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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Professor Rieber Of the University Of
California is perfecting 4 machine to An
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youthful ballet dancers,
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vexins lot of things,
The worries Of the eommonsFs and diseoR-
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And why you have to coax the youthful
wonder ere she sings,
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Would you get some information as 70
stocks or bonds or grain?
Push the button
Do you want to make a ssiliion? De you
want to catch q train!
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10 It something as to fsshion-as to ben-
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and AL you with distress?
Do you wonder II the damsel will reject
you or say "Yes@
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For the price Of lamb or lobster. beef or
veal or pork or mutton,
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For the works of all the authors, from cid
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Now the informatioR bureau 10 . thing Of
coGs and wheels: ..Er
At the shifting Of lever all its knowledge
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The proverbial sharpness Of the child
critic Is recalled by II recent incident in
the household Of Rudyard kipling, the
popular story teller and rhymester. Kip
ling was rejoicing over the completion
Of his latest book and began to sing
"On the Road to Mandalay," when his
daughter, aged eight, interrupted with,
why, papa, didn't you write that
song yourself?" Il did, pet, and now
what about it?' "Oh, nothing. only
was thinking you ought to stick to the
tune better"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The Fall River cotton mill owners
and the operatives on a strike failed
to arbitrate their dispute and bring
Christmas cheer to 10000 homes. The
strikers proposed to split the differ
ence, but the mill owners would not
agree. A threatened 11ls per cent re-
duction Of wages led to the strike, the
mill owners alleging that the rise Of
cotton ate up their profits. Many
thousand workmen left Fall River, and
1t is believed that the, closing Of the
mills will transfer heavy business to
the southern manufactures.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The municipality Of Leicester. Eng
land, having made a financial success
in maintaining public gas electric and
water plants, Is now installing an elec-'
trio street car system to cover. when
completed, about forty-two miles. Five
sets of double tracks will radiate from
central point, and the fare on either
line to the end Of the route will be 2
cents. The profits derived from mu-
nlcipal ownership go to reduce taxes or
to benefit the public in other ways.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06
BIG HUNT FOR CAPITALISTS.
Incidentally They VIII stsdy the
Prospects of Texas and Mexico.

incfdentauy they VIII stuay the
Prospects of Texas snd Msxics.
Fifteen prominent business men, capi-
talists and scientists from the north.
east and south, will soon start from
Del Rio, Tex, on the Rio Grsnds river,
where horses, wagons and camping
equipment will be In waiting. as well
as guides. guns and fishing tackle. for
a three months midwiRtsr outing and
hunt in southwest Texas and eastern
old Mexico, says q special dispatch
from Houston, Tex, to the 81. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Rest, recuperativn and 4 diversion
from everyday business cares are
among the objects Of this itinerscy.
On account Of the fact that the terri
tory TO be traversed by the party 10
one Interesting frou the standpoint VI
naturalist il has been arranged to
have one or mere scientists In the party,
20 that specimens may be collected and
preserved. Those chosen for this pHr-
pose are we'll known held collectors.
Some of the rarest birds animals, but
terfiies and beetles known to mussums
have been taken In this section Of
America. and II Is likely that the re-
suit Of this expedition will add new
species and subspecies to American
fauna that will be described for the
first time
The main features Of the trip will
be to study the possibilities Of south
west Texas and east Mexico from .
business standpoint. 1t IL known that
this section OF the country 10 excel
lently suited for the location Of hotels
and sanitariums on account Of the mild
ness aud exceeding dryness Of the
climate.
1t is also known that the quicksilver
and even abandoned silver mines on
the east side of the Rio Grsnds could
be more fully developed: also that large
quantities Of coal exists In this LEGAL
ity. only waiting the advent Of capital
to be mined and placed on the market
Sheep and Angora goats roam on
every hillside. and. Texas being 4 great
cotton producing state. this would bs
ali admirable location for cotton and
woolen mills. as the cheap labor Of
Mexico lies at the very doors. cheap
labor being as necessary for the epsrs.
ton of these mills on paying basis
As the proximity Of the raw material.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The Boston man who scrlmped and
spared all his best days, even living in
Il cheap lodging house. and then be-
Cueathed $150000 to various public in
etitutions was not the fool he might
seem at first glance. He simply rode
his hobby without let or hindranee,
and one who can DO that is supremely
happy while the Joy lasts. Mr.. French
(idn't miss the comforts he denied
himself, so he lost nothing and gained
a heap of self approval and satisfac-
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06
Custer's Alleged Disobedience.

