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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
London's "How Old Is Ann,v

London has a varia ton of How old
is Ann" 1t Is How old were Robin
and RichardY And the problem is
thus metrically set out, says the New
York American:
Said Robin to Richard, 'If ever l come
To the age you are now, brother mine,
Our ages, united, will mount to a sum
OF years making ninety and nine"
Said Richard: That's certain, and II l,
be fair
For us to look forward so far
I then shall be double the age that YOU
were
When I was the age that you are"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
CANNON AS SPEAKER.
His stand For the Dignity OF uhe
House Against the senate.

His stand For the Dignity OF the
House Against the senate.
Not since Thomas b. Reeds nrst APP
pearance as speaker has the house OF
representatives had IN that once
man Of such vigorous individuality as
Mr.. Joseph G. Cannon. says the Ne"
York Posts special Washington CORE
spondent. His personality is SO as
tinctly his own. except so far as II De-
longs TO an earlier western type no"
little seen I'm Washington, that II has
been widely pictured in current publ
cations and apparently affords mate
rial for constant comment o'her
speakers Of the house have regularly
used somewhat stilted phrases in their
requests for order, such as Cease con-
yersation' and Retire to the CLOAK
ROOM" when they have really meant IN
the yernacular Keep quiet" Mr.. Can
non is restoring the idiom as fast as
possible. When be gets awakened III
making a ruling to the house. he drops
the gavel from his left hand, revertihs
to an appraised foreinger with which
TO lay down the law, after manner
long familiar to the house. Every time
he drops the gavel the house applauds'
for its members know that he is about
TO say something too vigorous for the
conventional weapon Of his office.
When some Chicago callers were re-
Gently trying to get him to speak at
dinner In the near future, he answered
that he could not speak. They replled
that It took Mr.. Kinds, the clerk at the
speakers table. and several other coach
ers busy to keep him from making a
speech half of the time in the house
There was a modicun Of truth in this
retort
Mr.. Cannon, unlike his predecessors
does not bow profoundly to the secre
tary Of the senate when that function
ary comes into the house to make an
nouncement of the senates action. The
story is told that when the new speak
er's coaches informed him that he mus
make great bow he answered that h'
did not bow to the United States sen
ate, and he would not bow to any OF III
secretaries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
Humor ane PHILOSOPHY
pyright. 800. sampson. Hodss,os.
COLD CASH CONQUERS
By DUNCAN ~ SMITH

In ladies worth a million
We kindly overlook
Things that are scorned 10 girls ad,r,.,
With no fat pocketbOok.
We never ask IL they can sew
And mend and scrub and cook
A million yellow dollars
Make up for several things:
We do not care how red her hair,
How wretchedly she sings.
II she can make the money fy
That takes the place OF wings
Although her face 10 homely,
About third grade her wit,
And she has feet that will compete
With box cars, what Of it?
Her bunch OF money helps her make
A steam pile driver hit.
Oh, ladies, guard your beauty
Make up your gowns for show;
Be modest. sweet, demure and neat
And curl your hair just so
But II you'd be the main gazelle
Be Mamie with the dough.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01

The headline Another Record Bro.
ken" may refer either to the race track
or Wall street.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
Some Juvenile Stars.

Stars are a million years of age
Astronomers give that out stralsAA
But not the stars upon the stage
They're seldom over eighty-elghL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
Cruelty TO Children.

SAoSRy W S'Sf~ ,,,.
Cannibal Aunt-Whats little WINE
crying about?
Stern Cannibal Father-Ele has pten
a bad boy, and his mother WouIul'
give him anything to eat but a VEtaf
fast food eating missionary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01

The sultan is the Sick man Of Eu-
rope" probably because he smokes
Turkish cigarettes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01

Chicago, June 81, 1904; November
1904, Roosevelt and Victory.
Somewhere,-1904; November 1904,
Parker and Defeat
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

In an open market few men would
sell for the amount for which they ore
insured.
The man 10 really green who paints
the town red because be is blue.
There are not just as large fish in The
sea as ever were caught by the oldest
inhabitsnt.
When travelling in Europe Europe
against 1t IL you run short OF funds
How many pounds, English money
make q toni
Honesty is a good policy. but every
insurance agent thinks one in bis CON.
paly is better.
Even II the pen is mightier than The
Ratchet it should not be used to split
infinitives.
The man who stretches a campaign
banner across the street sometimes
stretches the truth, but not often.
Peculiar thing about heart-the Of
tener 1t is broken the easier II Is 70
mend.
An optimist is poet who sends Bis
verses to a magazine without inCloSlHs
stamps for return.
Either side of the dollar is the bright
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01
A Mean Revenge.

