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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
A Train without Rails,

A recent copy of the Paris Matin
contains some particulars Of new in
vention which if it bears the test of ex-
perience may have some considerable
effect upon the locomotion Of the fu-
ture, says the London Times 1t Is
nothing less than train without rails
invented by Colonel Renard director Of
the military park at Chalons- Meudon,
but as he refuses at present to discuss
his invention there are few details
available. 1t appears, however, that he
has constructed train of thirty tons to
test the practicablity Of his idea With
this train private experiments have
been made which are said to be sufi-
cient to inspire confidence. 1t is stated
that by this novel mode of traction
passengers, goods and merchandise can
be conveyed to different parts of the
country where there are no railway
lines, while In time of war II is thought
that it will be invaluable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
.Par.tfaI- Thousht..

At "ParsifAr' I sadly sit
Midst tempo. wildly Dutch
And wonder why in blazss IL
Should cost 30 very much
And 80 list there comes smain
one base suspicion small
Where "Fiorodors' erst~hils reigned
II now 10 "Parsifsl'
IL. "Par.ifsr' and "Par.ifsL."
No matter Whers you 80:
The whole wide town is "Parsifsl'
From Harlem 20 Park row.
Musician. say u was a shame
To take Il from Baireuth:
The preachers say IL should be damned
To Kansas or Detreuth QDetrOiO-
The Millionaire he tells his wife
II costs too much TO view H.
But it's the price you bet your life.
That makes them both go 20 II.
It's "Parsifat" it's 'Parsifal."
Howe'er they talk ag'in II.
You simply must see "Parsifaf'
Or else you won't be In IL.
The lecturers on "Parsifaf'
Our understandings load;
A hundred troupes with "Parsifaf'
Are going on the road.
The newsboy whistles ''Parsifaf'
In accents shrill. but grim:
No more "Bedelis's" madrigal
IL good enough for him.
It's "ParsifaI' and "Parsifar
On window. roof and sign.
I've had enough Of "Parsifal;"
No more of II for mine
Wallace Irwin in New York Commercial
AAr.rttoar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
RUSSIAN BABY A SOLDIER.
our.r ss.s In which >arse nss'
.,t@ad FaII Grown Mas.

peculiar incident. Illustrating the
tedious processes Of Russian Ia" ana
the extrrme hardness Of Russian JUS
tlce. is told 10y A. Nakiel. recent emil
grant from that country, who was
witness In a case which required sew
.nteen years TO get a decision. says the
Minneapolis Journal lie left the conn-
fry some time ago and has recently
been Informed OF the outcome.
Mr.. Makiel came TO Minneapolis on
account OF a dislike toward him In the
neighborhood OF Kishinen because he
expressed sympathy for the homeless
Hebrews. His attitude was considered
as nihIlistic by some, and, although ne
"a NOT "A lew himself. he thought be
would Toe better of in free country
In 1886 a boy was born TO a noble
man living near Kishiner, and, accord
1 ing 10 the custom, a nurse was hired 10
have sole charge Of the child until he
became old enough 10 be placed In the
| schools. The nurse was compelled 10
sign a contract binding her TO service
for five years. She did her work faith
| fully for two years and then broke
her contract by marrying a young
workman who was often employed AT
the nobleman's house. She had. how
ever. been so faithful to her little charge
/ and had done her work SO well that the
father brought suit in the provincial
court to make her return and comply
with her contract.
In the trial in the lower courts the
case was decided In favor Of the girl
but the nobleman had money. and the
case was carried up by those mysteri'
Gus methods known only In Russia un
til it finally reached the highest cour'
of the land. This august body, called
the high synod, after considerable de
lay and argument rendered verdict
TO the effect that, inasmuch as the CIR
had signed the contract, she must re
turn at once and fulfill II. lmprison
ment Is the penalty for refusing Il
obey the courts orders, and the girl
now prosperous matron. Is In guam
Diary as TO her next move. for the little
boy mentioned in the contract is now
serving his time in the Russian army
Mr.. Makiel says he does not know
whether the high synod looked at thu
date of the documents Of appeal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
Uniaue GIFT For a Waitresa.

