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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
CHILD TRAINING CENSURED.
ChtcagOan Thinks More Intelligence
Is shown In Caring For Pigs.

ChicagOan Thinks More Intelligence
Is Shown In Caring For Pigs.
"If we reared our sons and daugh-
ters as intelligently us a farmer raises
pigs aud colts there would be more
sound men and women among u.s."
So said Principal William E. Watt o,
the Graham school in Chicago ia "a lee
ture before the Institute of Education
the other day. says the Chicago News
He continued: Zone who investigates
the conditions under which children are
educated in cities cannot but wonder
that there are as many sound men and
women as we actually have. 1t should
be the rule that the sound man is a
common thing and the unsound unfor-
tunate the exception"
The theme of the speaker was "Socio-
logical Aspects Of Sedentary Educa-
ton" He held the present system Of
wooden benches and the position that
the pupils have to assume was the rea-
son why so many children were weak
and unhealthy.
Continuing, the speaker remarked:
1--WE laud the hero and do heroic things
when the eyes of our fellows are upon
us, but we are towards when we think
nobody is looking. We boast of the
superior form of government which our
forefathers framed for US. They framed
it for fewer people than now live in
Chicago. and we have not the stamina
to make for cur city anything to com
pare with their work.
1--WE proclaim against wrongs done
by other people against the lower
classes, and our politicians buy votes
and rob the poor. We ask visitors to
admire our public buildings, built to
look like heaven and burn like hades
We demand of all officers of our gov.
ernment an oath of fidelity. and we
permit them to shift the blame among
themselves. We have a fine code of
laws. We do not enforce them"
For the existence of such conditions
the speaker contended that the train
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
RIPLEY'S PASS UNHONORED
santa re President Had TO Pay
sG2.5O to His own Road.

1t is probable that the next time T..
r. Ripley, president OF the AtchiSon,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, Journeys
over his road from Los Angeles to Chi
cago he will either issue himself II spe-
cial form Of pass good on the California
limited or take another train. says Il
Chicago dispatch TO the Kansas City
Star Mr.. Ripley recently returned
from Los Angeles. He was called 10
Chicago in hurry. He directed his
secretary 10 reserve berths on the first
Chicago bound train. which happened
TO be the limited. The secretary prompt
ly reserved two berths on that train.
Fifty miles from Los Angeles the con-
ductor arrived at Mr.. Ripley's berth.
Mr.. Ripley handed him his annual pass.
Eve do not accept passes on this
train; strict order against ii from the
president" said the conductor.
That's fact" said Mr.. Ripley, but
| am the president of the road, and
guess you may honor this pass"
well, guess ! won't" replied the
conductor. You may be the president
of the road but | don't know you, and,
as this order against passes comes from
the president, can't violate it,"
Whereupon Mr.. Ripley handed over
SEQ IN
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
Saved NV Her New Hat.

Mrs, +, II. Bull wife of Frank H.
Bull, former president of the Sharon
Steel company. owes her life to the
new style of hat, says a Sharon Q'a.l
dispatch. She was walking along Oak
land avenue the other day, when she
fell. striking her head on the stone
sidewalk. The blow rendered her I'M
conscious. She was carried to her resi-
dence. where physicians. after much
difficulty, revived her Underneath the
back part of her hat was heavy roll
of velvet extending back and down
ward several inches. When her head
struck the stone pavement this served
as cushion. The physicians say that
had she not worn the hat her skull
would have been fractured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05

q, London 10 the Ia who can peel
tweuty-eIsht pounds u poiaices I'D 'u'
shortest sIi1ce Of tiUe- The po'a'o' !,
mus, also be neatly pared aud an
.-eves" and blemlshes must ie REMOVER
This wear thirty OF the smaTiesi 10!
ln the employ Of the um en'ered ih'
contest the Other day. \ bag contain
Ing twcnty-eight pounds II poiaioe'
ana large tin pail were placed b'Iot'
each competitor. and AZ half past u
the evening precisely the signal TO starr
was given. Thirty short knives gieam
I'd in the air. and all was silence save
FOR the swish. swish Of tie potato sNil'
and the dropping Of the vegetables n
the pals.
The mpldity with which the boys
pared was wonderful TO witness. and
thirteen minutes and forty-fve seconds
from tie start lad named Connolly
shouted: Done! Southwark forever.
earn" choruscd an envious voice
.ye've not cleaned the eyes aht.
Then another shrlll voice yelled
"Finished.r and another cried. Done!
So close was the race and so excellent
the form Of the competitions that Tho
last lad threw down his knife aftel
fifteen minutes had elapsed.
The peeled potatoes were then emp
tied on mats. and the umpire critically
inspected them. Connolly, it seemed
was the cleverest as we'll rs the quick
est peeler in the firms employ. ant
amid great cheering he was declared
the champion Of London and presented
with the prize of 50.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05