The widow Of General Custer and
Cyrus Townsend Brady, the novelist
and historian, have engaged in pas
sage of words over the fatal campaign
of Little big Horn. where Clusters band
was massacred in 1876. Referring to
Mr.. Brady's statement in a new bis
torical work that Custer brought defeat
on himself by disobeying orders, Mrs.
Custer says:
Among the enemies Of my husband
for, alas. no public man is without
them-none has ever made such ter
rible accuss stion. 1t remained for him
BRADY to say that General Custer de-
liberately planned disobedience."
To this Mr.. Brady replies that he did
not originate the charge that Custer
disobeyed orders on that occasion.
That charge has been made many
times" he declares. "and most promi-
nently by Major General Robert p.
Hughes in he Journal Of the Military
Service Institution for January. 1895,
volume IL. No. 70. This publication
was brought to the notice Of Mrs. Gus
ter at the time, and she issued a pam
phlet concerning It,"
The story that Custer was guilty Of
virtual disobedience Of orders in strik-
;rr o,,t ~, hic axx-p hooly ic not NAv IN
the ephemeral literature Of that tragic
episode in Indian warfare, yet in a
formal history which will be read by
posterity the statement, II made. should
be fortified by official authority. The
public will be satisfied to leave the
matter where Clusters superiors left 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Germany imposed a special tax on
department stores in 1900. and now it
appears that the owners have shifted
the burden upon the manufacturers
from whom they draw supplies. Nat
urally the manufacturers kick at that,
for they were already handicapped by
stringent government regulations. The
small retailers, In whose interest the
special tax law was formed, say that
its workings are Of no benefit to their
trade
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Russia has a monopoly of the liquor
saloon traffic, and Japan established
government monopoly Of tobacco manu-
facture jnst after the outbreak OF the
war 1t previously had monopoly on
leaf tobacco. 80 It's You pay your
money and you take your choice as to
which people is in the cast iron grip of
aUtocracy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Teu CuUuFt Ee1tb IN COHtofAL8.
Some Of the farmers near Santa Ko-
"a. Cal, are experimenting with tea
growing, and their efforts seem to be
meeting with success. 1t is said that
there is no reason why tea should not
be grown in some sections Of the Unit
ed States, though the earlier South
Carolina experiment 10 not known to
be making great headway.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The statistician Is out with figures
On hunting accidents and states that
there were sixty-six fatalities during
the hrst two months Of the shooting
season. If the total number exposed
in this manner could be ascertained 1t
would then be clear which is attended
with the greater risk-hunting or trav-
cling by railroad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

The city Of Hull. England, is expert
menting on municipal ownership, with
the result that street car fare is 2
cents to the end Of the line, telephone
service $25 a year for private house,
$50 for business office, gas 4s cents
thousand feet and electricity 0 cents
unit. The corporation is ahead, too, in
the deal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Santa Claus must have had crowd
ed hour at the home of that Mormon
witness who testified before the sen
ate investigating committee that he
had so many children that he couldn't
remember their number
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

1t is reported that the Swiss bride Of
Gladstone Dowie, formerly known as
the "unkissed," has left him. Perhaps
If his early education in the art Of love
making had been more extensive his
honeymoon would not have been SO
short
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Wood alcohol has claimed ten more
victims, these in Kentucky. The rev
enues" must have been unusually sue
cessful lately in closing moonshine
stills.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

There are still bankers who do not
read the newspapers, it seems. The fact
that town has no home crooks is not
a guarantee that one will not float in
by the next train.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

One beneficent result of recent fren-
zied finance is that good many small
spectators" have learned to keep out
Of Wall street
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Postmaster General wynne's Come
Dubois Tells How Indians Identify
a Mormon-Witty Remark of One of
Representative CIarL.s Children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Many people think that former Pen
sion Commissioner Ware, who Is also
Ironquill, the poet, though an agnos-
tic, thinks he is going to heaven, as Is
evidenced by a letter he wrote to
Watchman Jackson at the pension Of
flee. says the New York World.
jackson wanted some sort of recon-
mendation. This is what Ware wrote:
Dear Jackson-If you are not in
heaven when l get there I'll fix it to
have you transferred"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-01-06

