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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
Requisite of Popular Relation.

When Bishop Phillips Brooks
sailed for Europe on his last trip
abroad a friend jokingly remarked
that while abroad he might discov-
er some new religion to bring home
with him.
''But be careful Of it, Bishop
Brooks" remarked listening
friend. at may be difficult to get
your new religion through the Gus
tom house."
81 guess not" replied the bish-
OPP laughingly, ''for we may take it
for granted that any new religioa
popular enough to import will have
no duties attached to it."-Boston
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
Ways of the Interviewers.

Nine. Duse has always had a
strong aversion to being interview
ed, but the Copenhagen reporters
on one occasion were equal to the
task. One reporter got situation
as waiter at the hotel where
madame stayed and actually sue
ceeded in serving her at table An
other got shoemaker of whom she
had ordered a pair of boots TO allow
him to go and take the measure of
her foot. A third drove the cab in
which she was conveyed from the
railway station to her hotel, and Il
fourth contrived to get put on as
an assistant stage machinist at the
theater where she acted. All con-
trived to expand the little bits of
conversation they overheard into
long interviews"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
HIS SCHEME A BOOMERANG.
Il Came Back ana Brought Trouble ane
Mr. Grsen WIN u.

when / Ma neV in the busi-
Ms said the dentist, Il rcsoTiei
10 a good deal OF freak advertising.
Mv pet scheme was 10 send bills I"
rcople whom | pretended I" have
treated. .All these people were to-
lal strangers. / simply selected
their names from the directory and
SEM them bills for sums ranging
from - To $50. OF course | never
GOT any money! didn't expect
un,-bIt | GOT plenty of adverlis-
ing. which Vas what | wJS after.
Usually the people that got the bills
were hopping mad, and a large per
ccnla.e of them came down 10 tue
Office and demanded an explanation.
Daring those interviews pat on
INV incest professional manner,
arologized for the mistake through
which they had been bothered 10y q
bill meant for somebody else, and
not infrcQucntly the affair endci
by my securing IA patron.
But one day | met my match.
had sent q bill for Si5 To a man
named Ii. >. Green for services rem
drred To MS wife. Green and ms
wife came down together. lie did
most of the talking, bat she had a
CLINT in her eve that told me she
was capable of butting in if occa-
sion demanded it.
IL received your bill this morn
ing said Green. but | refuse to pay
il on the ground that the work you
did for my wife was not satisfac-
tory.
THAT attack took the wind right
out of my sails. / was thrown COM
pletely off my guard. The work |
did for your wife" | exclaimed.
why, good heavens, man, | never
saw your wife in my life'
Green waved the bill right under
nv nose. Fifteen dollars for scry-
ices rendered. he said significantly.
But | don't wonder that YOU are
irving to crawiish. 1t is an afro
cious piece of work. But YOU can't
get out of it. Here is your bill to
prove that YOU are responsible for
| her condition. Will YOU kindly
make an examination and see if you
can't fix her up? If YOU don't II
be tempted to sue You for malprac.
tee
well, | saw that | was in tight
place. Green knew as well as | die
that | had never set eyes on hi
wife until that morning, yet ht
meant business, and as my little ad
vcrtising scheme would not bear eX
posure Just then | was forced It
knuckle under. His wife really haC
suffered at the hands of a woefull,
incompetent dentist. 1t took me
week to get her mouth into shape.
must have done at least $50 wort
of work before | got through, We
, there was that COMPOUNDED bill TO
| SIS staring me in the face, and til
only thing | could do was to accep
J that paltry sum in payment and ca
: the deal square New York Pres.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
FINGER Nails Like Bird Claws.

