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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
ISLAND POND VT, FRIDAY JANUARY !, 1904.
Or. HALE'S GERHIE FUN,
Joke Played by tn. Dnister Who
Has Been Chosen Sc, = Chapiata.

Joke fiayed by the Unfster Who
Has Been Chosen Sc, = Chapiain.
The following anectote Is related
about DIR Edward Everett Hale. the
famous Unitarian minister of Boston,
who has accepted the appointment Of
chaplain to the United States senate:
Several ministers a few years ago
who were assembled at their weekly
meeting place in Chicago were enter
tanning each other with Jokes and sto-
ries on the brethren of the cloth. says
the Chicago Chronicle. Each preacher
had yarn or two, and no demon NJ.
ton escaped harmless and gsod hui
mored shaft of witticism. Many of
the tales turned OF some peculiar char
acteristic of the particular church at
Which il was leveled. which therefore
made the points doubly enjoyable to
the ministers of the other sects.
Il heard little story the other day"
said the pastor of well known south
side church. Il understand the Incl
dent occurred some time ago, but for
some reason or other ii seems ii did
not get out--at least not out west. The
story concerns two eminent church
men, one of the Unitarian and the 9TH
er of the Episcopal church-Edward
Everett Hale and Bishop Huntington
of New York respectively. | believe
at one time Bishop Huntington was a
member of the Unitarian church, but
afterward changed over to the Episco
palian flock. Bishop Huntington and
DR.. Hale were old friends. and be-
lieve they continued such after the
conversion of the bishop. This story
would certainly indicate as much any
way:
you know the Episcopalians have a
lot of saints assigned to the various
days in the year When an Episco-
palian minister writes IA letter on any
day for which there is saint he al
ways writes the name of the saint at
the close of the letter instead of the
date. Bishop Huntington learned all
of these things quickly and began to
practice them at once. The first time
he had occasion to write to his old
friend DR.. Hale after joining the church
he used the regulation method of clos
ing his letter, placing st. Michaers day
after his signature. A reply from the
doctor came, and after his name he
had written in full, round hand
Wash day"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
A CENSURE OF THRIFT
Chicago Woman Calls Economy
Self Crucifixion.
SAYS 1T LEADS TO PARsIM0NY.
Mrs. Cryisse Brown Declares Thrift
Good aud That They Are AntisociaI.
What She Thinks of the United
States Senate.

sehhte.
Every time a woman sees something
she wants TO buy for a five dollar bill
and then puts the greenback back In
her purse because she has TO save 1t for
bread and butter she cruclties herself"
This is what Mrs. Corinne Brown
told the members of the Social Econom-
les club at Chicago the other day. Then
she added:
"And | guess there is not woman
In this room who has not crucified her
self in this way at some time in her
life"
Mrs. Brown decried thrift and the
saving of money and urged that thrifty
people never do the world much good.
Thrift and saving are menace" "
she urged. They do more harm than
good. They are antisocial. Thrift
means too often the sacrifice of the
best for the lowest That we are com
PEELED to practice thrift is no argu.
ment for its perpetuation. Thrift can
not be practical without injury TO 9th
ers, without lowering the standard of
living"
Mrs. John +. Thompson differed with
Mrs. Brown and argued that thrift does
not mean parsimony.
NO" replied Mrs. Brown, "but it
leads to parsimony."
A club member urged that Mrs. Brown
should call on Mr.. Rockefeller and
make her ideas known to him.
'Do you regard those who have had
all they want as the most successful"
asked a member.
THAT depends upon what you mean
by success" replied the speaker.
'Those who have done the most for
humanity have not been thrifty"
Mrs. Brown spoke of the disappolnt-
ment she experienced when she visited
the United States senate in her youth.
She described the senators as feeble
old men, who were unable to get to
their desks or leave them without as
sistance
II was told that these old men should
be honored for what they had done for
their country" she continued. 81 think
the best thing to do would be to put
them in golden cage and let them be
honored an hour each day and then
give the rule of the country over to
younger and more energetic men,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
Private street Car For Girls.