A tree decorated with new, crisp one
dollar bills was the Christmas present
which Miss Stella La Grand. a waitress
employed at a restaurant in st. Louis
received the other day from the mem
bers of the Hooligan club, sixteen
young men employed in the wholesale
district who are served daily by Miss
La Grand at their MONDAY meal.
says the ST. Louis Republic. The tree.
about three feet in height, was dec
Grated by the manager Of the restau-
rant at the solicitation Of the club
which furnished him with the novel
presents. The club arrived promptly
at noon and took their places at their
accustomed table. Miss La Grand took
their orders and went to the kitchen.
The tree, which had been struggled in.
to the restaurant, was then placed up
on the table, and Miss La Grand, re.
turning soon after, received the unique
gift
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
PRESENT IN A COFFIN.
Grewsome Method Used 10 Remember
Popular MANAGER.

Grewsome Method Used 10 Remember
Popular Manager.
A coffin Is not very pleasant holi-
day gift, especially when it is present
ed while resting on q bier with lighted
candles, says Baltimore dispatch,
and thus the feelings of the recipient
can be imagined when lie is told that
the coffin contains the remains of a
close friend.
Yet this odd method was recently
used by some of the employees of a
tobacco company at Baltimore in pre-
senting one of the managers with a
costly clock,
A few minutes after noon the mana
ger was summoned to a private room,
where he beheld what appeared to be
coffin resting on a bier draped with
black drapery and lighted candles
Pickering around the casket in the
semidarkness He was informed the
coffin contained the remains of one he
liked very much, and the cover was re-
moved to give him last look
AS the manager stopped over he saw
not the face of corpse, but a very
handsome clock, which the employees
had purchased as a gift for him. The
presentation was then duly made, and
suitable remarks followed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
Carpeted His Room With Money.

Harry Shupe, aged thirty, employed
as farm hand at Chardon. O.. left
last summer to secure legacy, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. He returned
recently. Shupe ordered room with a
fire at the Park hotel. The clerk in
formed Shupe that the fire would be
extra. Then Shupe exhibited rolls of
currency that dazzled the patrons of
the hotel. The clerk entered Shupe's
room later and found he had carpeted
the room with bills of large denomina-
ton and was walking over them.
Shupe admitted that he had fallen
heir to $4,000, but the source is I'M
known. Il have had pretty good
time the past few months" said Shupe,
"but | intend to buy a farm before
blow in all of my roll"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
The shovel on the Walk.

What Joy some winter morning
When I suddenly awake,
And just the thought Of getting
Up will make the covers shake
When chilly drafts inform me
That the furnace fire is low,
And. looking out the window,
can see the falling snow,
What joy 1t is to listen
To my neighbour cheerful talk
And the merry. merry CHATTER
or the shovel on the walk
/ make a mental picture
or the snowdrift on the street
And sleep at once becomes a
Blessing more than twice as sweet
Oh, how | hug the pillow
Fen more tightly than before
And make all kinds Of wishes
That relate to sleeping more!
I know that duty calls" me,
But I'm much inclined to balk
When l hear the merry CHATTER
OF the shovel on the walk.
Give me the good old summer,
When the snow is at the pole
And / don't have to shovel
Any ashes, snow or coal
Let any man that wishes
Spend his morning pushing sno"
But not for me the labor
When the biting billiards dow
The stuff about the pleasure
OF the work is dippy talk, go.
And l don't like to hear thS cla''e'
OF the shovel on the walk
Albany Times- unlol
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
QUAY'S GRATITUDE.
Senator Remembers a Descendant.
How He Was Named Stanley.

Senator Remembers a Descendant.
How He Was Named Stanley.
Eugene Stanley, borough clerk Of
Bridgeport, near Norristown. Pa, has
resigned clerkship in the Philadel-
phia and Reading railway Office to ac-
cept a $1,000 Job In the department Of
the interior at Washington, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
The appointment. which came to Mr..
Stanley as Christmas gift. is credit
ed with being secured by Senator Quay
to repay debt Of honor which he
owed Eugene Stanley's grandfather
Matthew Stanley Quay, United States
senator, was born in Lancaster county.
near the home of Matthew Stanley,
grandfather Of the present appointee.
The intimate friendship existing be-
tween the Quays and Stanleys prompt
ed the parents Of the statesman, then
newborn babe, to name him in honor
Of Matthew Stanley, their neighbor.
Thus came the name Matthew Stanley
Quay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

Opals are again coming into favor
with women who can afford to carry a
stock Of gems, says the New York
Press. Ever since the Princess of Wales
set this fashion last spring the fad has
been growing, and market has been
opened for the inferior opal stones Of
central Mexico. The appearance Of a
neck strand Of these gems on matron
in the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York caused much comment. The
stones have had most Of their recent
use set with diamonds in ring, but
now they are seen in combs. garter
clasps, bracelets and even In the backs
OF costly hairbrushes. 1t Is difficult to
match opals, and fine sets of these
stones are rare.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
A GIRL MASQUERADER.
Alice Pitcher Lived as Boy to
Save Her Life.
HIGH ROLLER ON MONTANA RANCH
"Psrcy," Threatesed with Consump-
During q Drive Ended Dfsxufse.
Wanted to he a Baseball Player,
but Could Not Bat.

