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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
CRISP SHOWINGS

must be some chemical or electric nc
ton that guides them for they get
about with wonderful precision.
With all our science it seems that we
have only touched tine edge of the Won.
ders OF the world about us. There are
some things. simple and primal things
close TO the heart of nature, that the
creeping and flying creatures could
teach US.
II behooves man to be humble in.the
face OF these undiscovered realms. But
out OF his humility he may still strive
to learn and TO read the riddles of the
book of life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

The cars Baltic fleet having, depart
ed for the far east, 1t is presumed that
If the vessels do not ram each other on
the way or run on to any Russian
mines after they reach their destina-
ton they will furnish material for an
other thrilling account Of Russian
defeat. Having smashed the Port Ar
thur and vladivostok sQuadrons. Togo
will doubtless welcome the coming of
the Baltic feet to keepfhimk from get
ting out Of practice. ST
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

A young Massachusetts painter jump
ed from veranda roof to the ground,
stopped runaway horse and saved
three women. Then he tried to get
away before any one could discover his
IDENTITY. That is not exactly the Can
negie medal sort of heroism, but it is IA
choice variety nevertheless.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

Jack Munroe has been silent since
the Jeffries mountain fell on HIM at
San Francisco. and when pugilst has
been licked into silence he has been
licked indeed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

Russia tdoes not permit3a divorced
person to marry for, twoSyears after
the granting Of the decree. 1T is "a
rather sad commentary on our own
laws to admit. that we could improve
them by goingdo the Russian model.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

The Connecticut girl whot had
youth fined $17.5D for kissing her
against her will has thrown a scare
into the young men of the community
80 that they go block around4 rather
than pass her house. Compulsory
osculation is always to be discouraged,
but it is not happys subject to parade
before the public.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

The sultan Of Turkeys life was ire
Gently saved by shirt Of mail 1t Is
remarkable how these modern mon
archs have to protect themselves from
the love of their loyal and devoted sub
jectS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

Now that areal fighting has begun
Grand DuketBoris is remaining'in St.
Petersburg. A chorus girl soldier Is
not exactly sthe sort needed in actual
war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

The man who,still sticks to hisestrHfw
hat may be a hero. but he does SAot
look, the part. tA W
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

thought he was the forerunner. He
sent Inc the speech he made, and
mailed him mine, which bore a date
three years earlier than that marked
ON his. don't wish to appear egotis-
tical, but l say what l have said be-
cause l am justly proud"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

Senator Hoar had one story that he
was fond of telling. 1t ran as follows,
says the Chicago Tribune:
MY old friend Professor Gallaudet
Of the deaf and dumb college in Wash
ington told me some twelve or fifteen
years ago a pathetic story, which l
think may be well applied to a great
many gentlemen who have political
crotchets or peculiar notions in their
heads He had little boy in his insti-
tuition between five and six years old,
a little deaf and dumb fellow, very
precocious, and the doctor liked very
much to talS to him and he liked to
talk to DR.. Gallaudet. One day the
doctor asked him If he knew the story
of George Washington and the hatchet.
The little fellow said he did.
"'Well,' said the doctor, won't you
tell meT
$50 he began to spell it off on his
fingers. and when he came to the right
place in the story, He took the hatchet
in his left hand and he said to his IA
aber'-
1.-The doctor interrupted him. What
did he take the hatchet in his left hand
forT Why. he wanted his right hand
to tell him with said the boy"
A little more than year ago Senator
Hoar was in Chicago and visited the
Armour institute, where he talked to
the students.
II feel as If I were talking to 1,20O
of my grandchildren" began the ven
erable senator. Probably you do not
know it, but l believe and take pride
in the belief that am the grandfather
of technical education In the United
States. made the first address in be-
half of such education. 1t was deliv-
cred before the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture years ago. l wish to defend the
honor that I feel in being thus pio-
neer in the field In which you labor.
Andrew D. White heard that
claimed to have made this first speech
and he wrote me saying that he
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