1t may be a solace to deaf women to
know their allment is fashionable, saws
the New York Press. Queen Alexan.
ORA is totally deaf, the Duchess of
Marlborough is hard of hearing and
one of Mrs. Ogden Mills eardrums is
out Of commission. 1t is said Miss
Beatrice Mills also is suffering from
deafness, which Is unusual in Girl so
young. SO far ear trumpets have been
tabooed, but Mrs. Grswold GRAY of
i'aris, another woman of fashion who
is deaf de1es precedent and carries
about with her an elaborate device
made of hard rubber. Sitting with her
sis'Hr, Mrs James A. Burden. in the
Burden opera box. Mrs Gray got out
her hearing apparatus. and it was Of
fered to the guests-one at a time. of
course. In this way there was no oc.
casion fer shouting. When Mrs. GRAY
was ready to go home her ear trumpet
was packed away in plush bag. Some
persons say Mrs. Gray takes pride in
her deafness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
Cheap Sleeping Quarters.

"A new graft has been discovered in
Sedalia. No." says one of the papers
OF that place. Every night for some
time past the mems waiting room a.
the Missouri Pacific station has been
crowded with men sleeping in the seats
When asked their business there by
station attendants they invariably res.
directed tickets to some nearby town
and said that they We're waiting for
trains. A few days ago about fifty of
these regular boarders applied at the
ticket office to have the tickets redeem.
ed. The agent then got next to the fact
that the tickets were purchased for the
sole purpose of bunking in warm
room. kansas City journal,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
ORANGES FROM JAPAN.
Car Load of the Fruit Brought to
America as an Experiment..


America an Experiment..
A singular consignment Of produce
and one that may be of significance to
the fruit growers of the country was
recently received by the surveyor of
the port of Kansas City. 1t is car
load of oranges from Japan. the duty
upon which amounted TO almost $500.
The car arrived from the north, hay
ing reached it's destination by way of
the Canadian Pacific railway and its
southern connections. Accompanying
it was Jap, says the Kansas City
World.
Besides being unique as Il shipment,
the manner of getting 1t to Kansas
City is interesting. AS an uncleared
consignment of importation the or
anges came in bonded car under gov
ernment seal. But the routing through
the northwest made it necessary to
have a man in attendance to see that
the car was kept properly heated. To
accomplish this without infringing on
the importation laws a burglar proof
cage was constructed in one corner OF
the car for the occupancy Of a man.
1t was in this pen that the little Jap
made the long journey.
Oranges from Japan constitute an
entirely new commodity Of commerce
so far as Kansas City receipts are con
cerned. The shipment received is the
first Of the kind to arrive since the
town became a port Of entry. 1t is
thought that the oranges have been
brought to Kansas City for the purpose
of experiment, just as few years age
a car load of wheat from Odessa, Rus
STA. came in and was distributed
among prominent Kansas farmers fol
seed. The specimens of oranges are.
however, of inferior appearance, being
not much larger than lime. The eX.
pense of importing them is so gren
as to preclude the possibility of estab'
fishing an American market for Japa'
nese oranges. 1t is probable that the
entire car load has been brought here
for free distribution by the japanese
government.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
A POISON DIET TEST.
Michigan University students to Take
Growing Dose of Deadly Drug