Back to the mines, Percy" is
salutation with certain of the younger
smart set of Louisville, Ky. which
never failed to throw one % the rud-
diest, most athletic appearing young
women of the set into confusion.
Three years ago, when she left Louis
Vile, it was with signs OF the grip OF
the white plague" upon her consttu-
ton. Almost nothing had been known
Of her doings from that time, except
that her friends were Informed i'll
general way that she was lin the
mountains" says Louisville special TO
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Up somewhere in rough Montana
country a rancher's daughter sits with
shattered hopes and mourns the loss Of
a handsome, dashing young SWELL
known all over the ranges as a good
fellow" and mo tenderfoot" She had
spent many pleasant hours with him"
and cast languishing eyes and dwelt
on the thought Of the hour when he"
would propose the all important ques
tion-or, II he didn't, leap year was
not so far away. Then there was that
last ride!
If percy Pitcher had not caught
cold the facts would not have come out
yet In all probability. and Percy and
the Montana maiden would have Will
ed the blissful hours away, while Louis
Vile would still have missed its Alice
Pitcher. the wealthy organ manufac-
turer's daughter, who was lin the
mountains for her health"
That the supposed consumptive CIR
has pushed ore cars in the copper
mines. served as waiter In miners
boarding house. herded cattle on O
ranch, lost years earnings in one
game of poker and achieved a reputa
ton at billiards the remarkable story
of the three years role as Percy Pill
cher records. II any suspicion as tt
the genuineness Of the character was
raised 1t was quickly met by some ac
that seemed incontrovertible. When the
tenderfoot had first arrived "he" wa.
made to bear the brunt of many jokes
but took them all good naturally ant
soon was ranked among the boys
Percy became as much of high rolle
as any.
Percy's ambition in the sporting lint
was to be q baseball player. She &C
quired great proficiency in throwing
and fielding. but she was weak as i,
batsman and SO could not get the plac,
she coveted on the league nine. Blu
she followed the players and was al
ways on the diamond on some pretens
or other, and the players were glad t.
have her assistance.
The end OF the story came a few
weeks ago when percy Pitcher" thel
well established at Helena, went driv
ing with young woman and caught
severe cold. The physician who at
tended the case discovered the secre
Of the masquerading girl. There wa
telegram to Louisville, an order for
ticket from the paternal organ maker
and Percy came home to resume he
place as Alice Pitcher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

The first society leader in England to
introduce the new fashion of muffs for
winter bridesmaids will be Lady Mar
jorie Greville, who IL to marry Lord
Helmsley, says a London dispatch to
the New York American. Lady Mar
jorie's bridesmaids are going to carry
large white flower muffs, the gift
of the bridegroom, instead of bou-
quets. This new departure in the
accessories of bridesmaids toilets
comes as boon and blessing to the
chilly fingered damsel this winter
weather, for the flowers are fixed on
a foundation, into which serviceable
muff of velvet or fur is slipped.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
MILK DIET FOR PUMPKINS
Traveller Tells of Monster. Raised ny
Psau.,INania WARMERS.