"Who told Blinks' wife that she could
singT
"A former sutton that she rejected
He swore he would get even Wild
Blinks."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-01

Either side of the dollar is the bright
side.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
RUSSIAN TROOPS
WERE ON A SCOUT,

"a Mukden, Sept. 22.-The situation here
continues quiet. Small parties of Japa-
nese skirmishers are pushing north
ward on the road from Bentsiaputze
to Fushun.
1t is stated by Russian spies that
Marquis Oyama has detached a con-
siderable force to cooperate with the
army before Port Arthur.
The Russians have taken many
Chunchuses prisoners, among them be-
ing found a number of Chinese regular
soldiers.
The weather has turned suddenly
cold. The supply of uniforms is in
adequate, and the soldiers are being
supplied with Chinese padded over
coats, which have been bought in large
quantities.
Capt. Shubert and four Cossacks
have returned from a long scout south
of the Japanese main army. The cap
tain brings important information re-
garding the Japanese locations and
movements, and says active operations
in this vicinity probably will develop
within a few days. Capt. Shubert ex-
perienced great kindness at the hands
| of the Chinese, who fed him and his
men and offered to disguise them in
Chinese clothing. This, however, was
not necessary, as the party eluded the
Japanese pickets, passing within a few
yards of one and reaching the Russian
lines in safety.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
MANY RUMORS BUT
LITTLE NEWS AT LONDON,

London, Sept. 23.-various uncon-
firmed rumors have reached London
that the Vladivostok cruisers have
sailed out, that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel
has made a counter attack and re-
captured a fort from the Japanese,
that Madame Stoessel was wounded
in the shoulder while attending
wounded soldiers at Port Arthur,
that the Russians are leaving Muk-
den, etc, but little reliable news has
been received here.
Bennett Burleigh wires from Toxic
to the Daily Telegraph denying that
the Russians destroyed the railway
bridge at Lao Yang. He says that
only the woodwork was burned and
that the steel girders are intact. He
adds that the Russians hardly dam
aged the railway between Dalny and
Lao Yang.
The Daily Telegraphs Tien Tsin
correspondent reports bodies of Rus
sian cavalrymen at Fakoman, a rich
district across the Lao river west of
Tie pass.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
TO TRY HIM in LEXINGTON.
BrittOn Will Not Have n Breathitt
County Trial.

Lexington, Ky, Sept. 22.-The hear
ing of the Breathitt county feud case
has been transferred from Jackson,
KY. to this city by the indictment
here of William Britton, on the charge
of killing James Cockrill, town mar
shall of Jackson, two years ago.
Former Prosecutor Byrd, who con-
Quoted the cases against Curtis Jett
and Thomas White, brought witnesses
here from Breathitt county and stated
that these witnesses were still afraid
to testify at Jackson.
Cockrill was shot down in the street
at Jackson, but was brought to Lex
ington, where he died. The indictment
was secured here. and the warrant is
sued under the statute providing that
in any case which has its origin in one
county, and it's elimination in another
either county shall have Jurisdiction
thereof"
Britton was arrested in Breathitt
county last night. and arrived here
from Jackson tonight, and was lodged
in Jail. Curtis lett, who is serving a
life sentence for killing ]. B. Marcum
is under sentence to be hanged, as the
principal in the murder of Cockrill.
The shots which killed Cockrill came
from the top story of the Breathitt
County Court House. Britton says he
was on the ground floor at the time
Cockrill was shot.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
CoNFERRING ON TREATY.
Germany and Roumania May Reach
An Agreement.

Hamburg. Sept. 22.-Chancellor Won
Buelow and M. Sturdza. premier Of
Roumania, met here to-day to talk over
personally the obstacles to the proposed
commercial treaty between Germany
and Roumania, that have caused the
failure of prolonged negotiations
through other channels. An agreement
is expected to be reached through this
conference.
Count Won Buelow was minister at
Bucharest for five years and has, there
fore, personal knowledge of Rouma-
MAN conditions. The German chancel-
lor's great project, begun four years
ago, of Tightening the tariff and me-
gotiating thereon for reciprocal trade
treaties with other continental states,
is nearing conclusion. One more bat
tie must be won i'm inducing the Reich
stag to accept the new treaties. The
old treaties win then be denounced and
German foreign trade will be regulated
for twelve years by an intricate system
of give and take treaties.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
HANSON ANSWERS CLAIM
OF SAVANNAH COTTON MEN
Declares That Presses Are Running Full Time
When They Can Get the Business.