Michigan University students to Take
Growing Dose of Deadly Drug
Upper classnen of the Alpha Sigrna
fraternity at the University of Michi
gan at Ann Arbor recently decided to
drink an unknown poison till its eff
fects on the human system are known
completely TO science, says the Chicago
Tribune. The Alpha Sigma is homeo-
pathic fraternity affiliated with the
New York fraternity now drinking the
venom of the cobra. DR.. a. L. Iber-
shoff, head of the Michigan fraternity,
will keep the name of the poison secret
till the test is complete. 1t will be Il
hitherto untried poison and not a snake
venom.
Beginning with minute draft taken
once every two hours, the potion will
be increased every week till the men
can stand a quantity of poison which
might be fatal at first. This will CON
tinue for several months until the men
begin to have slight illness, with
poison symptoms. Individual reports
on symptoms are to be made every two
hours and will he sent to New York for
classification.
searching thrcefold examination of
physical, mental and moral character
is given each patient before his ex-
pertinent begins Not only the bodily
ailments, but the mental eccentricities
of each man, are recorded with con.
scientious thoroughness A bad habit
bad temper or other idiosyncrasy is to
be tested under the drugs effect as
thoroughly as the heart action. Or
binary bad habits are to be continued
during the poison period Smoking is
allowed, but all alcoholic drinking must
stop.
The treatment will begin in short
time, and in three months a second
threefold examination will complete the
test of one drug. If no serious results
are felt, the Michigan boys expect ther
to try snake poison. or the sixteen
members of the fraternity only halt
have the garage to try the poison
while freshmen are excluded
Accurate knowledge of every effect
produced by the poison is the object OF
the test According to the theory OF
homeopathy, snake poisons will become
useful medicines when physicians car
prescribe them with a certain knowl
edge of what human functions will be
affected thereby.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
LONGSTREET'S ORDERS.
How One Issued by the Confederate
General Was DisObeyed.


General Was DisObeyed.
The late General James Longstreet
used to tell good many stories TO show
that the men of his command always
treated captured Union soldiers with as
much consideration and kindness as
were possible under the circumstances,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. He said
that his orders on this point were very
strict, and he never knew any Of his
men to disobey. AS he went on to ex'
plain how proud he was of the record
of his men on this point listener EN-
ployed in one of the departments at
Washington interrupted him.
Undoubtedly your orders were strict
general" he said, but l happen to
know that they We're evaded. For ex.
ample, in east Tennessee you ordered
your men to respect the belongings of
prisoners, and this is the way some of
them did 1t: wore a good pair of ar.
my shoes, nearly new. One day good
natured fellow in gray. with no shoes to
speak of, walked along our line looking
intently at the shoes of the captured
Unionists. He put his foot by the side
of mine and, remarking that was just
his SIZE added: old Pete Uongstreet]
says he will have every man shot who
steals anything from a prisoner. Tc
save my life won't you trade shoes
with me, for must have them shoes?
OF course | traded, as did other prison
ers''
At this Longstreet smiled, but insist
ed that the story didn't prove anything
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
COLLEGE MuSTACHE CLUB.
Hair Restorers In Great Demand AT
wnukeEan UIlD Institution.

A mustache club has been organized
among the students of Lake Forest
university at Waukeegan. Ill. The
club now has a membership of fifteen.
and increases are looked for.
Lloyd Smith, the president, with a
mustache three inches from Tip to
tip" is the object of envy Of his fell
low club members, who are seeking,
through the aid of hair lotions and ar
titicial growth improvers of all kinds,
10 attain the high standard set by him.
Each member must grow a mustache
or be severely dealt with by his club
mates.
1t is stated that opposition of the col
lege girls prevented the formation of
what was originally intended-a whis-
kers club.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
IF THE JAPS LOSE.
IL Is said They VIII Blow Up Their
ships Rather Than Surrender

ships Rather Than Surrender,
Despite the lesson of the BOer war
the japanese did very little open order
and extended formation work in Their
last maneuvers. but operated in solid
masses as trim and right anglpd az
though shaped with spirit level. says
the Yokohama correspondent of tie
London Mail in Japan. When Field
Marshal Marquis Yamagata was asked
if Japan would not change her field
tactics to suit the conditions Of mod
ern fighting he replied
Japan will reveal her tactics in bat
tie. Be sure that they will be those
necessary to insure victory"
This was not the self confidence Of
the unbeaten warrior, but the express
sion of the only spirit Japan knows fol
she never considers defeat even as
remote possibility.
On the sea officers and men are spoil
ing for a fight. From the crews Of the
huge Mikasa and her sister battleshir
down to the men on such craft as the
White Mapped Crane and the Dragons
Lamp-torpedo destroyers-they are
swearing by every ancestor that, if let
loose. they will sink or capture each
consonantly named Russian warshp in
the Pacific. And do they not contem
plate a possible defeat? Yes; but can
ture no. Never will japanese ship
high or low. 90 into port Il prize
When the turrets are jamned ana
the big guns dumb, when the screws
are still and all defense is dead and
done. the men chosen by lot before the
beginning of action will from thel
station in the heart of the ship per
form 1.-The last full measure Of deVo
ton" in exploding the magazines ana
the sixteen petaled chrysanthemum on
the imperial standard will 20 deep
down in weller of blood and steam
and smoke till, "streaked with ash an1
sleeked with oil, the lukewarm WHIT
pools close"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05