Psnu.,Isasia Warmers.
-Vunkins.- said the man who had
returned 10 FAN River. Mass. from
Pennsylvania. "punkins' Why. yon peo
rla hen,ahOuts don't know what = real
abIrl,niird punkin Is. These prize al
fairs that You show with 50 murh
pride at your county fairs and boast
ahant are mere infants. pigmy babies.
beside the punkins raised 10y the Penn
sylvania farmers. Place one Of your
largest beside q small one from Penn
sylvania. aud 'twould compare about
as pea does with big potato.
Those Pennsylvania farmers set
more store by their barns than they do
by their houses. You'll find a man liv-
ing in a place that resembles cow
shed owning a barn that looks Ike a
mansion. Big barns, they are always
spick and span in white paint and
with green blinds and shutters. Their
fences. too. put to shame that Of the
average New England farmer. Few
tumble down. tottering. weather beat
en- fences are seen on Pennsylvania
farms. But this is depression. The
punkins are the main thing, the pride
and bulwark of the Keystone State.
Those punkins are raised and tended
as carefully as blooded stock. They
feed them on milk twice a day. morn
ing and night, not skinned milk ell
ther. but the best Jersey fluid. thicl
with cream This milk diet Is begun
with the punkin of tender age and con
! tinued through the age Of maturity
The way those milk fed punkins &c
fat and rotund and wax strong Is al
most unbelievable. They put iron band
around them. and the punkins swell
until they burst the bands as though
they were paper. They are the San
dows among punkins. One who ha
never seen Pennsylvania punkin tiel'
stumbling ON one on moonlight nigh
would think he had struck the ruins o
ancient Thebes or monuments raise'
by giant hands"
What do they do with those pun
kins?" asked listener.
Furnish the country with pie mate
aial," replied the speaker.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
The New Year Apprentice. 1'V4'

The norther bent the icy trees
And skimmed the frozen pools
I saw the old year passing OUT
He bore bag Of tools, all
His hands were rough with hohes' ''''
His weary steps were slow ,-,-,,.
The bells proclaimed the noon Oh h''"''
He vanished in the snow,
! heard a knocking at my door,
The dawn was gray and chill
A rosy young apprentice boy
Stood waiting on the sill s,ts
His clear blue eyes were oris"' Wv
hope,
And on his curly hair
Was perched a taunty little cap
The kind that workmen wear
II brought along the plans ne S"'''
"Of tunnels to be drilled -,
And roads to grade and tracks u '''
And bridges l must build
And many stored structures 'a'
That must shortly rear;
l come prepared to 60 to work.
I am the glad new year. .,,y
-Minna Irving in Leslie's "eeN''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

The three judge. bowed ,tsl,t-.
over their desk for a few nlans-., -
when Judge HolhrOok reudrr.,i M. --'
dict Of the cosrt bic face VA, 49,.
The prisoner 10 discharged - -.
amply
fraunce's tavern is the fsu1s. 81.
place In which WAshingloD i..5. o.,
well TO his officers on Dec - la
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

with Deadly Observation-Disclosures of
the Pure Product Inestimable.
NJ. Curie of Paris. the discOverer OF
radium. predicts the future of the new
chemical as follows in the New York
World:
1t is quite difficult TO predict the fu-
ture of radium. but | believe its great
field will be the domain of medicine
rather than in warfare and commerce.
A physician with tenth of gram of
radium could receive an unlimited
number of patients and effect cure
after cure in cases of lupus and, above
all, of cancerous affections.
The scope of radium is naturally af-
fected by its enormous cost, as an
ounce is worth kings ransom-S3O,-
600. Recently, however, | received a
communication from a firm in Buffalo,
n. Y. claiming to have new process
for extracting radium from uranium.
which will cheaper the article.
Radium might be factor in warfare
in the way of producing explosions in
magazine, causing the disappearance OF
the ship and the entire ships company.
But radium is dangerous rather
against individuals than objects. A
tenth of a gram left contiguous to a
person is capable of producing complete
paralysis. For this reason 1t might
prove a dangerous medium in causing
crime which would defy detection if 1t
ever became as easily obtained as other
chemicals. 1t is also dangerous to
bring a tenth of a gram into contact
with a highly charged electric battery,
because a sudden explosion is certain.
At first we hoped that the blind
would be benefited by it, for a particle
of radium inclosed in a box, placed on
the forehead, conveys a sensation OF
light to the eye. but we found 1t did
not enable the blind person to distin
guish objects. SO far we have only
quantities, yet the remarkable results
produced show that the possibilities Of
the pure product are inestimable.
A man entering room where there
is pound of pure radium would per
ish. but there is no fear of this, as only
radium salts are yet obtainable from
the barium found in Bohemia, called
pitchblende, of which ton often Yields
less than gramme Of radium salt
Already the mineral Of Joachimsthal
which gave my wife and myself gu
first material. is exhausted. and only
discovery of a veritabe Klondike o
radium will demonstrate the wonder
full force of this chemical so little I'LL
derstood even today by the most arden
investigators.
Before doing what Professor Gustav
Lebon has predicted the blowing up o
magazines, forts, and arsenals in tn
enemy's country by using small tub
of radium. we shall have to find til
requisite amount of pure radium. 1t
potentiality is wonderful and | ca
even conceive a radium cannon project
ing electric shocks great distances wit
deadly effect.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
How n Little Girl Acted Cupid.