Aristocratic schoolgirls attending the
Misses Mittleberger and the Miss Spen-
Ger schools in Cleveland, O.. are to have
a private street car to take them to and
from school, says the Chicago Record
Herald The request was made be-
cause the young women object to max
ing their way through the crowd of
smokers on the rear platforms Of the
regular cars and the young men who
persist in trying to flirt with them aft
err they get inside of the cars. The
service will be installed the first Of the
year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
ONE ON THE SENATOR.
Neat Reply of London Bus Conductor
to MIR. Perkins Of California.

Neat Reply of London Bus COnd uctOr
to MIR. Perkins Of California.
Senator George G. Perkins of Calfor-
mia returned recently from three
months tour of Europe, says the Chi
cago Record Herald. The unprecedent-
ed rainfall over there interfered consid-
erably with Mr.. Perkins pleasure. but
it gave him an opportunity to sample
the humor Of the London bus conduct
Ors.
One rainy day Mr.. Perkins boarded Il
bus and took a seat inside. He began
soon to feel the regular pattering of
water drops upon his head. The roof
Of the bus leaked, and the American
was suffering from this fact.
The conductor just then came in to
collect the fares. and Mr.. Perkins said
to him:
whats the matter with this roof?
Does it do this always?"
"No, sir; only when 1t rains" the
conductor answered, smiling.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
A New Kansas Grass Fiber.

r. r. Whitesell and Henry Light,
farmers Of Illinois township. Kan,
found kind of grass growing along
the Ninnescah river which has very
strong fiber, similar in many respects
to sisal, says Wellington (Kan) dis
patch to the Kansas City Star. Sam
Piles Of the grass have been sent to the
state penitentiary at Lansing for ex-
animation to see IL. 1t could be used to
make binding twine. This grass is said
to be new along the river bottoms, but
grows luxuriantly, and it is believed 1t
could be cultivated.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
Hand Painted Hose a. Woman. Fad.

Hand painted stockings, SO an au-
thority on feminine apparel tells us, are
the latest fashionable craze, says Lon
don cable dispatch. No other stockings
are possible for evening dress.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
new SENATE CHAPLAIN
Characteristic Anecdotes of DR..
Edward Everett Hale.
NOVEL EXPERIENCE ON A TRAIN.

Clergyman's Presence. Criticised
His Abilities-NoveI incident In the
Doctors Editorial Career-A Bank
Cashiers Misunderstnnding of "a
Remark About the sun.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

tion for shrewishness not only in her
own household, but throughout all
Padua.
George Edwardes has been so much
encouraged by the long run of The
Duchess of Dantzig.' which he brought
out as an experiment, that he is making
arrangements for putting light opera
once more on a permanent basis in
London. When Miss Evie Greene re-
turns from her American visit she will
appear in a new opera by M. Andre
Messenger, the composer of "Veronioue.
the title of which is to be La Pompa
dour." The book will be by Mourier G.
Duval and Captain Basil Hood. NJ.
Nictorien SardCu has been so much
impressed by the successful adaptation
of his Madame Sans-Gene for the
libretto of THE Duchess of Dantzig. .
that he has accepted a commission
from Mr.. Edwardes to write a book for
a new opera to be produced in England.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

Board of Education to-day recon-
mended r. NJ. Mcintyre, Nj. V. Board
man, Dorothy Hufschmidt and Carrie
c. Ford to the State board of State
documents and granted the following
certificates; High school-Dora l.
Martin; grammar grade - Blanche
Gaine, Sara L. Peete, Renee Scanlon.
Neah Gulick, Grace Lyon; permanent
high SCHOOL,. e. Johnson, L. Bied-
enbach; permanent grammar grade
NJ. sG. Donnelly; special in stem
ograpy-Mrs. Katherine G.. Lockwood.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
Chance Friend Proves a Footpad.