Mushrooms can be grown in Amo,ioo
eqa"i III quahty to the French product
ana IN few years will be as chean nc
any garden vegetable and the imnor.
atlon from France, which costs Amor.
lea many millions annually, will Der.
maps stop entirely, according to DR. r
w. puegar OF Missouri university, who
mas announced the results of several
years experiments, says Columbia
!Mo.) special to the Chicago Tribune
ne mas discovered that the tissue from
mushroom heads furnish planting mn.
.e'iai ior a new crop and when plant.
ed In bed of rich soil prepared for
Ine purpose will produce crop that
can be harvested within six weeks
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
A CHURCH lsaOvaTI0a
Ohio Pastors bowel Plan 10
Defray Expenses.
20 SUNDAY SERVICE COLLECTIONS

u
10, Making Money are To De
Avbided-TIedEes Are Made Once n
Year 10 Pay All ENpenses-Chureh
Serials Are Thus Free 10 All.
An innovation in the financial man
agcment OF churches has been introduc-
ed al Chenille, near Cleveland, o., 10y
Rev. ". {. Detling. pastor OF the Ieo-
ple's congregational church, says the
Cincinnati. Enquirer The new plan
provides for the adjustment OF the col
lections at church services, also the
admission fee at church socials Ii Is
needless TO say that the innovation Is
causing much comment in church cir
Giles. aud that the result of Rev. MI.
Detling's experiment will be watched
throughout the country with more than
ordinary interest
Under the new regime not only Is
there TO be no church collection in con
nection with the church al Chenille,
! but baZaars and church fairs as u
means of making money are to be stu
diously avoided. to say nothing of quilt
rallies and like enterprises which are
| sometimes resorted TO.
| The means under the new plan with
which Il church is TO be supported may
be summed up in two words-personal
contributions. ON Sunday in De
cember at the Chenille church, at both
the morning and evening services,
pledges 10 cover the expenses of an en-
tire year were requested. These were
made in sums varying from few cents
to several dollars per month. Ii is now
planned to make no further reference
TO contributions at any church services
for one year TO come. If any further
funds are needed during the year the
members of the church will be inform
ed of the need privately.
According to Rev. Mr. Detling, one
advantage of the new plan is that il
leaves every one. whether member oil
an outsider. free TO attcnd church serv'
ices without being embarrassed or an
noyed by the constant call for money
Secondly, it avoids III possibility of in
! lfOuucIIiS IutStiNu way = VI iibhlhS
money at church socials. In the THIRD
place, it is the truly businesSlike way
of conducting a church. Patrons OF
church entertainmC ITS or suppers usu
ally are paying but a small margin Il
the church when the cost of giving thu
affair is considered. Again, the new
plan leaves the church socials open t
the well to do and poor alike ant
makes of these events what they SHOULD
be.
In the statement of Rev. Mr.. Detlin:
to his people in inaugurating his new
plan he said in part: Il believe tina
while these socials, entertainments
. suppers. etc, under certain restriction
for the support of the church ma.
q not be wrong with certain other fea
6 lures and conduct added-such as clap
trap, grab bag, catchpenny devices ant
A schemes-they are pernicious and posi-
. lively harmful and tend to lower tn
q respect of the community for til
,. church. These indirect methods. eve
a under the wisest direction, are unbus
!. nesslike and often the source of cor
fusion in the community, and YER
often end in the depleted church treas
: ury, while the more direct, businesslik
n methods would have left credit ba
aLCe."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
A Library of Colorado History

The University of Colorado is now
making a special effort to gather books
relating to the early history of Colora-
do, says the Denver Republican. This
collection. which will be carefully cat
alogued and preserved. is to consist of
anything and everything which will
bear upon the history of the state,
books printed in Colorado, written
about Colorado or by Coloradoans,
newspapers, pamphlets relating in any
way to the state, files of newspapers
public documents. etc. 1t is said to be
a sad fact that there is no complete set
Of public documents of the history of
Colorado in existence. Old letters. man
uscripts, diaries, account books, etc.
will be acceptable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
QUAINT ADVICE IN A WILL.
Farmer Tells Family How to Care
For the Chickens.