technically correct" decided the oracle
but suppose the senator from Ne
braska desired to save time by using
the short sound"
A newspaper correspondent once ask
ed Senator Hoar for his photograph
"Why, certainly said the senator
cordially. Garland. go and sit for my
picture"
Garland was one OF his private sec
retaries. The correspondent looked puz-
Yled.
"Oh, that's all night" continued the
senator. Garland always sits for my
portrait because he is a much better
looking man than l am. When | am
asked for my autograph | get Good
win, my other secretary, to write ii, for
he is the best penman. and when | am
asked for my opinion on any matter
the inquirer is referred to Doherty, my
messenger"
Doherty was Hoar's handy man.
among his duties being to guard the
senator's door, He was mentioned in
one of the Washington papers one day
as Senator Hoar's .Fidus Achates."
See here, Doherty, what these news
paper men are calling you," said Mr..
Hoar, pointing to the paragraph.
what does It mean?" asked Doher-
ty. scratching his head.
"Oh, wouldn't like to tell" replied
his employer, in a tone that seemed to
SOW that the meaning was too shock
ing to be translated into plain English.
Forthwith the offended Doherty went
out to look for the bloody spalpeen"
who called him "Fidus Achates''
Senator Hoar once declined an invi-
tatiop to attend one Of the annual ban
quets OF ths famous Gridiron club.
Il know that if l should go | would
be called on for a speech" he explain
ed Now, can speak only in Greek,
while you fellows can understand only
Sanskrit"
Though the soul of generosity. there
was nothing slipshod in Hoar's idea Of
honesty He ould never accept gifts
Of any kind from corporations that deal
with the public.
Once he was riding on train from
New York to Washington. his seat mate
being the railroad manager. When the
conductor came to collect fares the rail-
road official was astonished to see a
United States senator pull from his
pocket a regulation ticket to be punch
ed. AS soon as he could. the manager
mailed to Mr.. Hoar a season pass over
his lines, only to have it returned by
next mail with Mr.. Hoars thanks and
with the statement that the senator
never accepted free passes.
! The same strict integrity marked his
legal practice. A client brought suit on
the strength Of Mr.. Hoars opinion that
| he would win the case. But the client
lost, and Mr.. Hoar refused to take a
! fee. He saw no reason why man
| should pay for his lawyers blunder.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
SIDE LIGHTS ON H0AR
Massachusetts, Senator's Enthu-
siasm For Rural Life.
LOVER OF THE FIELDS AND WOODS

Deep In statecrnft, He Was Very
In Its Beneficial wOrk-Anecdotes
That Depict His Keen Wit - How
His Colleagues Gauged His Humor.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
Our Debt to ItaIy.

From h Century: Economically
considered, Italy is contributing greatly
to the prosperity of America A large
part Of her surplus population is dig
ging our tunnels, building our railways
and supporting a multitude of our in
dustries. This element has it's vices
usually the inheritance of dynasties OF
misrule-and coming chiefly from the
south Of italy, sometimes fails to show
us the more lovable and gentle side of
the; people. But it is a hard-working,
frugal and fairly law-abidfng race even
here, and. however it may be misled for
a time, has no menace for free institu-
tons beyond any other ignorant foreign
population. 1t will be a for Italy il
her children shall take back from
America to that democratic land
lessons of oppression and inequality
drawn form the purchase of favors
before the law. Until we are sure
that we are not teaching them lessons,
we should do we'll to speak more softly
of the degeneracy Of the country they
have left or of the dangers to our civil
ization involved by their coming.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
WIRE ROPE.
Was Manufactured by the Ancients and
Pompeii Contains SAMPLES.

