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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
A SENSITIVE DANE.
Han. Christian Anderssn's Struggle Fer
Recognition By Denmark.

Hans Christian Andersen was a
loving and simple as a child and as
sensitive. The first part Of has l,!e
VA, imbi,tered by the fact that his
native country had failed to recos-
ME him. "Ilow strange" he wrote.
that all my books are flying over
the world and that at home ! am so
little appreciated. There ! am still
only a poor schoolboy, always IN the
lowest form. If ! am wronged,
Denmark, it is thy shame. Still, let
me forgive Us | wish to Ice forgiven.
lie was not at the start PERSONAL
" popular among his countrymen.
lie was too fond Of talking about
himself and the honors and compll-
ments he had received. His out
spoken pleasure in his own pursuits
came from the most candid and IN
genuous interest. But IT lrrltated
people. Perhaps they wished to talk
about themselves.
Yet in time the great men OF Co.
pcnhagen came TO take HIM at the
valuation given him all over Europe.
lie was a privileged friend of the
king and was finally accepted as a
great national institution. His van
itv-or what seemed to be vanity
was but skin deep, and his true mod
esty comes out in a reflection like
this. taken from one of his letters:
"When people hear that | am
Danish they speak about Thorwald-
sen, QIhlenschlager, Grsted, and
when | say sadly, They are dead,
the reply is, Andersen is still liv-
I ing | feel so small and almost be-
( licve it is a vain dream. Can it be
/ that ! am mentioned with these
/ three
Toward the close of Andersen
/ life public honors reached their eli
max. Odense, his native town, be
slowed lis freedom upon him and
had an illumination when he came
to receive il. His SEVENTEEN birth
day was observed as a national holi'
day. Copenhagen was in fiesta
garb. and his statue was unveiled
there. That year he died.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
FIRST STATUE TO ALEXANDRA.

The fret public statue Of Queen
Alexa,,lra Las iI-i by,n commits
stoned Geossc T.. EaG,, the well
knoan sculptor. ha. beyn chosen
10 10 tie wo.S. Tie destination
Al the statue Is llDgknng, winch
ha- ALREADY given commissions Tor
slatues 81 h.ng Edward a"d tn"
Primo. 81 Walc>. The new statue l,
hem. erected ogt of a fund raiSec
in connection vi,h the ilonskong
coronation celebration. The queen
viii be repre-. cmcd IN her corona,
lion robes. The s;atae VII he OF
bronze and lite silc, and the podes-
TAI viii to- either OF granIte or mar
bic. Tie king, 90 Whom the pro-
po.aI VA, submitted through the
governor of Hong Kong, readily gave
his permission. lis majesty also APP
proved the suggestion that the STAT
ne should rc made by Mr. Wade
London Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Difference In DAYS.

A solar day is measured by the
rotation of the earth upon its axis
and is of different lengths, owing
to the ellipticity of the earth's orbit
and other causes.
An Astronomical day" commences
at noon and embraces the twenty
four hours to the following noon.
A civil day" commences at mid
night and is counted from the
first to the twelfth hour and then
again from the first hour of the day
till the twelfth at night.
The nautical day used by ship
captains, explorers and some few
others is counted as civil day"
only that the reckoning is begun at
noon, as with the Astronomical
day."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
RUSSIA WAS CONFIDENT.

Il va. in Russia" said a Japa-
rc>e at Portsmouth. ''Wnen war vas
declared. / uc,er saG such arro-
.am self confidence a. the Russians
uad al than time.
~ puh.i,her GOT out map "l
.fapau. and these map, were hawked
through the streets 10y men Who
cried. japanese maps, giving ElS-
sian troops future route into To-
Ao"
In the book>hops japanese
glanmars and lcNicons were put on
sale. and over them were signs say
in. Qualify for a government post
in orr new island conquest 10y learn
ing japanese.
The day | left Moscow the cab
man who took me to the station
said aS | was about to hand him ms
fare. Are Won going TO iighl:
"'Nes.' said |.
""Then.' said he. 4 don't want
YOUR money. No man should pay
for his own funeral ride. New
York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Cause Of the Trouble,

An incident illustrating President
Lincoln's ever present sense of hui
NOR is given in "a Biographical
Memorial of General Daniel Butter
field"
An immense amount Of CORE
spondence had been sent to Presi-
dent Lincoln, in which were many
accusations and counter accusations,
letters and explanations concerning
the failure to get the pontoons to
Fredericksburg in time for Burn
side.
Many thought Mr.. Lincoln would
remove or court martial somebody.
He Endorsed the papers with the fol
lowing sentence:
an my opinion Mr.. Lee caused
this trouble"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Fresh Winter Euns.