John Bell. so years old, from the
country and unsophisticated. oblig-
ingly took a drink last night with
Oscar Kerlin in a saloon on East
street. Then Bell and his new found
friend wandered into Sacramento
street and in a doorwav Kerlin struck
Bell over the head and took 81 10
from him. Policemen McGowan and
ConIan saw Kerlin leaving the door
way and caught him. Kerlin then re-
marked that if he had pistol the
officers would have had trouble. The
money was recovered and Bell went
TO the Harbor Hospital. while herhn
was taken TO the City Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
EnEE CONSULTATION
N AND
EXAMINATION

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DDS WEAK BACKS. DIZZINESS. PAINTING
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SPECIAL DISEASES OF NEN-PROSTATI
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HOME TREATMENT-Th Electr0-Chemic
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is alWa-s best however the patient TO
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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

II was advised by friend to try Pc
runa and eventually l bought bottle. L
took it. and then another, and kept TAX
ing it for three months.
"At the end of that time my health
was restored, my nerves no longer trou-
bled me, and I felt once more able to as
sumo my social position.
II certainly feel that Peruna is de-
serving of praise. Nellie G. Loomis.
The rich foods usually served at ho1i-
day dinners and the unusual indulgence
in them irritates the stomach and paves
the way for catarrh. which soon fastens
itself upon it's victims.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
Carnation Club to Give Dance.

OAKLAND, Dee. 1.-THE Carna-
ton Club, an organization of young
people of Oakland, will give ball on
Wednesday evening at Maple Hall.
The affair is strictly invitational and
good time is assured to all who attend.
The members of the committee in
charge of the affair are: ]. S. McCown.
L. C. Drapeau. c. c.. Runner, Louis
Sutter, James Pow, B. E. Bonnell,
Frank Joseph. George Shortt, D. H.
Bonneu and James Ewing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
Drops Revolver and Is Shot.

SPOKANE. Dec. 17.-Former Chief
of Police NJ. Woydt was accidentally
shot this Afternoon, the bullet passing
through his body about three inches
above the heart. His revolver fell
from it's holster and striking on the
hammer was discharged. He has a
slight chance of recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

Il took pills and other medicines daily.
but found as soon as L stopped l was
worse off than ever.
Being advised TO use Peruna. | soon
found that it wrought a wonderful
change in my entire system. 1t cleared
up the sluggish channels of my digestive
organs and assisted nature in relieving
itself of the waste. 1t restored my
strength, increased my appetite and
gradually restored me to perfect health.
II certainly have good reason TO be
grateful. and heartily endorse Peruna- -
Icr.c-n1.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Human hair
and how
to grow it

The hair of the head has
always been a source of
pride to both men and
women throughout all the
worlds history and its loss
or deterioration is a source
of keen modification
and regret.
From time to time
various so-called remedies
for falling hair and the
various diseases of the
scalp have been foisted upon
the public. and the failure
of these to do any perma-
nent good has only added
disappointment to discolr-
agement.
One remedy. however
Coke Dandruff Cure
has proved itself capable
of doing everything
claimed for it and of being
worthy of the confidence of
a much-dDuSed pubic.
1t will remove dandruff,
it will cure diseases of the
scalp, it will put new life
into the Old follicles, and
consequently will actually
grow hair on a bald head.
An i1credulous smile
may pass over the face
of the reader at the last
paragraph, but thousands
of testimonials on file in
our Office prove it beyond
the shadow of doubt, and
your druggist, no matter
where he may be, will tell
you the same story.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
IL YOU ARE LOOKING

For a good investment i'm a
clearinghouse or a place OF
business Of any kind that will
pay sou a good profit. consult
the Business Chance and LOdg-
ing-ffOuse Columns of THE
CALI. in which you can always
find bargains in legitimate busi-
ness propositions.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
TOUR BOYS HELD FOR
BURGLARIZING STORE
Oakland Youths Must Answer for En-
tering Building and Tapping
"a Cash Register

OAKLAND, Dec. 17.-Three boys
Manuel Luze. Tony Soares and Arthur
Fredericks-all under Il years of age,
were held 10 answer for burglary by
Police Judge George Samuels to-day.
The lads are accused b. L. NJ. Stanley
Of having entered his store at 529
Ninth street Carl Bohle, another boy,
has also been held for participating
in the lOOting Of Stanley's store.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