Pompeii Contains Samples.
Philadelphia Record: 1t is not an I'M
common thing in this age of advance.
ment in industrial and egineering mat
ters for the present day engineer to as
sumo that he knows much more than
his ancient BROTHER. and. while this is
true in many things, it frequently hap
pens that an invention or appliance
commonly believed to belong to modern
times is found 20 nave been known and.
used centuries ego.
Ropes made ~f various kinds of fiber
and leather are OF very ancient date.
Ropes of palm have been found in
Egypt in the tombs of Beni-Hassan
(about 5000 B. CD and on the walls Of,
these tombs is ais shown the process
of preparing hemp. In a tomb at
Thebes of the time of Thothmes III.
(about 1900 b. Co is d group represent
ing the process of twisting thongs OF
leather the method of cutting the
leather into thongs. The bible tells
us that Sampson was bound with ropes.
and that the spies sent by Joshua into
Jericho were let down in a basket, pre-,
sumably by means Of a rope. =
AT Nimrod, Assyria, a carved slab
showing the siege of a castle was
found, on which a soldier was repre-
sented in the act of cutting a rope to
which a bucket for drawing water from
a well outside the castle walls was at
tached.
The wire rope is generally consid-,
cred a modern invention, a production
of modern skill, and it will surprise
many to learn that it's manufacture is
really a rediscovered lost art.
Although the Assyrians practiced the
art of wire-beating, no evidence has
been found to Indicate that they used
wire for making rope.
The excavations at Pompeii have
however, brought to light a piece Of
bronze wire rope nearly fifteen feet
long n about one inch in circumfer-
ence. This rope is now in the Music
Borbonico at Naples. 1t consists Of
three strands laid spirally together.
each strand being made up of fifteen
wires twisted together, and its con-
struction does not, therefore. differ
greatly from wire ropes today. Pom
peii was buried A. d. 10, over 1910
years ago. but how long wire ropes
had then been known it is Impossible
to tell. though judging by the knowl-
edge shown in the construction, it may,
be safely concluded that they had been
known for a considerable time. The
uses to which these ropes We're put are
not definitely known, but further ex-
%cavations may shed some light on ths
subject.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02

my plans so that I met you at the club.
My money. l find. will take ma any
where in Troubridge. wen into the
Hewison family. 1 beg your pardon.
The words sound rough, but l don't
seem to know what l am saying to-
night. AS for the rest, you said, We
both know it, but l am not so sure
tina only begin to know what
your thoughts have been. and as for
mel have hoped and believed that
perhaps you We're sent to me in some
mysterious fashion. and that the dead
girls blessing might be ours. GA
knows how l ave grown to owe you,
and how l have prayed to be worthy.
II tried to think that some future day
o would earnestly care for me, and
now-now-I am afraid"- His voice
broke. What shall we do? Stin it
was square in you to tell me-" =
She put out her hands.
Il am not fit for such a good man as
you; 1 was going to marry you for
your money. and perhaps it is right
that you should go away. But before
you go let me say o sorry l am L
have made you suffer, and that l think
you are the bravest and kindest man
l aver knew"
His eyes searched her face. He had
grown very pale.
Z .If we could put away tie past" she
whispered. If you would forgive. per-
haps the dead girls fancy might bless
us yet, il you"- She hesitated, and
her voice died into Hence.
And the man, without another word.
for the first time clasped her in his
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
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1T is a very cold day, Jenkinson."

1T is a very cold day, Jenkinson.'
he said.
Then he chuckled softly to the horse
not taken ten steps before some one
stepped out from the shadows and
caught hold of the bride rein. Mr.
Finley sprang to his feet, only to fine
himself looking into the barrel of q
revolver.
81 beg your PARDON" said a sof,
voice. but could I speak to you for a
few moments"
For he first time in his life Mr.. EN-
ley was stunned, helpless. at the mercy
OF his opponent. The voice was that OF
Miss Lormer.
IF you will get down from the cart
l am a very good shot," and she
laughed" but the thing makes me ner-
vous."
Who would have thought that you
We're in the profession. tool" Mr.. En-
ley muttered in dazed tones as lie
mechanically climbed down from the
cart.
Miss Lormer laughed again. more
heartily h before, and it was then
he saw that she was not alone. A man
stood at the horses head. me of his
legs was bandaged, and he was leaning
heavily on a cane. He was a tall. good
looking young a n he returned
VA III . Sy Will great Interest.
Noticing the exchange of glances,
Miss Lormer turned to MIR. Finley.
slightly embarrassed.
Allow me to introduce to you Mr..
Smith my f1ance."
Mr.. Emley started and flushed.
Quickly recovering himself, however, he
bowed low 70 the stranger.
Thank you.' muttered the real Mr..
Smith.
Yes" said Miss Lormer, renectively,
leaning her hand on one side and look-
ing down at the revolver which she
held in n hand and patted with the
other. You see, 1 met him in Paris,
and we became engaged. 1 wanted a
home here, where 1 was born. so he
bought the Grange, and I picked out the
servants. That is why you weren't
known as an imposter at once. MIR.
Smith was coming here with me, but
had an accident, SO I extended my visit
to London, where was waiting for
him. When l came here I was rather
surprised to see you-she looked up
with a twinkle In her eye-but you
were such a good actor I hated to inter-
fere. OF course, 1 had to tell Frank,
but be always lets me do as I please,
and here we are"
And now that we are here, what are
we going to do?" asked Mr.. Finley.
His voice had a strange, unnatuar
sound that made Miss Lormer vince.
perhaps her conscience was not entire
ly %untroubled as to her treatment of
him.
She held out her hand.
~ think" she said gently, you had
better go"
Mr.. Finley bowed low over the little
hand. He lifted his hat to Mr. Smith,
and turning. walked away from them
into the darkness. When he was far
enough away TO render conversation in
audible, Miss Lormer called to him:
Wait a minute!"
He stood in the darkness. waiting,
and fearlessly went up to him.
II don't like to think of your going
away without anything" she said:
here, AXE this"
She pulled a tea rose from her hair.
thrust it into his hand, and ran back
to her lover.
Dick" said Mr.. Finley to himself
you have been awakened"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
A FATAL PHOTOGRAPH.
War Photographer Gave His Life for a
SNAPSHOT,