Atlanta. Sept. 22.-President c. c.
Hanson Of the Atlantic Compress Com
pany gave out an interview to-day, in
reply TO the claims Of the Savannah
Cotton Exchange that cotton r. being
held at the interior congresses 10 the
detriment Of the cotton men In sa-
yannah. "All Of the Atlantic Com
press Company's presses are running full
time wherever the amount OF business
offering Is sufficient and clerks can be
had with which 10 do 80" said Presi-
dent Hanson. None are closed"
The congresses "a Macon and Co
lumbus have had up % few days ago
but little 10 %. The congresses a.
Atlanta. opelika. Birmingham and De
catur. Ala, bsye not a. yet had r.
fun days run this season. The com
presses in Southwest Georgia and
Southeastern Alabama have had heavy
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
LAZY COFFEE


Another Name for the Sloppy Sort
Postum Coffee is not made like or
binary coffee for ii takes at least 25
minutes cooking 10 bring out the
heavy food value of Postum. It re-
quires some effort for those things
which are really worth withdrawing
Postum requires a little care.
The grocer Is in a position to hear
OF those lazy ones who will not take
the trouble to make Postum correctly.
II am we'll acquainted indeed with
Postum" says a grocer OF Camden.
N. j.. for / meet II not only AZ my
breakfast table but am also associ-
ated with IL daily In my business"
Coffee drinking used to affect my
nerves and stomach but since we
have been using Postum In our family
IN place OF coffee the bloated feeling
after eating has disappeared and my
head ~ now clear and stomach and
nerves alright. we an feel better I'm
every way and ind Postum Just AZ
satisfactory 90 our palates.
y have met customers who com
planned that Postum was not good
but we always found this due % the
fact that they tried 10 make if a. they
uead 70 make coffee or course we act
them right by pointing out the rea-
bon. telling them they must boil Pos
tum i6 or 30 minutes after boiling
commences. then they set nne. choice
and delicious Postum" Name Furnish
"a by Postum 20. Battle Greek Mich.
Look in each packoEf Tor the fns
uonl lffle book. The Road 40 Well
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SLIGHT ACCIDENT TO
PRESIDENTS TRAIN.
Roosevelt and Party Are Back in
Washington.

Roosevelt and Party Are Back in
Washington.
Washington, Sept 22.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived here over
the Pennsylvania Railroad from Oyster
Bay at 6:52 o'clock tonight.
The Presidents train was delayed
about thirty-six minutes by an acct
dent to the rear drive-wheel of the To-
connective as it entered the tunnel at
Baltimore. This engine was immedi-
ately detached and another one was
procured to pull the train to Washing
ton. The accident caused no damage
to the train.
Fortunately the train was proceeding
at very slow rate of speed when the
accident occurred, or the result might
have been much more serious. 1t was
not making more than three miles an
hour when in some understandable
manner the tire of the rear drive wheel
on the left side of the engine broke
and curled off. One end of it pro-
truded upward and damned through
the boiler of the engine, causing an
almost immediate shutting off of the
steam
The President and his party took the
matter very coolly and did not mani
TEST any alarm. The President re-
marked that if all his troubles were
as slight as that, he would be getting
along beautifully"
To-day's accident is said to be the
hrst which has happened to a train
on which President Roosevelt has
travelled during his administration
The President was given a cordial
welcome home by a large crowd of
people as he came through the train
shed and walked out to the street,
where his carriage was waiting. The
crowd lined both sides of Sixth street
for a long time before the train ar
rived and when he made his appear
ance and stepped into his carriage, he
was enthusiastically cheered.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
OFFICER SAM COINS
KILLED A NEGRO,
Negro Had First shot the omcer at
Brunswick.