To what extremes physical de-
formation, fer the sake of comply
ing with certain fashions or as the
fuliillment Of ascetic VOWS, can be
carried is explained by DR.. |. Rankc
Of Germany in his anatomical trea-
tise entitled DER Mensch." He
demonstrates that in all lands GER
tain forms of NAL practice have been
INDUCED in. In old Peru, for in.
stance, little children were placed
under head press and their scalps
were shaped oblong. This was espe,
cially the case with the daughters of
the mobiles and with the members of
The royal families. The climax is
reached, however, in the case of the
Chinese ascetic who is set apart as
a holy man to serve in the joss
house, who does not perform any
manual labor and permits his finger
nails, with the exception of those on
his index finger, to grow several
inches long. Finally they become
entangled and resemble somewhat
the claws of an old bird.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
QUEER CHANCES.
Odd Ways In Which Lost Jewels Have
Been Recovered.

une OF the most romantic stories
If stolen Jewels occurred with Fan
ny kemble for heroine. An impor-
tunate American danced attendance
upon her until one day she finally
and peremptorily babe him begone.
lie gazed steadfastly at her for a
moment. Then, seeing that she was
really in earnest, he flung a packet
upon the table. "Well," he said,
YOU may at least take this. And
lac turned upon his heel and left the
room. and She never saw him more.
or course she opened the package
what woman would not: In it was
a very beautiful jewel, which, as she
had not the address of the giyer,
the had perforce to retain, but not
for long. Some one besides herself
appreciated its beauty and took it.
Years passed, and she had ceased to
repine for It's loss. Then she was
staying in Italy, and to her at Sor-
rcnto there came peddler. who,
quite BY chance, displayed before
her his pack of trivial wares. There
among them, its value all unsuspect-
ed. lay the long lost jewel, with
nothing to tell how it came into the
possession Of the hawker.
To match this story one must
turn to the experience Of Sussex
clergyman. \ ring which was an
heirloom in his family was stolen
from his keeping. Eighteen years
passed, and not a word was heard
concerning the article. Then II
turned up inside one of the finger,
+ of glove lost at bazaar in New
/ Zealand. The finder had promoted
tile bazaar, was a relative of tn,
owner of the ring and was the only
person on that side of the world
who could have identified it. tn,
owner Of the glove was one Of ,
number of persons who had in turn
possessed the ring. 1t had passed
from hand to hand all around thu
world. to come, at the antipodes, t
tie only person who could stay 1t
further travels and restore it to tn
riehtful owncr.-St. James Gazette
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
PAUL ZONES.
His Last Years Were Not of Poverty
and obscurity.

Even IIanchettc, the French
naval authority, speaks Of John
Paul Jones as having died in great
Indebtedness, obscure and poor. 1t
is such outrageous pcrycr~ions Of
truth that have felt impellcd to
meet and combat.
After the war of the Revolution
Jones was received in Lqnpn with
the greatest distinction. Ne Army
and Navy club delighted to honor
him. Burke and Fox were his ia
mihars. Horace Walpole was his
intimate friend To them all he
was dear Paul" The only act of
"piracy" ever alleged against him
was his descent upon Selkirk castle,
whence some of his men, failing to
find Lord Selkirk, carried away the
family plate Learning of the pill
lage, Jones, Immediately after get
ting back TO Brest, purchased it out
of his own pocket and returned it
to Lady Selkirk with letter of
apology. The Selkrks thencefor-
ward were among his most ardent
admirers.
In his last illness the king of
France sent daily to ask for his
health. Had he lived week longer
he would have been admiral of
France. The French assembly rose
upon It's feet and stood uncovered
while the resolution of respect was
being passed. He left large sum
/ Of money to his two surviving sis
tiers. He died the ranking officer
of the American navy. Three weeks
after his death letters came from
Washington and Jefferson placing
our marine interests in Europe in
his hands and authorizing him to
organize an expedition to 60 after
/ the Barbary pirates. He stood in
/ the relation of son to Franklin,
Of brother to jefferson, possessing
/ the fullest confidence of the Father
OF His Country. Whenever he APP
pears upon the written page we see
not only a naval commander, but a
statesman, his writing, in its calm
wisdom and crystal lucidity, remind
ing lis of the writing Of Abraham
Lincoln.
Personally he was the most capti-
waiting of men, handsome and gen
tie. When he came back from his
wonderful sea fight the Duchess of
Orleans lodged him in the Pdlais
Royal. The king made him a chev-
aher of France. Paris went wild.
In the court, in the highest French
society, he was literally "a bowling
SWELL" though he himself did none
of the "howling." There is not a
blot on his escutchcon.-Henry
Watterson in Louisville Courier
| journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
Old IDEA CT HUMOR.
The joke a Famous Fronchman Played
Upon His Friends.