At luncheon given the other after
noon at the st. Nicholas hotel in Gin
cinnati the engagement of Miss Gret-
chen McCurdy Gallagher society belle
and talented violinist of Cincinnati, to
Professor John Morris Of Athens, Ca.
was announced in a novel way. says
the Atlanta Constitution. A little girl,
naked excepting slight drapery ana
gauze wings, representing Cupid, told
Of the coming marriage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

Justice Nicholson of st, Joseph. Mo-,
who served as police judge during the
absence from the city of Judge Caro-
lus. announced recently that Migrants
brought before him would not be sent
to the workhouse to board at the ex.
pense of the city, as they generally
wish. but instead they will be sen.
fenced to take cold water bath once
a day for a week and then leave the
city under penalty of doubling the
dose, says the Kansas City Journal.
John Olaf was the first victim, and he
begged to be allowed to leave the city,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
To Stock Lake Superior With Seals


Preliminary steps have been taken
for the formation Of the Lake Superior
Seal Propagation society. the object be-
ing to stock Lake Superior with fur
bearing seals. says the Milwaukee SEN
tinel. The head Of the society will be
Seben Malaroff of Ashland, Wis, re-
tired Russian sailor with thirty years.
experience as sealer; former Lieuten-
ant Governor Fifield and ]. s. Robins
of Rhinelander. 1t is figured that ten
male and forty female seals in the
lake will increase to 1000 in twenty
years. The Apostle islands or Isle
Royale, together with the rocky shores
Of Lake Superior, would be ideal breed
ing places for seals, it is held, and Mr..
Malaroff says the climate conditions
are perfect. Efforts will be made to
secure governmental regulation by
agreement with Canada. The project
ors figure large profits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

1t Is announced that crusade u "
be begun In New York against nl'D
who perjure themselves in bankrupt
courts. 1t should be successful 'n'''
and extend to other parts of the eo'D
try. The tendency to abuse the p''
ilege of going through bankruptcy =, y
becoming quite too common al" -,
scarcely less disreputable than "N'"'
advantage Of the statute Of limlla'iO""
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

A Trenton IN. j. firm has O'Ou', n
suit to recover 100000 damages NV ,
the National Window Glass JVO''
association. 1t is alleged tha' 'D' :,
ISOLATION has refused to sell sl"', b,
the firm. although the latter oHe''' 80,
pay current prices. The joDDer' ~" '.,t
citation looks very much like ;"
opera ting in restraint Of trade
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

In fixing the Alaskan boundary AZ
cording to the findings" of the COM
mission Canadian charts will be used
as the basis Of the survey work. This
Will be done because the work of the
Canadian photographers was more ex
tensive and elaborate than that pro-
ducod on the part of the American
side Of the boundary dispute.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
NAVY CarlcakcA.

AS white is so much worn, every
thing must be in keeping, so the new
est and daintiest cardcases are Of
white MORE antique silk. They have
cone mounts of French gilt or nickel,
and the most costly ones have an or
nament Of seed pearls or other jewels
in the mount.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15

The cola tlly bends in q solemn bow
over a World % stainless snow.
In chill brown lines the hedges creep
Past sheltered farms 20 forests deep.
The stesl hlle ice. wind swept and clear
Covers the breast q the lonely mere
In cedar thirkots the blue Jaws s'-'ld,
While snow birds whirl through the bit
ter cold
And tiny. tifnid hnsiy print
on white arifi gives q har"s hint
-sara Andrew Shaf-r IN outlook 70
January.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
Fashions In Flowers,

There are fashions in flowers as well
as in gowns and other things. Just at
present the beautiful orchid is the
adornment Of every woRan's corsage
who can afford one, and just over the
heart is the place it must be worn. OF
course the American Beauty is still
favorite, and no flower will ever take
IFS plapa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
A Strict Grammeriou

You think great deal of your hus.
oand' don't you?' said the visiting rel.
ltive.
You have the wrong proposition {"
answered Mr. Meekton's wife, with the
cold tones of the superior woman ~
mink for him."-Washington Star