Representative Champ clark mas
some interesting youngsters who 60 to
Sunday school. says the New York
Worlds Washington representative.
One Of them smiled superciliously
when the teacher was trying to teach
the children the creed.
"Why did you keep smiling all the
time, my dear?" asked the teacher OF
the youthful Clark after the lesson.
"The other children didn't"
ooh, they're babies" answered the
youngster. "I've found out that Santa
Claus is just my papa and mamma.
haven't found out yet who God is, but
| bet | do before long"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05

owners> q agents to comply with the regu-
lations. Doubtless In many OF these cases
of the last class the fault has lain with the
non-occupying owners or their representa-
tives and not with the individual water
users.
Another suggestive fact appears, that Of
the leaks nearly 60 per cent were detected
during the last four months of the fiscal
year. 1t was during this period that the
pressure was materially increased in the
mains. and Il cannot be doubted that a
large number of the residential leaks were
caused by the failure of the pipes and fix
lures to withstand the sudden strain. This
does not argue residential carelessness or
disposition wantonly to waste the supply.
The truth Is that the householders OF
Washington are not yet convicted OF an
improper use of the supply and are not suf-
ficiently implicated in the heavy consump-
ton of water to warrant the compulsory
metering of their premises. Indeed, this
showing by the superintendent of the de-
partment throws even more distinctly the
burden of proof upon those who still con-
tend that Washingtonians are prodigal of
the water and are in need of restraint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
In the Country.

When the day Is warm and weary. it ia
then your fancy turns
To the country
There is spring. half hidden In a broid-
ering of ferns,
In the country.
There is winding road where shadows,
green and blue and gray,
Are whispering to the blossom-scanted
breezes as they stray
There's a bird that gaily chatte1s in the
trees, far. far away.
In the country.
The people do not have to count the mo-
ments as they go.
In the country.
They are happy and contented whether
stocks are high or low,
In the country.
And when along the road a lazy journey
you pursue.
The folks in the spring wagon smile and
say, How do you do?"
They say it even though they've not been
introduced to you,
In the country.
OF course there's toll by day. but there
is also rest by night.
In the country.
The struggle for existence is a fair and
honest fight,
In the country.
Though others own the acres, they are
poisoning as fair
For every passing stranger as for him who
has their care.
And there are miles of sky and there are
oceans of fresh air.
In the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
The Typhoid Spread.

The typhoid fever situation In this Dis
trict grows more serious Today is printed
in the news columns a statement showing
that the rate of increase is itself increasing
and that there are now at least III cases of
the disease under treatment within this ju-
risdictiOn. If the present ratio of new cases
is maintained for a few weeks the capital
will be visited by one of the worst attacks
of typhoid in it's history.
1t is the imperative duty of all house
holders to make sure that the water supply
is purified by boiling. filtering or distilling
1t is likewise the duty of the health officers
assistants to inspect, as far as possible the
sources of the food supply and the milk sup
ply, and to exclude all vegetables and milk
that are sent In from regions where typhoid
Is now under treatment or has recently oc-
Cured. 1t is also the duty of the health
authorities of Maryland and Virginia to aid
in suppressing these outlying sources of
local infection by rigid enforcement of the
sanitary laws regulating the disposal of
dejecta and the handling of patients.
The individual can do much toward pre-
vention by leading a regular life and keep
ing the general tone of the system up to a
high pitch. Typhoid germs may be taken
into the alimentary canal by one means or
another and yet may not find a favorable
condition for development. A rundown
state OF the body is the foundation for the
germs malevolent work.
When all possible precautions are taken
there is nothing to be done but to proceed
calmly about the days work. There is no
advantage in flight and certainly none in
fright. The warnings that have been issued
by the authorities are most advantageously
accepted by a calm community. intent upon
doing all that is to be done and avoiding all
the dangers.
The general spread of the disease through
all parts of the District suggests that 1t is
the water rather than the milk or vegetabl
supply that Is chiefly responsible. This fact
Is important. as tt indicates clearly that the
paramount duty of the hour Is to boil. filter
distin every drop of water used for drink
ing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
A Small Residential Leak.