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l,'o I"'''o0s iF'Hgn ''IfIo"tlT'.'' a"-
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II" III" lI1ol' ol S','" M ms aoI"'y
j. ''e I''' l'"''ic' u'FI''lon 10 ",'
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a" muster vi 'no art a' i"eoooro
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va, i.i w. M .I 0'ys' I'p''y" I'on. !:
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was his question.
$40 sir Un - NOT horo No
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gentleman OF tllaJ name ever calls
hprn " aneWrrrl thr conriprt~n an
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'Ila may ne was oeiilS SPooleo'
IL ever you oaFe come mere
nS''h anu ''N lo[ I'Ghfl Mohhler'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
A Classical Encounter.

"llerc | have been supplcant at
the throne of your heart for weeks"
said the lovesick young man of
Shakespearcan tastes, who had been
trying to win the affection of Mus
kogee young woman, ''and vi t
boots it," he concluded, with des-
peration.
81 do" roared the young woman's
irate father as he raised the Young
man on the toe of his No. - gently
but firmly to the curbstone below
Kansas City Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
Wonderful Corn.

According to the Checotah Il. T.)
Times, one Of its readers, whose We
racity is above question, tells the
following: "The terrible news comes
from the western part of the Chero-
kee Nation that a boy climbed a
cornstalk to see how the corn was
getting along, and now the stalk is
growing up faster than the boy can
climb down. The boy is clear out Of
sight. Three men have undertaken
to cut the stalk down with axes and
save the boy from starvation, but it
grows so fast that they can't hack
twice in the same place. The boy
is living on nothing but raw corn
and already has thrown down over
four bushels of cobs."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
A Benefit Society Seven Centuries Old.

Many Englishmen are wont to
pride themselves that England is
the home and parent of the mutual
benefit friendly society. The claim
could scarcely be substantiated. In
old Montpelier there still fourishes
a mutual benefit friendly society
under the title of st. Faith which
has an unbroken history dating back
to about 1920. Statute books dat
ing to 1902 ar lstill preserved, and
they are believed to be but reproduce
tons OF statutes in force century
or two earlier, which were burned
during the civil war of the sixteenth
century. During all these centu-
ries the society has never failed it's
members in case of sickness, injury
or infrmity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
A Little Bull.

1t was an Irishman of course,
though he had shed his accent from
having been in this country for two
generations.
"By Gcorge!" he exclaimed, look
ing at well known electrical sign
on Canal street the other day. of
| were in the center of Africa and
saw that sign I'd know at once I
was in New Orleans w-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
FREE TO BUTCHERS

W" arr iu rar-ili uf Cd r.,.....
FROM &. Page, lI,l- r.rEv,
authorize d, 20 .ay OF. r..-
n''''drr, WHO au. -usa--imt-.
ing business, that iltar. sill
a Ios'al card With their rar..-.,
Office address thereon aul ..y,i..E
"a" tins notice ia 90. llrunI.
rn'er their names ou BOZ, lf.t.5.
er' aud sand them free. ra,,r.#
lime to time 's ISSUED. o., H..
ilnN' which give th- uI,. sri5.
the market GU beef bids. cali "
hors- hides, tallov, h,a.,. r-..,,.
etc. Mr.. Page has i...n IN tt
aud SKI" trade for m"r. Than at,r , ......
and Is responsible" ami r~..rl.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
Faults.

You will find it less easy to uproot
faults than to choke them by gain
ing virtues. Do not think of your
faults, still less of others faults. In
every person who comes near you
look for what is good and strong.
Honor that, rejoice in it and, as you
can, try to initiate it, and your faults
viii drop off like dead leaves when
their time comes.-Ruskin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-01
EIyEEIlIIxEEEP7Esu
EXCURSION
Montreal, Quebec and
st. Anne Gle Beaupre.
SEPTEMBER 10, 1901