4 secret order for several thousand
tons of hay for export shipment has
been placed with one of the leading
iew days, and circumstances point TO
the Russian Government as the pur-
chaser and the frozen fields of war in
Manchuria as the destination. The
mystery Of the unprecedented emptying
OF barns. the risk of the undertaking
% elude the Japanese warships now in
absolute mastery of Oriental waters
and the possibilities of complications
with the United States Government n
the part of the shippers because of the
fragrant contraband character of such
a cargo give an unusual interest to the
expectation.
The utmost care is being exercised to
guard the facts of the shipment from
the public. There is fear that Uncle
Sam viii step in and spoil a deal of eX-
cellent profit. The secrecy and the con-
fiiet of explanations are themselves al
most proof positive that there is some
thing wrong. The only questions ap-
pears to be whether it is the japanese
or the Russian Government that has so
sensationally come into the market
with an order that was dumfounding %
the dealers.
Scott & Magner is the lucky firm. 1t
is only few days ago that it began an
almost frantic endeavor to rent hay
presses and to buy feed from its rivals.
Their demands became so great that
inquiry resulted, and reports agree that
the contract is for about 5000 tons.
About 1900 or 2OOO tons is to be got off,
probably on the Mongolia. before the
first Of the year. The presses have been
running night and day rebaling the
hay into small, doubly compressed
bales. There are about 100 pounds of
hay in each, and the small size makes
the bale much more convenient for ship
and army train transportation.
FIRM Is INNOCENT.
1t IS not believed that Scott & Mag
ner are aware of the destination of
the fodder They are as innocent of
any conniving with a nation to violate
the laws of neutrality as is John Hay
himself. A w Scott declared yester-
dav that neither the MikadO nor the
Car was on his books as custom
er. nor did he have the slightest idea
that his feed was to reach the mouths
o. the horses of the Cossacks. If a
man comes i-to the market with cash
in hand and wants to buy hay. said
Mr.. Scott, no firm would be more eager
for the order than would Scott & Mag
ner. He would ask no questions so
long as he got his money and Mr..
Scctt very reasonably argued that it
would devolve on the purchaser TO
evade the arm of the United States
Government, if there is any evading
to be done.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

But why is there such an unpre-
cedented rush Of the hay presses and
where is this foreign shipment to go?'
Mr. Scott was asked
L guess you refer to the orders of
the United States Government for
shipments to Honolulu and the Philip
pine Islands. We are not unusually
busy. You know there is a lot of hay
shipped from this city by the Govern
ment to its island possessions
But the Government is not buying
hay at the present time, the old con-
tract having expired and the call is
out for a new award next month.
We'll, we are getting ready for any
future orders that the Government may
give u.s."
Then you are merely preparing
yourselves for the new contract with
the United States Government by buy
ing vast quantities of feed and rebal-
ing it with no prospect other than the
chance Of being the successful bid
ders?"
well, perhaps we shall get the con-
tract
But you first said the United States
Government was buying this large
amount of hay, and now when you ad-
nit that it is not giving any orders
at the present time, what can be the
destination of this shipment which you
are to begin to- load on the vessel Mon
day morning."
BEGIN LOADING TOMORROW.
How dc you know we are to begin
loading Monday morning. l guess you
know too much about the matter, and
l can't talk to you any further
The broSlIeeper in the Office was will
Ing to take an oath that there was not
d scratch of the pen in the books about
the order for thousands of bales" He
was urgent on this point. Should the
United States officials look into the
mystery of the baled hay, therefore,
nothing will be revealed by the books
But the man with the pen behind his
ear made the admission inadvertently
that he believed some thousands of
bales were being made ready for ex-
port shipment"
ITO Manchuria ?"
Haven't the slightest idea
The market price for hay is about
s17. but it is thought that Scott & Mag
ner are being paid handsomely for pre-
pairing the shipment in such quick
time. The rival dealers are all hold
ing their ears to the ground. Some of
them are getting short stubble out of
their sales to Scott & Magner, whose
big barns are too small for the rush
order. but they are not content. They
are hunting for the unknown orders
that the foreign emissary has at his
disposal There is much scurrying
among them in the search for this in
termcdiGrv. for the feed dealers are
convinced that he comes from a coun-
Try whose treasury is full OF war loans
and expedition 10 get the hay to a
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
To Paint City Hall.

