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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Some Useful Hints on the Care of New
Furniture.

New furniture should be kept as
long as possible without the use Of
restoratives. Furnitur. which has
been finished with ,helac or var
nish, whether in glossy or dali flu
ish, should never be cleanscd with
soap and water. SAYS the Philadel-
phia Bulletin. Soap is made to cut
oily substances and thus eats out
the oil from the waXed, oiled or shell
lacked surface and works destruc-
ton. If an oil restorer seems a ne
cessity raw linseed oil and raw tur-
pentine in equal parts applied on a
piece of cheesecloth will be found
most often of service.
Where white spots appear on sur
faces from the dropping OF liquids
or from heat the immediate applica-
ton of raw linseed oil generally re-
stores the color. The oil should be
left on the affected spot for sew
eral hours or overnight. Alcohol
performs the service if applied al
once to rosewood or highly finished
mahogany. In each instance when
the color has returned the spot
should be repolished with piece
of cheesecloth moistened with tur-
pentlne.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

Some years ago one B. Of Keo-
kuk county, Ia, made a wagon "Trip
through the adjacent southern
states. On his return he recorn.cd
to his friends his impressions Of his
journey.
Now, for instance" SAID he, Il
went to farmer to ask him the
way to the nearest town. It was
about 1870 a. NJ, and | wanted to
push on. But these here southern
fellers is so hospitable he would not
let me. He says, Light, stranger,
an come to dinner So lit
They had a great big dish Of
fried potatoes in the middle of the
table. The host pushed the dish TO-
ward me an says, Have some,
stranger | took a spoonful an
pushed 'em back. He pushed 'em
over again an says, Have some
more, stranger | took another
spoonful an pushed 'em back. He
says, Take a whole lot, stranger.
! 50 | took another spoonful an
pushed 'em back. Then he pushed
'em over again an says, Take con-
sarned near all of 'em, stranger. -
Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

O'Conneil once defended a man Of
the name of John Coanor on a
charge of murder in Cork, and the
principal witness for the crown was
a policeman who found the prison
er's hat, which he left behind him
in his flight from the scene of his
guilt. After travelling backward and
forward, as was his habit in cross
examination, from the all important
question as to the identity of the
hat he thus continued, Now, then,
YOU swear that the hat in my hands
is the hat you found-in every par
ticular the same?" Witness-l do.
O'Connell--And inside the hat was
written the prisoners name Cook
ing into the hat and spelling the
name very slowly, "J-o-h-n Com
n-o-r:" Witnoss-Yes. O'Connell
(holding up the hat in triumph to
Judge and iury)-My lord and gen.
tlemen of the jury, there is no name
in the hat at all. This made a SEN
sation, and Ultimately the prisoner
was acquitted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Where Our Navy Stands.

The United States navy Is in ton
mage, fourth; in battlcships, fifth;
in armored cruisers, seventh: in
submarines, fifth; in torpedo boat
lestroyers, sixth. Rather a sorry
show, but figures will not lie. For
example, the japanese are seventh,
inferior to Great Britain, France.
Germany, the United States, Italy
and Russia (before the cataclysm) in
number Of battleships. And yet the
japanese, who are also well to the
bottom of the list in torpedo boats
and destroyers, are able to give d
very good account of themselves on
the sea and in a sea fight.
And in two years the United
States will have twenty-five battle
ships instead of twelve and twelve
great armored cruisers instead OF
two.-Eyervbody's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
How to Make and Arrange an Album
Of Notsbles' Portraits.

Children, don't YOU think it would
be interesting as well as helpful in
the way of furnishing you with GER
tain historical data to make a no
table" portrait album:
Well, here Is The way to do so.
Take large scrapbook and letter
the pages alphabetically. Then
paste on the blank pages the por-
traits of noted persons, portraits
that YOU will obtain from time to
time hy cutting them out Of newspa-
pers and magazines. Magazine pie
tures are always the best, bat often
one cannot procure the desired pie
lures from that source and must be
satisfied with those from thc daily
papers. Leave only the name of the
person under the picture, cutting
away all other printed matter. Place
the pictures in alphabetical order or
as nearly so as it is possible, for this
will enable You to turn readily to
any picture you may wish TO refer
to.
The greatest care should be taker
in trimming The edges of the por-
traits nicely and pasting them in the
pages with due regard to their re,
spective sizes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Worse and Worse.