Negro Had First Shot the omcer at
Brunswick.
Brunswick. Ca, Sept. 22.-City De-
tective Sam Coins was shot and badly
wounded late this afternoon by viii
Mitchell. colored. and the negro was
shot and killed by the officer, after the
latter had been wounded.
Officer Coins had a warrant for the
negro, who was charged with carrying
concealed weapons. The negro was
located at the shops of the Atlantic
Coast Line. Detective Coins had the
negro under arrest when Mitchell quiet
ly pulled a revolver and fired, the ball
entering just above the officers stom-
ach and glancing to the right side,
lodging few inches from the skin.
The detective quickly drew his pistol.
and pointing it directly at the negroes
head, fired three times. each shot TAX
ing effect. The negro dropped across
the railroad track and lived for sew
eral hours.
Officer Coins, weak from his injury,
mounted a bicycle and rode up town,
stopping in Morgan's drug store. He
was then carried to his home and ply
siclans We're sent for. Upon eXamina-
ton It was discovered that the officer
was not seriously wounded, that is If
the bullet glanced after it struck the
officer and did not enter the cavity of
the stomach. A more thorough inves-
tigation will be made later.
The negro was badly shot about his
head, and his brains were oozing from
the three holes.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
ODD FELLOWS DECIDE
TO GO TO PHILADELPHIA.
RecOnsidered Determination to Go
to Washington.

RecOnsidered Determination to Go
to Washington.
San Francisco, Sept. 22.-The Sow
ereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
has decided to meet next year at
Philadelphia instead of Washington.
Two reasons were assigned for the
change. One was that Washington.
with a population of 27S000 and only
1860 Odd Fellows in the District of
Columbia. had not a large enough
membership to Justify the governing
body in deciding to be it's guest with
the necessary expense attached to the
reception of so many visitors. The
other reason was that Philadelphia,
with a population of 1293,700 people,
is the metropolis of a state jurisdic-
ton which has 112,947 Odd Fellows,
the largest membership of any state,
and is a little further distant than
Washington from Baltimore, where
the convention met last year.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows and the Grand Encampment
of California continued their discus
sons to-day behind closed doors.
The constitutional amendment pro-
posing that young men of Is years of
age be eligible to membership in the
order was defeated.
Amendments proposing that the bar
rier of sex be removed so that the
Rebekahs might become representa-
tives to the grand lodge and that the
color line be extended so as to permit
the admission of men who were partly
of Indian descent were both de-
feated.
The amendment providing that men
who were only indirectly engaged in
the liquor business might be admitted
to the order was laid on the table be-
cause of a technical defect in its mode
Of r,rpeapf a
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
ARRIVED WITH STORES
TO GO TO PORT ARTHUR.

Tsingtau, Sept. 22.-3 p. m.-Several
Golfers have arrived here within the
last ter days. 1t is believed the car
goes are intended for Port Arthur.
The British collier Foxtou Hall has
transferred her cargo of Cardiff coal
to the German steamer Ericka, which
the local authorities would not allow
to leave until given assurance that no
attempt would be made to enter Port
Arthur. The Ericka sails at daylight,
and Japan is given as her destina-
ton, but it is believed that she will
ultimately make for Port Arthur, where
the Russians are offering stupendous
inducements for the delivery of coal
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
ANOTHER CLAIM OF
DEFECTIVE ENGINES

Las Palmas. Canary Islands, Sept. %.
The Russian cruiser Terek, which
has been stopping British vessels in
the vicinity of Gibraltar. commenced
coaling here yesterday, but. on orders
received to-day from Madrid, she was
stopped from coaling and was ordered
to leave here during the morning. Her
commander replied that he was unable
to put to sea owing to the Terek's en-
gines needing repairs. She was, how
ever, forbidden to take on board any
more coal, or any water or stores.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
DEMOLISHED STATE FAIR
EXHIBIT Bull DING.
Storm That Visited Macon Did Con-
siderable Damage.