For the above, round trip tirka,.,m
be sold as follows, good -o,,a ~. WI ."
trains September i, 1908. y "'
From North Ntrarford to- Montreal ..
Quebec and return, 500. To Ta.,. W
aud Quebec and retain. 500. Ta>,
Anne de Hraupre aud rrtun. 81; .;'
Montreal. S125. VI"
From Island Pond, Lake and yo,,on
to Montreal or Quebec and return S,rn
10 Montreal and Quebec and r.,,,
$500. To st. Anne de Bpaurra ,,j
return, 500, via Montreal. :, an "'
All tickets Va i lor Return taoaal.,
- 1900, with Que stop oyer allowed nm
the return journey.
ror all Information and Ticket, n,,y
to Station Ticket office or ''
JOHN REEVE. AotxrG.TE.
ISLAND ruNp. VI.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21

st. James. He held that place, how
ever, only until 1894. Later he was
a war correspondent in Colombia and
afterward was in the district attor-
ney's Office in New York city. He
served as staff captain in the United
States volunteer army in 1898, but re-
signed from the army to re-enter the
diplomatic service. President McKin-
ley in 1899 appointed Mr.. Griscom sec
rotary of legation to Constantinople,
where he also for a time acted as
charge d'affaires and was largely in
strumental in inducing the porte to pay
claims for damages done to American
schools in the Sultan's dominions. Mr..
Griscom was made minister to Persia
in 1901, and in 1902 was transferred to
the more important post at Toxic.
During his service there he added to
his reputa ton as a diplomat by pro-
tecting American interests in the Mika-
cided on government monOpolies of to-
bacco, salt and other commodities Mr..
Crimson demanded that the large
American interests receive proper re-
endorsement for the loss Of their bust
ness. Minister Griscom was born in
New Jersey in 1872 and is the son of
Clement A. Griscom, former president
of the International Mercantile Marine
Company. He was married in London
in 1901 to Miss Elizabeth Duer Bron-
son, of New York. His home is Haver-
ford, Pa.
80
Professor Nathan G. Schaeffer, who
was elected president of the National
Educational Association, has been
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21
The Great Jersey Resort.

Speak to the man from "Way down
East" or the cowboy from the plains,
about Atlantic City, and the chances
are he will tell you as much about it
as any Jerseyman who runs down to
"the beach" in an hour from his home
town. This little sandy island off the
Jersey coast has become one of the
nations greatest pleasure grounds; a
city created solely to help people kill
time.
There are bathing, yachting, boating
and fishing for those who are fond Of
water sports; there are golf links, a
race-track, and baseball grounds; ev-
cry form of diversion from the ma
chine which tells your fortune, gives
your weight, and plays a merry jingle
while doing so-all for a nickel-to
the band concert, merry go-round and
"trip to the moon"
Nightly the large hotels are scenes
Of balls and card parties. Every hour
of the day, from the time one rises
from the breakfast table until even
the dawn of the next morning, some
thing diverting can be found by the
pleasures seeker. In the forenoon, be-
fore the evening dinner and from
nightfall to midnight, it is ''the thing"
to be on the promenade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21
COMES a TIME.

When Coffee Shows What It Has Been
Doing.
"Of late years coffee has disagreed
with me-" writes a matron from Rome,
N. Y, 'its lightest punishment was to
make me 1ogy' and dizzy, and it seem
ed to thicken up my blood.
1.-The heaviest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my ap-
petite and making me nervous and irri-
table, and sent me to my bed. After
one of these attacks, in which nearly
lost my life, 1 concluded to quit and
try Postum Food Coffee.
''It went right to the spot! l found
it not only a most palatabie and re-
freshing beverage, but food as well.
All my ailments, the "loginess' and
dizziness, the unsatisfactory condition
of my blood, my nervousness and irri-
liability disappeared in short order and
my sorely afflicted stomach began
quickly to recover. I began to rebuild
and have steadily continued until now
Have a good appetite and am rejoicing
in sound health, which l owe to the
use of Postum Food Coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's q reason.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" found in each pig.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21

alone in the house the back ache
has been so bad that it brought tears
to my eyes. The pain at times was so
intense that l was compelled to give
up my household duties and lie down
There were headaches, dizziness and
blood rushing to my head to cause
bleeding at the nose. The first box of
Doans Kidney Pills benefited me so
much that I continued the treatment.
The singing pain in the small Of my
back, the rushes of blood to the head
and other symptoms disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. so cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21
The TEACHERS FOE.
A LIFE ALWAYS THREATENED nv
NERVOUS PROsTRATION.
One Who Broke Down from Six Years of
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery of Enforced IdIeness.