Rear Admiral Higginson at din
ner that he recently gave in the
navy yard at Washington said of a
certain American millionaire:
Once in England he and | were
staying at the same country house.
1t was the shooting season, and on
the second morning of our stay we
found ourselves shooting over the
same covers side by side.
"The morning was cold and gray,
and through the mist | noticed my
compatriot acting strangely. He ran
about oddly. In a little while the
keepers began to watch him, to
smile and to make low toned re-
marks.
'Finally I saw a pheasant running
along the ground and the young
American running after it with his
gun advanced and cooked.
"a keeper fastened up to him and
said:
"'Oh, sir, you mustn't shoot the
bird a-running.'
"cNo, Blake, I'm not going to-
said the young man. Can't you see
I'm waiting for it to stop?' NEW
Orleans States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
The Ways Of Sweden.

In Sweden barber will shave you
for cents, but you have to wash
your own face and comb your own
hair. Women shine your shoes,
shave you, cut your hair and even
give you a bath unless you rebel.
Policemen salute the street car con-
tuctors and are saluted by them.
You take off your hat when YOU en-
ter a shop and return the shopman's
low bow. The comedians crack
Jokes on the rich Swedish American
who has come home to spend his
money There are more telephones
in proportion to the population in
Stockholm than in any other city
in the world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Story About a Catfish as Related by
Benny.

The catfish is slippery, gooey
kind Of fish that inhabits all kinds
Of water, but prefers dirty water. Ii
looks like a large head with a body
and tail stuck ON to it. Catfish fire.
quently attain the size of a good, big
schoolboy and are quite irritable and
ierocious. They have sharp jiggerS
on their sides and elsewhere with
which they can jab YOU like every
thing. When you suddenly pull Il
small catfish with large head and
a yellow underside out of the water
and flop it on the bank il sometimes
makes a noise like ''glug," which is
catfish for swearing. Once there was
man who lived on the Mississippi
river. 4 large oatfi . had broken all
his lines and swallowed all his
hooks. He made a big iron hook,
fastened it TO the end of a long
leather strap, took a porterhouse
steak for bait and caught the cat
fish. 1t weighed 2l4l2 pounds. He
told another man about it and the
other man told father. If it had
weighed 215 pounds he would have
said so. The works of creation are
wonderful. Let us always be honest
and courageous and obey our par
ents and teachers and We will grow
up TO be useful.-Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Two PuzzIine Signs.

"Two strange signs in France and
Italy have always puzzled me- said
globe trotter. "One is the sign to
be seen in front of every BARRIERS.
This is a brass saucer, with d semi
circular nick in one side. Why
should a nicked saucer signify bar
Der shop? | have asked many peo-
pie, but none could answer me.
The other sign waves before the
shops Of dyers and scourers. 1t con
sists of two long, slim curtains Of
cloth, one on each side Of the door.
The curtains may be of any color,
red or blue or yellow, and they are
eight Or nine feet long and about
four feet wide. What do they mean,
| wonder New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Wife Beating In England.

Henry Latsuchere has been dis
cussing the matter of wife beating
in the London press. He says that
strap is preferable to either the
hand or the poker, as, while it causes
much pain and has therefore good
corrective qualities, it leaves little
mark and is never likely to lead to
trouble with the coronerS jury. The
whole moral effect Of the correction
is lost, says he, if the police are
called in. "Alagistrates," he con-
cludes, ''to do them justice, are near
ly always kindly and sympathetic to
husbands who do their work with
reasonable amount of tact and dis
cretion. They are not too particu-
lar about a black eye or a little
blood OF an occasional brc zen rib"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