For the man who can find method
81 producing fresh winter eggs at
moderate cost there is Il fortune walt.
Ing. W. H. Robinson Of West Derby,
Vt. has found Il 1Ay. Il dd what he
says: "ln looking over the record of
our liens for the past six months. we
iind The production of eggs per hen
far exceeds any previous year, this
too in the face of the very severe and
long continued cold weather of Janu
AIRY February, and March. Now,
Honor. To whom honor is due We at
tribute this very gratifying gain in
eggs to the daily use of Pages Per.
fected Poultry Food. We have never
used it so faithfully before and never
before had so satisfactory a wintel
yield. We intend to somewhat more
than double our present flock of hens
this season and YOU may rest assured
our orders for poultry food will be
Increased in like proportion"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
A New Brieand.

Algeria is threatened with that
most terrible scourge which can af-
tlict eountryside-a brigand with
prestige and picturesque legend.
His name is Gaya Chaba, and he is
an Arab who deserted from a native
infantry regiment to turn brigand.
He is now terrorizing the Arad dis
trict, where his crimes and his i'm
punity inspire the natives with be-
lief that he is inyulnerable. He is
already sure of food and shelter
against pursuit throughout the re-
gion and before long may be sur
rounded by formidable band. The
authorities are alive to the danger
and are stralning every nerve to
break down the legend.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Ono Thinq at a Time.

Robert Jaggsby's countenance was
not at any time remarkable for indl-
cations of intellectual brilliance, but
now, as he stood before the camera
for the purpose of being took, his
expression was so inane that even
the polite photographer was moved
to protest.
you'll excuse me-" he remarked,
"but do you want this photograph
for a beauty competition or an ad-
vertisement for a new rat poison !?
Because if it's for any other pur
pose you'd better try to look trille
more pleasant"
"Ihat's just the trouble ex-
claimed Robert. ''Iou see, I've the
misfortune to be a triAe handy, and
I'm trying to hold my knees so that
it won't show. When | smile | for
get all about my knees, and when |
pay attention to my knees | forget
to mile."-London Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Nature of Fuses.

Electric fuses are of two distinct
kinds-yiz, high tension and low
tension. In the low tension system,
which is gradually superseding the
high, the fuse head consists of two
insulated copper wires, joined by
means of a thin platinum bridge,
which, owing to its higher resistance
TO the electric current, becomes in
candescent when the current passes.
This bridge is inserted in a capsule
containing an explosive mixture,
and the whole is Theoretically sealed
inside a detonator before being is
sued from the works. The fuse is
fired in the ordinary way by a mag
neto exploder.-Scientifc American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
An Odd Death Custom,

One of the death customs of the
ancient "Wends" was odd. They
were most careful at the moment Of
dissolution to have no one present
with the dying person. The doors
communicating with the rest of the
house were closed and the windows
of the death chamber opened to af-
ford easy exit to the evil spirits who,
with the good, leave the mortal at
death. Otherwise these wandering
and malicious spirits would seek
habitatlons in the first person en-
countered in the house. Once out
side they went to their own places
of abode, and nobody was further
harmed by them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Origin of Wearing liveries.

The wearing of liveries dates back
to the days of gentle service, when
it was the custom for kings to de-
liver splendid habits to the members
of their households. In days Of
chivalry a dukes son would wear
the livery of his prince, an esquire
that of knight, and it was not I'M
til modern times that the word took
on its present use.
Liveries were gradually suppress
ed at the close of the middle ages,
partly on account of the cost of pro-
viding them in increasing quantities
and partly because the growing
households of liveried retainers be-
came menace to the kings peace.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
THE RESoURcEFUL MOLE.
His Remarkable Hearing and Ability
70 Get Away.