The will of Frank Fesley, farmer
who lived near louisville, Pa, was ad"
mitted to probate the other day. says
an Allentown Pa) dispatch to the
Philadelphia Press. The instrument
was simply a letter written on the
leaf of an old composition book There
We're no witnesses to it, but two neigh
bors identified the signature.
Fegley left wife and eleven chill
dren. In the letter he bestows advice.
seasoned with frequent Scriptural al
lusions, upon each member of the fam
lily. Economy in farm management is
urged. One sentence reads as follows:
"Do not go to bed and leave chickens
in the cold trees nor the pigs without
a good bed. Feed regular and spare
the feed while it is plenty"
The will in all respects was unusual.
the spelling and grammatical forms be-
ing especially so.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
Rabbit Cannery In Kansas.

1t is said on good authority that a
rabbit cannery will be established in
Kansas City in the near future. Rab-
bits are canned in such a manner that
when put on the market they are sold
as chicken, lobster, etc. The estab-
iishment of this factory will be well
coined by farmers ON the short grass
country, says the Topeka Capital as it
would afford a good market for the
sale of an animal that is now looked
upon more in the light of a pest than
anything else
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05

Germany appears to be acquiring
American methods in fiscal affairs, the
latest instance of note being the con-
solidation of the Dresden bank and the
Schaafhausen Bankverein. both Ber'
lin banks having an aggregate cap
ital of ST., 100000. With the single eX'
ception of the Bank of England, the
consolidated Berlin banks have a larger
capital than any banking institution Oh
the world. The consolidation does mol
mean the discontinuance of either bank
ing house. They will be operated sep
arately, and the earnings will be pool
ed and divided in proportion to the cap
ital and reserve fund Of each. Inc
agreement is for continuance OF the
consolidation scheme for thirty years
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
A DoUsLE RESURRECTION
sequel 90 General Gardou's hin.
ness ts ~ tuion Oiausr.

Tie late General tEurl- q, s.r.-
Of the Union army fell wolui.4I anil h.
was thought. dying duuu- ile lr,lf.t
q the battle Of Gettysburg auI VIM.
the Confederate lines. says il. p--.
burr Disl,stch. The late GENERAL J...
d. Gordon. caniering by, slU lfu s-,
recognized him. Dismoun-.u-. o.. IN.
prolchrd the PROSTATE man aud h.
quired what he could do Tor a'u.
i am dying" said Barlow. -I-..
reach into my coat pocket. draw uat "a.
letter you tind there and read 90 20 H..
Il Is from my wife"
Gordon read the letter.
Now. general" said Barlow. "nls-s
destroy that letter. want ynu Zoo p....
~ her-she Is in the town over Wonder
what has happened 10 me"
81 WILL" replied Gordon.
He sent for Mrs. Barlow. giving ba,
safe conduct through the southern Inns
and then rode away. certain that Bar.
lows death was question Of only
few hours at most.
But Barlow did not die His wifi.
came promptly and had him removed
TO the town of Gettysburg. where sbs
nursed him so faithfully that he recoy.
cred. Many years passed until oue
night both generals were GUESTS al
dinner In Washington. Some one
brought them together and formally in.
troduced them. Time had altered the
personal appearance OF both,
Are you any relation to the General
Barlow who was killed at Gettysburga
asked Gordon.
"Yes: very near relation" answered
Barlow. with laugh. Il am the very
man who was killed. But | have been
informed that a man named Gordon
lost his life in battle later on. He saved
my life at Gettysburg. Are you any
/ kin to that MANI"
81 am he" was the reply.
Both heroes laughed as they gave
each other heartier handShake.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05
Marriage Offers to n Cepte,,r,o

Hiram Cronk of Dunnbrook near
utlca, N. T., said to be the last sur.
ViVor OF the war of 1912, will be 1O4
years old on April 90 Mr.. Cronk re-
Gently had his pension increased and
since then he has had six offers of mar.
rage from women from twenty-one TO
hlV years of age. A bill has been
introduced by Assemblyman Evans to
give Cronk pension from the state ot
S12 month.