To make boiled starch allow one
tablespoonful of starch to two Ia
blespoonfuls of cold water, add half
a teaspoonful Of boraX and a small
piece of wax candle. This keeps the
iron from sticking. Mix these in
gradients until they are quite
smooth and creamy looking and then
pour on boiling water, stirring care
fully all the time until the starch is
cooked and becomes transparent
looking. 1t should then be strained
through a piece of muslin and the
basin covered with plate to pre-
vent a skin forming.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Cables an Old Story Now,

The almost placid Indifference
with which America receives the
news of the completion of arrange
ments fer the extension of the pres
ent Pacific cable which links the
United States with Hawaii, Guam
and the Philippines to the shores Of
Japan and China is in remarkable
contrast to the popular demonstra-
tions which attended the completion
Of the first successful cable across
the Atlantic in1S5S. In that year
the new, was heraIded by the ring
inc of bells and the discharge of
cannon all over the land, and the
first messages that passed beneath
the oceanic deeps voiced the felici-
tations and the reioicings of the
whole world at the great and daring
triumph which had been accom-
plished.-PbiIadelphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
CONDENSED STORIES.
Judge Failed to Appreciate a Young
Lawyers Argument.

One of tAe first cases which the
late Gilman MarSton of New lamp
shire had after being admitted 10
the bar was a civil suit involving a
somewhat complicated question of
inheritance, says the Boston Herald.
In no way daunted, young Marston
tackled it, looked up authorities all
the way back to Julius Caesar and
prepared an argument of a few hun
dred pages which seemed to him
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Not Composing Now.

A few years ago in Cincinnati a
musical was given in honor of
James Lane Allen, the prominent
novelist. A wealthy society woman
of that town, somewhat limited in
her knowledge of music, but anx-
ious to pose as a patroness of music
and art, rushed up to Mr.. Allen and
effusively exclaimed:
"Oh, Mr.. Allen. Are you fond
Of Bach? Is Bach still compos-
ing?"
"No, madam" gravely replied the
writer, Bach is now decomposing."
-Lippincott's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

more than unansWerable. His only
fear was that it might be beyond
the comprehension Of the court.
When the time came the young
man rose and plunged IN boldly. The
judge seemed interested, and Gilman
took heart. But at the end OF an
hour and a half, in the midst of the
most intricate part of his plea, he
was panied to see what he thought
was a lack of attention on the part
Of the court.
1t was just as he expected. The
judge was unable to appreciate the
nice points of his argument. He
paused, hcsitated and then said,
~ our honor, | beg pardon, but do
you follow me:'
Il have so far" answered the
judge, shifting about i'll his chair,
but I'll say frankly that if |
thought | could find my way back
Id quit right here"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
TREE CLIMBER IN POSITION.

inches long, two inches wide and nd
one inch thick. Pine will do as well
as any other wood. -
Three inches from the bottom
drive large nail about four inches
long. The nail is not to be driven
into the wood at right angles, but
slanting toward the bottom in such
a way that the point coming out on
the other side can be stuck into the
tree.
Now strap on your climbers, one
on the inside Of each leg, as shown
in the picture, and up and away to
the topmost branches like squirrels
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Rinsinq Clothes.

Rinsing is one of the most impor-
tant operations in laundry work:
The reason of clothes having a bad
color is often that the soap has not
been rinsed out of them. Use plen-
ty of water for rinsing, first tepld,
then cold. Remove the soap with
tepid water and then use a plentiful
supply of cold until every trace of
it is removed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
To Tell Fresh Fish,

The eyes should be round, full
and bright in a fish that has just
been caught, and they should look
this way for twenty-four hours if
packed in ice. After that time they
sink into the head and get dull, and
a gray kind of film forms over them.
With the eyes in this condition fish
is not necessarily stale, though it is
not strictly fresh, but until the flesh
is soft and fabby the meat is good
to eat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
CLEANING Unpapered Walls.

Clean spots on calcimlne with
white chalk, blending the edges with
the surrounding surface by rubbing
gently with clean, dry sponge.
Painted walls may be washed With
lukewarm suds or cleaned with a
cloth wrung out in kerosene. For
hard finished walls use dry bread as
you would upon papered surface,
rubbing always in one direction and
changing the bread frequently.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Apple Taffy.