Everybody's Magazine: In some re-
spects one OF the most remarkable war
photographs ever made. was secured by
a man named Meyer, a correspondent
for a German illustrated newspaper,
during the war in South Africa. Mey-
err was with the Beers, and one day,
during one Of Buffers attacks along the
Tugela. he took a position on the firing
line. The fire from the British bat
teries across the river was heavy dur
ing h preliminary period of the as
sault. and shells literally raiEed on the
low-lying kopjes occupied by Botha's
army. Meyer thought he saw a good
opportunity to secure a fine picture.
and he jumped out his ''Schanze' to
snap 1t.
Just Their a big liddite shell exploded
within a few feet of him, killing him
instantly. I afterward secured his
camera, which was practically unin4
jured. When h film it contained vas
developed, l discovered that Meyer had
made d beautiful photograph of the
huge shell. which snuffed out his life.
l sent a copy of the picture to his rela-
tives in Germany.
In very recent vars, the motion pic
ture cameras have made their appear
ance. Considering the difficulties at
tending ordinary photography in war.
one can imagine at what expense of
money and labor-to say nothing OF
the courage-moving scenes on the
firing line are secured. C. Fred Ack-
erman, with whom 1 tented in China, Is
undoubtedly the most successful Of the
war motion picture operators. His
first experience was in the Philippines,
where he secured, in the face of ire
mendous difficulties, some remarkable
results.
One picture in particular. was a won
derful bit of realism. Alderman had
his camera right on the firing line and
two American soldiers were hit and
fell directly in iron Of the lens and
only a short distance away. In the
natural excitement of operating his
camera under such circumstances.
Alderman did not know that he had
photographed two men in the act of
being struck down until many months
afterward, when he saw the picture ex-
hlbited in a New York theater.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
Water is the Best Medicine.

Chicago Tribune Drink a glass of Wa.
ter when you get out of bed in the morn.
ing. Never mind the size OF the glass
Let the water be cold If you will. Somt
necessary. YOU may have WASHED youi
face already and relished the experience.
You may AVE taken a cold plunge into
the tub and delighted in the shock and its
reaction. The brisk use of the tooth brush
has left your mouth clean and the breath
sweet. But you are dirty sttA. Drink a
glass of cold water and enjoy the sensa-
ton of being clean inside. All that Is
luxurious in the cold bath cleansing the
outside is artificial. That which should
prompt the glass Of water after sleeping
Is natural. AS a test, tell the 9-year-old
protestant against his morning. scrub Of
cold water that he may escapeit by drink
ing half a pint of the fluid. He will jump
at the opportunity.
Sleep has drawn upon the water in the
blood, and the instinct of the animal, I'M
der natural conditions, is to replenish the
circulatory system and distend the blood
vessels anew. The food in the stomach
which had so much to do toward Inducing
sleep has disappeared, leaving a mucous
substance in the alimentary canals. Yet
mar would wash his face and leave these
half clogged canals to the duties Of an
other day.
Drink a glass Of cold water in the name
of cleanliness. 1t becomes one Of the
shortest and easiest of toilet duties. 1t is
swallowed in a second, and in five min
utes 1t has passed from the stomach, TAX
ing with 1t the clogging secretions Of the
alimentary tracts. 1t has left behind the
stimulus that goes with cold water. and,
by filling the arterial system to the nor
NAL. it puts a spur to the circulation that
has grown sluggish in the night. 1t is
one OF the greatest OF awakeners one
of natures own stimulants.
Drink @ glass of water before break
fast, another before luncheon ard another
before dinner. Water is the best, cheap
est and pleasautest medicine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02