One of the causes of water waste alleged
by the authorities in charge of the distri-
button of the supply Is that householders
permit the fixtures to leak. The commu-
nifty has been repeatedly told in somewhat
astounding figures how much water sin
gle dripping spigot will waste in the course
of a day, a month and year. Then. with
this amount multiplied by the number of
residences. the final total of water waste
from this source becomes a tremendous az
gregate. This is true IL there is a Ieaky
spigot In every house. But the official re-
ports do not. In fact. bear out the assump-
ton. The annual report of the superin-
tendent OF the water works. just submitted.
shows that in point Of fact the houses of
Washington are kept in a high state Of re-
pair In this particular. Last fiscal year
the agents OF the water department made
146.S12 Inspections and thoroughly exam
tned all the spigots to discover possible
causes Of waste. They found just ID, 297
leaks of all kinds. They have figured out
that there Is one leaky spigot in about
every fourth house.
This is not a high average of disrepair.
1t is indeed a very good showing, consid-
ering the short life of the composition
spigot washers now in use and the rough
usage to which they are subjected by care
less servants The majority of houses. 1t Is
thus proved. are kept in proper condition in
this regard. In most Of them the man of the
house has probably equipped himself with
a wrench and a stock of washers. and the
first sign of leak Is noted and the faulty
materials replaced. The prosperity of the
Washington plumbers attests to their con-
slant service In repairing pipes and re-
placing worn-out spigots. and the official re-
port itself bears testimony to the prompt
ness and readiness with which the house
holders respond to the notices of the water
department. More than 80 per cent OF the
leaks were repaired upon first notice: that
Il. within three days. and In only 10 per
cent OF the cases are housdSslders deprived
Of the use Of the water for the failure OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Morals of Horse Racing.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


Horse racing does not thrive by the de-
sire to ascertain which Of a number OF
horses can go faster than the others.
Neither does 1t bear an apDreciabe re-
ialion TO the breeding of useful stock. II
these things We're of interest, the mere
estoppal of the betting privilege would not
close the paddocks. When law causes bet
ting to cease there is a quick ending of
the sport Gov. Folk of Missouri and Mayor
Johnson of Cleveland have been the latest
to demonstrate this. They did nothing
more radical than to order the enforcement
of the law. There is in this no indication
that they are not fond of good horses. The
result was that an entire program of rae
ing was abandoned. and the paraphernalia
of the game, with an array of touts, roughs
and Adventures, sought field beyond the
pale. of hampering statute. Does the
abolition of racing as an institution do
harm to the community affected? One class
of its supporters is made up of persons so
wealthy that the winning of a purse should,
in it's financial aspect, appear to them trf-
fling Another class embraces the typical
gamblers, who exact from credulous
public money which the public cannot af-
ford to lose. With these must be grouped
various idlers of both sexes. The third
and far the largest element Is composed
of dupeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Local Precautions.

While there is probably the very least
chance of a spread of the yellow fever to
Washington, 1t Is nevertheless gratifying
TO know that precautions have been taken
to prepare everything possible for proper
handling of any cases that might develop.
1t always pays to be forehanded about
such matters, even for the sake of allay-
Ing any anxiety that the public might
feel in hysterical moments while the fever
Is spreading in the south.
The local precautions cannot. of course.
go far They are necessarily confined
merely to the completion of detailed plans
for the handling of patients who may be
discovered here. Nothing can be done to
prevent the actual entry of the disease, but
much can be done to keep it within its origi-
nal limits If by some remote chance a case
should be imported into the District And
Furthermore 1t is possible to perfect the in
spection system so that the presence of the
disease In Washington would be immediate
ly made known to the authorities.
There are no dense and filthy slums in
Washington where such a disease as yellow
fever could gain Roadway before official
detection. New Orleans and some other
cities of the south are especially favorable
In this respect to the spread of the pes
thence. OF course, there are dirty places
here, and there are some alleys and back
lots that could well be made the subject Of
thorough cleaning and draining. But there
are few If any corners where the disease
could develop and spread beyond control
before being reported. The physicians Of
Washington are prompt In attending to
such matters that affect the health of the
community at large and the people. despite
their condition in certain areas, are not
given to concealment. There is no large
element of foreigners, accustomed to hiding
their ills and dreading the visitations of the
officials. 1t is this factor that has caused
all the trouble in New Orleans Probably
If the first cases had been given prompt
medical attention the crescent city would
by now have entirely recovered from the
plague.
1t is by no means a useless enterprise for
the health department inspectors and all
private physicians to visit the homes of the
poor and ignorant and acquaint them with
the vital need of making immediate report
Of illness of any character. There are plenty
of means of free treatment for those who
lack the funds for doctors fees, and the
poor should be taught that 1t is not only
their right but their duty to seek advice
whenever they suffer.