OAKLAND. Dec. 1.-THE Board of
Public Works has let a contract to
have the City Hall painted ivory white.
The work VIII begin Immediately. A
contract was also let for the enlarge
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

ment of the City Prison. The price
is s2545. The board has notified the
Chief of Police to arrest all merchants
violating the sign ordinance Unless
his signs are approved by the board
the merchant is liable to arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

Those who have been acquainted with
the value of Peruna in such cases often
feaStS.
At the beginning of the first symptom
of catarrh of the stomach or dyspepsia
Peruna should be taken.
Sometimes it is necessary to begin
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

'I had lost my appetite and was run
down from Over-eXertiOn and exposure
as business manager OF the Bryant Min
strels.
Il was at different city almost daily.
subject to continued climatic changes.
midnight awakenirgs in order TO make
train connections. irregular meals and
all kinds of drinking water which breed
many diseases to theatrical folks en-
route.
II consider PsrgnG a blessing 10
oVerworked, nervous and delicate
humanity. I thank you again and
again for the benefit ! have derived
through your wonderful remedy. 49,
Carroll Pufm01.
Address DE- s. r. Hartman. President
of The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus.
Ohio. for free medical advice.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
rhe Rest Fountain Pens.

We are selling agents for ''Waterman's
Ideal Fountain Pens" 81 so up TO $40 90
each. and sole agents for The Marshall.
tho hest 81 90 fountain pens in the mar
ket SanbOrn, Vail * Co
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
ORDER FOR HAY ENPT|ES BARNS
Unprecedented Shipment IS Thought to Be for
the Russians in MdnChurid.
CARGOES ARE READY FOR EXPORT

province whose fields are devastated
is the chief consideration. Scott .&
Magner are believed to have scooped
up a sman-sized fortune from the
transaction.
fies its RIVALS. They have all been thor
oughly canvassed, and it has been
learned that none of them were ap-
preached with any proposal for an or
DER involving thousands of TONS The
ordinary purchaser would drive hard
his bargain by competition and seek
bids from several firms. But in this
instance a buyer with identity strict
ly.~concealed, dropped into the market,
picked out one firm for his confidence
and his order, not caring for the ad-
vantages of rivaling effort to get the
contract.
EARMARKS OF RUSSIAN DEAL.
This method of selecting a single
firm for its su pplies and thereby bet
ter maintaining the secrecy desired has
characterized the Russian Govern
ment throughout the world during the
present war. Private business houses
act as the ostensible purchasers and
the tricks resorted to by all nations in
times of war have been employed to
circumvent the laws of neutrality. The
japanese, in their purchases in this
market and elsewhere, have been more
keen to get the lowest prices by asking
for bids from several firms. The hay
deal therefore bears the earmarks of
Russian transaction.
"Of course it must be the Russian
Government that is buying the hay"
declared Japanese Consul Uyeno.
Japan raises plenty of feed herself,
and l have heard absolutely nothing of
my Governments seeking hay in this
country.
THE Russians might expect to land
the hay at Shanghai and ship it on the
Chinese railroad TO the vicinity of
Newchwang. where they might try to
get around the Japanese forces over
land by team. 1t may also be their in
tention to get a vessel through to
Vladivostok, where the two ice-break-
ers may be able to make entry of the
port possible. l presume the Russian
cavalry is very much in need of hay
for the winter. The crops of the
country are probably inadequate, and
of course there is no grazing where
the ground is frozen"
The Consul smiled as he contem-
plated any plan on the part of the
Russians to send a shipful of contra
band into the seas of the Far East
Probably they hope to get the Baltic
fleet there in time to convoy the ship
through the swarm of Japanese war
ships that are now hunting for some
thing to do" chuckled Uyeno.
But the strictest blockades have been
run. and If the mounts of the .Cossacks
are starving the chance may be Worth
while Of lodging the fleet of the Japs
on the broad seas
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

II feel IL a duty 10 state fer tie
benefit Of those uh0 may suffer as I
have, and zokO d0 not already kNOzy
abOHt PsTEHa, that 1t is the only med
iciHe that I found 10 cHye my IHdigeS-
tioH aud HeyVOES debility.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

You can't always judge a mans bank
account by the artistic decorations on
the front of his Office safe.