Cook a pound Of sugar and a
small teacupful of water until the
sirup threads" Run skewer
through small apples that have been
wiped dry and clean. AS soon as a
little of the sirup becomes brittle
take from the fire, stir in tea
spoonful of lemon juice, set in an
outer vessel of boiling water and dip
in the apples rapidly, laying on wax
ed paper to dry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Laundry Hints.

Flannels and wooIens should not
be touched with "a very hot iron.
Blankets and flannel garments
should not be wrung out, bat allow
ed to drip. and that not in the >uu.
y teacupful of salt to every buck
vt of water will prevent dye running
or fading from colored articles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Early Laying Pullets.

Experienced poultrymen know that
pu!lets that begin laying in the fall
are quite likely, with good care, to keep
it up through the winter ". c.
Stuart, Chester, VT, speaks of his
method Of securing early laying pull
lets: Il am very much pleased with
the results obtained from the use of
Pages Perfected Poulery Food. |
find there is nothing better to feed pull
lets early in the fal TO mature them
for early laying"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
SAWYER Had a Name Ready.

The Stephen S. Sawyers of Mill
bury had twelve children. Mr.. Saw
yer, being particularly fond of al
iteration, gave all of them names
beginning with S. They had Ste
phen, Jr.; Susan, Samuel, Sarah,
Seth, Sophie, Solon, Sally, Saman-
tha, Salome, Saul and Sandy.
When the stork was about to
hover for the thirteenth time Mrs.
Sawyer said, "My dear, what are we
to call it?"
81 should suggest Sufficient" he
replied.-Boston Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
A Good Artist.

Dauber-Mrs. Goodsole, | believe,
remarked that she thought l was
very good artist.
Criteek-Yes. 1t seems she saw
YOU in church last Sunday.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

Dresden has an odd institution,
. municipal newspaper, not like New
York's City Record, but a real jour
nal, printing the news of the day.
1t was bequeathed to Dresden by
DR.. Cunt. 1t has a large circula-
ton and is the chief advertising me
dium Of the neighborhood. Its prof
its are applied to beautifying the
city and to charity. - New York
Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
An Excellent Poultry Food.

Miss Myra Spencer of Hanover
Center. \. H., expresses the sentiment
of hundreds of poultry keepers in Yer
mont and adjoining states, in the fol
lowing letter. Read it: Il have beer
feeding Pages Perfected Poultry
FooG, to my fowls and find it excellent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

Rodrick-They say Cholly Good
fellow is very popular around town.
Van Albert - | should say so.
Why, he wears out two coats a
month just from people slapping
him on the back.-Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Willino to Obliue.

Mr.. Dudling Waitah, you hoy
fohgotten the-aw-fngah bowl.
Waiter - We don't serve finger
bowls any more, sir, but when you
get through roofing around among
the vittles I'll bring you a wash
basin if you want it.-New York
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Conuincina.

Amicus-So you have another
baby at your house. What is he
like?
Eminent Critic-Well, he is not
very interesting, but he is mighty
convincing.-Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Bean Croauettes.

Take cold baked beans, mash with
a fork. To about pint of the
beans allow tablespoonful of flour
and a little milk if they are very
dry. Sometimes there will be gravy
enough in the beans. Put this mix
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Honaemade Tree Climber.

Can YOU climb any kind of a tree
as fast and as easily as you would
like? Here is a simple little device
which will enable you to beat any
boy.
The tree climbers are made from
two pieces of wood, each fifteen
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Keen Cheese Covered.

Always keep cheese well covered
in cheese dish or il will become
dry and tasteless. If the cheese is
wrapped in a cloth moistened with
vinegar it will keep beautifully
moist and retain its flavor longer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Mending Curtains.

If when ironing a curtain you
discover a hole in it take piece Of
the best part of an old curtain. lit
lie larger than the hole, and dip the
adges in cold starch. Then place
at over the hole and afterward iron
over it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
A Riddle.

Set fftv down, It matters much when
way;
Then naught to 1t add without delay
Five then write down upon the naught ,
right hand.
4 quarter Of each will finish the demand
rhis word which now appears in view
Is the sweetest word in all the worio 70
me and you.
(Answer-Love.l
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Love Is Blind.