siderable Damage.
Macon, Sept. 22.-The rain and thun-
der storm which visited Macon last
night did a good deal of damage. The
most serious was at Central City Park,
where one of the new buildings to be
used for exhibits at the State Fair was
practically demolished. 1t is thought,
however. that the damage can be re-
paired before the fair opens. 1t is
claimed the collapse is due largely to
faulty construction. There were no
casualties so far as can be learned
with the exception of Mr.. Strauss Of
New York, whose foot was cut by a
piece of glass, which had fallen from
window of the Hotel Lanier. A tin
coping which bordered the roof of the
hotel was also torn off.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Fair Association was held to-
day, at which the directors decided to
issue a public statement to the effect
that the destruction of the building
will not interfere with the opening Of
the fair on the appointed date. At a
special meeting of the Macon City
Council a committee was appointed to
cooperate with the Fair Association
in replacing the structure at a cost Of
1000.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23

work. A large percentage Of this cot
ton has 10 be reworked after IT reaches
the compress. which constitutes sew
eral landings by the congresses and
shippers.
at several Of the congresses there
II cotton which Is not ready for com
preston. These congresses could do
all the work required Of them, but
the shippers will only hurry IN their
work Of re-elasslng. re-marking and
re-weigbing when II suits their con-
venience.
IAN o. our presses IN Southwest
Georgia and Southeast Alabama did
good business yesterday ana to-day
AMI are close up with al the cotton 10
be- compressed"
President Hanson admitted there
had been some trouble. buf h. affrlb.
uisd n " the diniculty in getting ~
boz
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23

Danvile, Va, Sept. 22.-The plant of
the Danville Ice Company, the only
ice plant In the city, is burning, ana
will be total loss. The first was
discovered shortly after 2 O'Clock, and
the building was then in a light blaze.
The fire department could do nothing
but check the spreading of the flames
to other buildings. The loss will be
between $4,000 and $4,000 exactly how
night.
How the fire originated is not known.
This is the third time the ice plant
has been destroyed by fire. and each
time the destruction OF the building
was complete.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
HOLD HEIGHTS THAT
COMMAND PORT ARTHUR

Toxic. Sept. %. 3 p. m.-While Off
clal confirmation is lacking it seems
certain that the japanese possess a
fort on another height westward Of
Itzshan. which they carried by des-
perate assaults and have since resist
ed all attempts 20 recapture by the
Russians. Both these heights over
look Port Arthur, Offering excellent
gun positions which materially weak
EN- the Russian delense.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
Twenty-six BeIgians appeared /

Twenty-six Belgians appeared be-
fore Judge Joseph Hamphill at West
Chester, Pa. seeking naturalization
papers. His honor proceeded TO ex-
anime them as to their fitness, and
found that only half a dozen were able
to give an idea of the difference be-
tween the government which they had
abandoned and that Of the United
States. How can you men think of
taking an oath to support the con-
stitution." asked the Judge. Indignant
thy, when you show no knowledge OF
what the constitution contains" Then
he issued papers TO the six who proved
their fitness and dismissed the score
who failed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
'BIG INJlN" GONE TO
HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS.

Spokane, VIM, Sept. 22.-Chief JOS
eph the famous Nez Perces warrior, is
dead. He had been in poor health for
some time. He was sitting by his
camp fire on the Colvilie reservation
Wednesday afternoon and was seen by
Indians near by to fall from his seat
to the ground. When they lifted him,
1t was found that he had died from
heart disease.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
INSANE PASSENGER
TRIED TO KILL THEM
Attacked the Captain and "A Fellow
Passenger.

Attacked the Captain and n Fellow
Passenger.
Genoa, Sept. 22.-Romulo NJ. Alci-
var, Mexican passenger on board the
Hamburg American line steamer
Prinz Oskar, which sailed from New
York, Sept. 6. became suddenly insane
upon the arrival of the steamer here
to-day and made an attempt to kill
Capt. Dugge of the Prinz Oskar and
Frank r. Shattuck, a lawyer. of
Philadelphia.
Alcvar first fired revolver at Capt.
Dugge, whom he shot in the mouth,
and then discharged the weapon at
Mr.. Shattuck, the bullet taking effect
in his left shoulder.
Alcivar was overpowered and taken
to an insane asylum.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
BENNETT WILL CASE.
An Appeal from Probate Has Been
Withdrawn.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 22.--An APP
peal filed by Judge Henry Stoddard in
behalf of Mrs. Philo s. Bennett. from
probate in. the controversy over Mr..
Benefits will. was withdrawn to-day
in the Superior Court. The appeal was
filed as a safeguard after the will had
been admitted to probate and affected
only the alleged requests to william
Jennings Bryan in his claim for the
legacy in the famous sealed letter. /"
Mr.. Bryan has now suit pending
against Mrs. Bennett. in which he seeks
TO get possession Of the $4,000 which he
says Is held by her in trust for him,
and also for 100000 in three alleged
trusts for educational purposes, to be
distributed by himself and wife.