up to the Decent counter, as 1 stated so
fore"
Real experts claim that the Connecticut
broad leaf is better thar the Sumatra leaf
for wrappers. But the public doesn't
think so. 1t van a smooth. thin wrap
per, no matter what the alling may be.
The cigar looks smooth and mild and the
Sumatra wra, fills the requirement.
\ cigar with a Connecticut broad Leaf
wrapper. however. can be carried safely
In the pocket or grip without breaking
and the tobacco is better than the SUI
mntrn Leaf
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
Excited,

New York World: John Bull is calm
ing down, but it will be several days
before he can talk abou it co%herently.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02

Returns of the receipts on the French
railways during the first six months
Of the year show a general decline
compared with 1903. The loss of the
principal companies is from 2 to 3 per
cent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-02
SMOKE LABELS, NOT CIGARS

DEALERS SAY THAT THE AVERAGE SMOKER COULDN'T TELL
ONE BRAND FROM ANOTHER. WERE tIE BLIND y - HOW THE
FoPPlSEI, cocK-sURE BUYER OF THE Web is SURE TO PICK
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-01
BROOKL TN BRIEFS.

William LalIier is playing ball to- day in Bristol with the Watervilles.
 Miss Nellie Gilmartin of South Leonard street is enjoying vacation in New Haven.
 Mrs Thomas Hurley and her son William have returned after enjoying a vacation in Litchfeld.
 A safe and sane plank in any house keepers platform is to buy your gro ceries at the B. F. Dunphy Co.'S store.
 Miss Teresa Garvey and John and Nellie Dunphy have returned af- ter spending their vacation in Litch- field.
 -nhe Misses Norah Mahaney and Anna Lawlor and Mrs Sara Kilbride are spending a few days in Litch- field.
 Miss sheehan of Norwalk, sister of the Rev Father Sheehan of St Pat rick's church, is visiting friends in this city.
 Rev Mir Root and wife of the Third Congregational church have re- turned home after enjoying vacation of three months at the worlds fair in St Louis.
 Twin baby boys were born last evening to MT and Mrs Dennis BIans- field of Poplar avenue. Dan Mahan- ey, the grandfather, is overjoyed and says the boys will make great depao- cratS.
 Daniel O'Brien's horse got out of the barn, where it was tied, in some way this morning and started to race along Bank street The presence of the horse without any harness att 4-,, .Y.I-~ l4,~, ~4as- many people who were frightened lodged into yards and stores all along the line.
 Just a week from next Saturday night the Brooklyn Athletic club will open up their annual promenade and carnival at their hall on Bank street. The affair will have a run of seven nights. Each evening there will be has been provided On next Sunday the regular monthly meeting of the club will be held and all arrange ments will be completed.
 Next Tuesday school opens in the public schools and the Bank street school will open on time just the same as the other schools. The building is now equipped with one of the best heating plants in the state, which was installed by Barlow Brothers. The heating, for each room is automatically controlled by a thermostat to give uniform temper ature. Tn place of the old boiler they now have two, but only one will be used when the weather is not very severe The boiler room presents a neat appearance. Everything is painted up with black and white paint, new cement floors have been put in and the place presents an en- tirely different appearance. The changes in the building were not con fined alone to the heating of the build ing, but many of the rooms have been changed about and much repairing has been done and the building has undergone thorough cleaning throughout Janitor Tiernan did not have much time to do his cleaning af- ter the men were through work, but he did his best and succeeded in put ting the school in good condition. He should be congratulated on his sue cess.
 We have all the good baby foods and keep them fresh by ordering at frequent intervals. If the one you are using doesn't agree with the baby, try one of ours. A. c. Walker.