Ono w no Broke Down from Six Years nj
Overwork Tells How She Escaped
Misery of Enforced Idleness.
az had been teaching in the city
schools steadily for six years, said Miss
James, whose recent return to the work
from which she was driven by nervous
collapse has attracted attention. sThey
were greatly overcrowded, especially in
the primary department. of which had
charge, and had been doing the work
OF two teachers. The strain was too
much for my nerves and two years ago
the crisis came.
was Frustrated mentally and ply
slcally, sent in my resignation and never
expected to be able to resume work. 1t
seemed to me then that was the most
miserable woman on earth. Twas tor
tured by nervous heada.shes, worn out by
inability to sleep, and had SO little
blood that was as white as chalk.
after my active life, it was hard to
bear idleness, and terribly discouraging
to keep paying out the savings of years
for medicines which did me no good"
Chow didyo get back your health ?'
ga bare chance and lot of faith led
me to cure. After I had suffered for
many months, and when I was Oh the
very verge of despair, happened to read
all account of some cures effected by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills. The state,
ments were SO convincing that I some.
how felt assured that these pills would
help me. Most people, think, buy only
one box for trial, but I purchased sir
boxes at once, and when I had used
them up, was indeed we'll and had no
need Of more medicine.
CDR. Williams Pink Pills enriched nv
thin blood, gave me back my sleep, re-
stored my appetite, gave me strength to
walk long distances without fatigue, in
fact freed me from all my numerous all
ments. have already taught for several
months, and I cannot say enough in
praise of DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Miss Margaret NJ. James is now living
at No. 1873 Clay street, Dayton, Ohio.
Many Of her fellow teachers have also
used DR.. Williams Pink Pills and are
enthusiastic about their merits. Sound
digestion, strength, ambition, and cheer
full spirits quickly follow their use. They
are sold i'll every drug store in the
world
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21
HONOR A MICHIGAN LADY.

Che Is Allowed to Name the Newest
Oklahoma Town-And Again Honors
a Michigan City.
One of the party of homeseekers
who went west on the Rock Island
April IS, was Mrs. Anna Curtis, who
had the honor Of naming the newest
Oklahoma town-Plainwell, Oklahoma.
She was formerly Of the beautiful lit
tie city Of Plainwell, Mich, and the
"News" of that place, under date Of
April 4, contains the following with
regard to the lady and the new home
of her adoption:
another Plainwell Twenty miles
from Guyman, in Oklahoma, is now To-
Gated a brand-new town which bears
the name of Plainwell. This distinc-
ton is due to lady who was one of
the first settlers and to whom was
given the right to name the city. Mrs.
Anna Curtis some months ago took up
homestead claim of 100 acres, and
the majority Of tile surrounding claims
were secured by a real estate firm of
Guyman. When laying out the claims
in town lots they gave Mrs. Curtis,
who is the only woman possessing
claim there, the privilege Of naming
the town.
"Not only was the name Plainwell
selected because of sentiment, but it
is decidedly appropriate, the lands be-
ing Of plains and the government wells
situated within a mile. Mrs. Curtis
left for her new home April Is, and
upon her arrival took possession Of
wayside inn that has been built for
her She will conduct this on the res
taurant plan and will also run small
grocery. Mrs. Curtis expects to be
appointed postmistress, as a petition
signed by almost all the settlers has
been forwarded to Washington asking
that she may be accorded the appoint
ment."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21

as a civil engineer.
He recently re-
signed the position
of vice president Of
the Rock Island
system, and was
appointed to take
charge of railway
construction in the
Philippine Islands.
Mr.. Stevens was
born at West Gar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21
The Proper Head.

"Have you set up that article I wrote
about the prisoner who hanged himself
in Jail with a towel?' asked the village
editor.
Eyes, sir" answered the type-sticker.
cit is on the press now"
"But," protested the molder of local
opinions, 81 forgot to head it,"
Oh, 1 fixed that all right" was the
reply. 81 headed it Wiped Out of Ex-
iStanoa'"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-07-21

ant Secretary Of
State LOOMS, de-
spite his youth
has had a dis
tinguished ca
reer in the dip
lomatic service.
He first entered
it in 1898 as
private secretary
to t b e late
Thomas F. Bay
ard, ambassador
TO the court of