Speaking Of quick and resource
ful animals. the mole leads easily 80
far a. my experience goes. sand
man who has studied the animal.
"and | dare say there are many men
who have made observations that
will confirm my contention. y vou
probably know. the mole plowS IN
the surface Of the earth, generally
making a small ridge anywhere from
two to three inches high. lie moves
with remarkable rapidity even when
the ground in which he Is hurrowlng
is hard. When operating IN soft
ground he moves along ut a surprls-
ing gait. But this is not the point
l wanted to make. | was thinking
of the remarkably good hearing of
the mole and the ease with which
he can get away just at the moment
when YOU think YOU have HIM cor
nered. OF course now and then you
can drive a spike through the mole
before he is aware of il. If You do
YOU will have to walk as hight as a
eat and will have to act as quickly
as the same animal when the time
comes to act. In nine eases ont OF
ten the mole will hear the first foot
fall. At once he will quit blowing.
He is gone. Search as YOU may you
cannot find him. | have seen men
dig for fifty yards, following the
ridge and its olfshoots, without find
ing any other trace Of the mole than
the ridge. The mole'S hearing is
peculiarly keen, and | suppose this
is so because he cannot see. But
even more wonderful from my
standpoint is the ease and quickness
with which he gets away. How does
he manage it? Where does he go?
You know, the element of supersti-
ton in my makeup is slim, and |
don't believe in ghosts, but some
how | have always inclined just a bit
to the ghost theory when thinking
of the mysterious antics OF these
blind burrowers. The mole is more
like a ghost in his conduct than
ANYTHING | have ever known, though
of course the mole is a real thing
and not an imaginary and mythlca.
tbinr3
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

The efforts Of engineers to save
Helgoland from the sea are likely
to prove unavailing. Since the ces-
sion OF the island to Germany in
1890 Helgoland has lost much of
Its area, not only through the COL
lapse Of its sandy cliffs, which offer
fragile resistance to the encroaching
sea, but also through a sinking of
its south shore. Engineers have
been at work filling crevices with
rocks and building breakwaters, but
1t has been found that the very sea
floor on which these have been con-
structed is unstable. In 1890 the
circumference of the island was
three and three-quarter miles. 1t is
now three miles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Wit In the Courtroom.

Thomas Flatly of Boston, the
well known Irish lawyer and wit,
was acting for the defense in di-
vorce case and during the cross ex-
animation of the plaintiff asked the
following questions: "You wish to
divorce this woman because she
drinks % eyes, sir" ''Do you
drink YOURSELF" CHATS my bust
ness" said the witness angrily,
whereupon the lawyer, with face
unmoved, asked one more question,
"Have YOU any other business ?" :
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Lacks Chin, but Not Grit.

1t is generally believed that a man
of force must have chm. Not only
the mentum, but the entire mandi-
bic, must be well developed. Yet
here is John Redmond, the Lew lead
er of the Liberal parry in England,
with no chin to speak of, one of the
most ambitious men III public life,
distinctly clever, always fighting
against heavy odds, always coming
up smiling after every defeat and
finally accomplishing. John Red
mond declared war against Great
Britain many years ago, provoking
shouts of laughter on both sides OF
the house of commons. There is no
laughter now, only wonder and ODE
dience.-New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

A story of the early days Of the
Belgian railways is told in the Corn
hill. 1t describes what the Belgian
engineers did when they came home
from England with sheayes of
sketches, plans, specifications and
particulars about the new English
travelling road to build one like it
in the low country. They made
their first railway across the flats
between Brussels and Liege, and
when it was finished, on almost the
very day before it was to be opened
with pomp and circumstance, the
chief engineer, looking at his Eng
lish plans and comparing them with
his own substantial achievement,
suddenly struck his forehead with a
tragic gesture and cried: "Mon
Dieu. We've forgotten the t.nnel".
A railway without a tunnel could
not be railway, they thought, con-
sule Planco. SO they covered in the
deepest cutting they could find.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Not at All Nice.