Pearl-They eloped in an auto
mobile.
Ruby-And was it success?
Pearl-Yes. Even Cupid wore
goggles.-Baltimore News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Never Still.

Church, thought you said you
gave your wife hush money?
Gotham-l did.
"Well, she ought to be arrested
for obtaining money under false
pretenses. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03
Worse and More of II,

Grumbell-Most women have but
one idea, and that's dress.
Jenks-Huh My wife has about
a dozen ideas, all on that subject
Philadelphia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-11-03

ture by spoonfuls into the frying
pan after having fried out slice
I Of pork.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-27
CIoaks.
The House for Wraps. Here Are Four Leaders

oo Acle oest and aSd; attr sbadss q ri in Lion long good good $500
Very stylish up-to- date Empire Coat made
of good Thibet, trimmed with Silk Buttons = IN
new collar, patch packets, belt in back LOU
New handsome, good quality chevoit En-
giSs sssf v NTH s Sd 5 siss5s, ! 5ssst i back 1000
A swell manish cheviot ii plaid effect, one
inch side pleats down front and back, col - M
larless collar. Good enough for a princess. IAaVU
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-11
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. McLAUGHLI In.

Mrs. Susie Mclaughlin died sud-
denly at her home in East Havre
Tuesday morning at seven. O'Clock,
death being due to paralysis of the
heart. She had been ailing since the
Friday previous to her demise, but it
was not thought her sickness was of
a serious nature.
Mrs. Mclaughlin had been resi-
dent of this city for more than six
years and held the esteem of a wide
acquaintance. Deceased was formerly
a resident Of But tie, having come to
this state from South Dakota.
She was 80 years Of age and leaves a
mother in Wisconsin and brother.
Steven kenney, in this city, who was
present at the time Of her death.
Funeral services were held from
the Catholic church at $50 Wednes-
day morning, Father Eberschweiler
officiating at the ceremony, and the
remains were inferred in the new
Catholic cemetery.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-11
HOW jim HILL
HELPS OUT HAVRE

| An explanation of the popular de-
mand for regulation Of railroad rates
by disinterested and impartial tri-
| bunal is given in recent issue of the
| Helena independent, in which the
railroad tribute levied upon the people
| of Montana is forcibly illustrated.
Here are some of the object lessons
presented by the Helena newspaper:
From a New England state we buy
so poun DIS of the dandelion killer to
be used in Helena. The freight on
this so pounds from the seaboard to
st. Paul is 90 cents. The freight
charges from St. Paul to Helena are
$3.50.
The distance from the seaboard to
St. Paul is greater than the distance
from ST. Paul to Helena, Mont. But
we pay more than four times the
freight that is charged for the haul of
that so pounds from New England to
the Minnesota city.
We buy a bookcase in Michigan.
The freight on that article to ST. Paul
is Sl.80. We bring it to Helena,
Mont, pay s1l.o9 freight from st.
Paul on a purchase which cost in the
factory less than the freight.
These are facts which, in a measure,
account for our insistence against the
outrageous robberies committed
against our state and our cities by
the railroads.
The railroads operating in Montana
pay less than one fifth of the taxation
to which the public of this state is
entitled. We yield to the railroads.
We want to help them.
But what do they yield to us?
Nothing. They squeeze US. They
figure the net profits on our sheep,
our cattle, our crops and our manu-
features and they so fix their rates
that, after paying the freight, moth
ing is lett for the Woolgrower, the |
the rancher or the factory,
except a living profit. They permit
us TO live.
By destroying competition and in
11lctlng the utmost extortion in rates.
they have made and are making the
producers, the investors, the citizens
OF Montana an aggregation of mere
hired men. To this protest they will :.
answer. 80, Montana has no terrain |
al points!' And to this answer we will
say: Montana is the origin, the
highway, the field and the impetus of
your welfare. You cannot do business
u.s.
1t is time that the people of the
state awakened to the out
rageous and Sitting condition which
:onfronts them in the making and en-
torcement of railroad rates operative
III Montana.