81 was putting a new E
lAtring on my violin. Chicago Tribune.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
As Compared.

Your head" remarked the garrul-
Gus barber to the Irishman in his
chair, is twice as large as mine.''
But Oi suppose that head av yours
do be big enough for you," said the
genial son of Erin.
why. certainly" answered the tom
serial artist.
"Av coorse," continued the Irish
ma. "Phwat's the use av a man hav-
in big trunk whin he hasn't any
clothes to put in it?"-Cassell's
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Not Disposed to Criticise.

Don't you think" asked Mrs. Old
castle, that our minister is becoming
somewhat recondite?"
'Oh, 1 don't know" replied her
hostess. Josiah thinkE so, but it
don't seem to me that he weighs a
pound more than he ought 20 for a
man as tall as him. Chicago Record
Herald
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Speed Limit.

Autoist-Why, this is an outrage!
What do you want to arrest me for? l
was hardly moving.
Constable Greens-Thet's it, young
feller-thet's it. Yew see, all tn other
automobiles went SO consarned fast
l couldn't stop nary one, an I had
tew arrest somebody tew-day. Come
along, young feller!-Judge.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
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unanswerable

3 Fcuard-Hi! You can't take that
.bere dog into the carriage with you.
youth-Why not? He's quite quiet
cmard-We want the room for the
messengers, that's why.
Youth (calmly)-All right, as soon
os a passenger comes along who wants
~ Get under the seat I'll get the dog
out.
Nonplussed guard goes his way
Cassell's.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Pleasure Deferred.

IF had known" sobbed young Mrs.
Fits, that you would be such brute
to poor Fido 1 never, never would have
married you"
My DEAR" replied Mr. Fits, "the an
ticipation of kicking that miserable lit
tie beast was one of my chief reasons
Tor proposing to you" "-Smith's Weekly
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Protection That Protects

Brownstone-Yes, sir; my house
has been robbed three umes, and !
live right in the middle of the city.
too, with a policeman at every corner.
should think you'd be scared half
to death living as you do, way off in
the country.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Disappointed.

Yes, she married him to reform
him.
Same old story, Ell? | suppose her
people feel just awful about it,"
ooh, yes, they do. YOU see, he
up and became model
husband and citizen, and hasn't done
a single thing they can gossip about. =
Judge.
The Bourbon news., 1904-12-06
Limited as to Choice.

''Daggers!" yelled her husband.
Swords! Razors! Cutlasses! Carving
knives! Hatchets! Cleavers! Axes!"
what do you mean by that?" de-
manded the irate Mrs. Vick-Senn, who
had been taking him to task severely
for his various shortcomings.
'I'm trying to get in a word edge
wise!" he said.-Chicago Tribune.