Mr.. William Higgins was angry,
and he certainly appeared to have
some justification for wrath.
Liza" he expostulated, don't |
always tell you won't ave the kids
bringin' in the Goals from the shed
in my best at; 1t amt nice, Liza
Just listen to reason, if YOU
please. Bill" said his wife coldly.
''You ave spoilt the shape of that
at with your funny cad already,
and as you're workin' coal all day
at the wharf wot can a little cxtry
coal dust in your at natter
Nou don't see tie point, Liza,
explained William, with dignity. 81
only wears that at in the eyenin' (,
and if while I'm out take that at
OFF, why, it leaves a black band
around my forehead. Wot's the con-
sequence? Why, ! gets accused Of
washin' my face with my at on
And it amt nice, Liza. london
Life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Authorities all agree that eggs are 20
INK to be very high this winter Every
poultry keeper therefore. will doubtless
b. Interested In the following letter
from ). f. Buell. Il Co, So. STAFFORD.
Vt III which they tell how to make hens
lay in winter Here 1t Is: we have
sold Pages Perfected Poultry Food
With great deal Il satisfaction. ~ all
who have used call for more, saying that
II is just the thing wanted TO keep hens
producing eggs when they are bringing
the highest prices"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The udly Tibetans,

The libctaus are not beautiful.
How could they be when by their
own confession the national ancestry
runs back to the king Of the mon
keys and a hobgobin: Bonyalot
says of them, The very bears are
better looking" The type is mid
way between the Eskimo and the
Chinese. Broad, flat noses, without
visible bridge; no eyebrows, wide
mouths, full lips, oily skins, hair as
coarse and straight as horsehair and
short, square, ungainly figures
these are the elements of the un-
pleasing picture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Where Woman Is Lord.

In tiny island called Minikol,
off the southern coast of India,
most peculiar state Of society exists,
for woman is lord Of all she surveys.
The wife is the recognized head of
the house. She owns it and every
thing in it, while anything that her
husband, who works very hard, can
earn goes to increase her wealth.
Her husband belongs to her, too,
and when she marries him she gives
him her name instead of taking his.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Tortoises in tropical islands re
quire much fresh water for drinking
and have often discovered springs
of which the human inhabitants
were ignorant. When such a foun-
tain is found the whole surrounding
district is soon covered by tortoise
roads made by these large crea-
lures in their journeys to and from
the water. The springs sometimes
flow from volcanic rocks at a great
elevation, but the tortoises general
" discover them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Nothing has surpassed the eva
siye yet dignifed reply of the speak
er to Charles l. when that i'll ad-
vised monarch came to the house Of
commons in person to arrest the five
members and asked if he saw the
members and if so to point them
out. "Nlay it please your majesty"
answered the speaker, 81 have
neither eyes to see nor tongue to
speak in this place but as the house
is pleased to direct me-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Heiqht of Clouds.

The very highest clouds, those
called cirrus and cirrostratus, rise
to the average height of about 80,
600 feet. A second class keep at a
height of from 10000 to $4,000 feet
above the earth, while the lower
clouds usually float at a height sell
dom exceeding 5000 feet. In the
case of the last mentioned class Of
clouds the lower surface may be at a
height not exceeding 5000 to 1000
feet, while their towering summit
will be removed from the earth by
not less than 10000 feet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
A Wonderful Spider.

The superintendent Of the Lon
Jon geological gardens has called
attention to a remarkable habit of
the Australian spiders of the genus
desis. These spiders live in the
crevices of rocks between time
marks on the shore and by spin
ming a closely woven sheet of silk
over the entrance imprison a mass
of air in which they are able to live
during food tide.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
A Picture Post Card Craze.

The picture post card craze threat
ems to oyerwhe.m the French post
Office department. The following
case Is said to have been typical.
From a micro>copIcal seaside resort
near Boulogne with 800 permanent
inhabitants 10000 picture post
cards were sent Off in a month. The
local poslmistrcss cod.d not handle
the mails. Her supply Of one cent
stamps gave out and the demand Tor
stamps of that denomination at
BouIognc was so great that she
could not obtain there new supply.
The visitors had to use two cent and
four cent stamps to send their cards.
What the daily sendoIT of such post
ais from popular watering places
was can be imagined.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Abbe's Retort.

A good story is told of Mgr. Mo
land, the predecessor of Cardinal
Desprez in the archbishopric of Tou-
louise. He was passing one day
through the pig market when man
shouted at him, "There are only
priests and pigs in this place" The
able, as he then was, stopped and
said to the man, "My friend, are you
a priest?" "Not l." returned the
other. "Then," said the able, "you
naturally are the other thing" ,
London Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
HEADACHES.
They Are Caused By Nerves, Eye s,rsl,
and Ehad PoisonE.

\ physician writes: There are
three main cause- Of headache, and
the first Of these ha, 10 DO with the
nervous system. \ headache l., ey-
erybody will acbnoW ledge. a very
natural result Of nerve strain. In
the hurry and hustle and strain and
stress Of life today our poor nervous
systems have no chance, no moment
Of rest and inactIon from the time
We arise IN the morning tIll we 20 10
he'd at night. The pursuit Of pleas
IRE, the scurrying ccasclcs,ly from
one place to another IN search Of
amusement, the fact that a certain
class of people find life a bore unless
they are IN a whirl of excitement
will often account for the fashiona-
BE headache, the headache of the
'oyerworked' society woman. Work,
properly so called, will never pro-
duce a headache. Ii Is one of the
best preventiyes of headache AM
ietv and ingcssant Worrying over tri-
files will certainly cause the headache
Of overstrain, as any harassed, anx-
ious and 'worrit' household head Of
a large family will testify to. The
headache of anaema, common
enough among young girls of low Vi
tality, Is due to a nervous system i'll
nourished. with impoverished blood.
Many obscure neuralgias have thus a
very simple explanation.
"The second great cause of head
ache is eve strain. Many a man who
is suffering from eye strain assures
/ his doctor that his eyes are certainly
not at fault, as he has splendid
sight 1t is not his nerves of sight
which are affected, but the nerve
and minute muscle Of accommoda-
| ton which he is constantly and un-
consciously fatiguing in order to
make his sight as good as he believes
/ ii to be. The error is in the shape
n,n.n,,Iar ,train 70 rortifv and nron.
or ,,ra..ns wonIJ i,nmeIiaIeIv remove
the mood for this continual strain.
Tbis form Of headache follows close
ayn work sncb 49, rnoJinr writing
or sow;n~ II i worse at niobt and
+; nr,r,iG,lIv absent in tho rorninr
1i,..r;n,, rrnm o,Lsr form. Of head.
arI.. i NAV La iol,so for ar,nfrd
- -.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
The Smiths-and Others.

The fact that the name Smith oc-
cupies the largest space in the Eng
lish dictionaries is indicative of the
broad basis from which our present
metal working industries began to
develop, when Thomas the Smith
and John the Smith were smiths in
deed. On the contlnent-as indeed
the history of the crafts of various
nations would lead us to expect
this indication is not so marked. Al
though the Berlin directory regis
tiers some 5000 Schmidts, vet the
Schultzes and Mullers are more nu-
mcrous. The Jansen family is the
largest of all in Brussels, and in the
Paris directory that of Martinez, In
Naples the names Morelli and Vi
tell run one another closely for
precedence. Taking a line around
the world, however, Smith is the
most familiar name. - Manchester
Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20

Physician-You will be glad to
know, madam, that your husband
will almost certainly recover
Wife - Oh, dear me, doctor!
What shall | do?
Physician-Why, madam, what do
you mean? Aren't you anxious that
your husband should get well?
Wife (sobbing)-Yes-only when
you said last week you didn't think
he would live a fortnight | went and
sold all his clothes. = New York
American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
To Walk Chalk.

The walk chalk" is a phrase Dor
rowed from the times when royalty
travelled on horseback or in car
riages with a considerable retinue.
Before arriving in town a herald,
or court officer, would precede the
cortege, select the best houses for
the use of royalty and mark their
doors with chalk. Immediately
after this was done the residents in
these houses were supposed instant
ly to vacate them; hence the pro-
priety of the expression.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-10-20
Cabby's Find.

A London cabman found a dead
cat on one of the seats of his vehicle.
lie was about to throw the corpse
into the gutter when constable
stopped him. "You can't leave that
in the street" said the officer. "But
If can't" said the cabman, "what
can | do with tt" ''Take it," said
the constable, 'to Scotland Yard,
and if it is not claimed within three
months it becomes your property"