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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Can You Raise a Broom?

This looks easy, but if once tried
the person doing it will be greatly
surprised at the strength that it re-
quires Lay the broom flat upon the
floor or ground, grasp the extreme
end of the handle and raise in a
horizontal position until it reaches
the height of your shoulders. Put
the broom down again and place
one-half pound can full of sand on
the broom straws, and the person
doing the performance will be great
ly surprised at the increase of
strength it requires to life the
broom.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
6nappins Nuts Is an Amusing After
Dinner Pastime.

Get a plain white sheet of writing
paper, and in the center of it draw
circle about two inches in dame
ter. Place the paper in the center
of the table, draw up chair for
each player, get the nut basket or
the button box, and the game is
ready to begin. Filberts, chestnuts
or hickory nuts are just the things
to use. But if you have none Of
these at hand buttons will do as
well. Give each player an equal
number. Place one of the nuts on
the edge of the table, aim at the
center of the paper and then snap
the nut smartly with your first, or
index, finger.
After you have had your chance
the other players take their turns,
and the one who comes closest to
the center of the circle on the pa
per wins all of the nuts.
Then every one tries again, and
again the player who lands in or
nearest to the 'bullseye" wins the
other nuts. When player has lost
all his nuts he or she drops out of
the game, 'frozen out" while the
other players continue until one has
all the nuts. That one is of course
the winner.
If one of the other players should
have placed his nut exactly in the
center of the circle you may still
win by knocking it out of its place
with your nut, which may itself re-
main in the place of the other one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
ButtermiIk as a Medicine.

Buttermilk has great medical
value. 1t is a decided laxative and
helpful in chronic cases needing
such treatment. 1t is diuretic and
may be used to advantage in some
kidney troubles. 1t is invaluable in
treating diabetes, either exclusively
or alternating with skim milk. In
some diseases it is the only food
that can be retained.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Forks For Butchers Customers.

The butchers of Tottenham, in
London, in terms of circular just
issued by the medical officer to the
district council are, with the view of
preventing contamination by ham
ding of meat exposed for sale and
of preventing the spread of infec-
tious diseases, requested to provide a
suitable supply of forks wherewith
intending purchasers may make ex-
animation Of meat before buying.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Definition of Duty.

There was small boy who went
to Sunday school. When he went
home his mother asked him what the
lesson was about. Faith" said the
boy "What's that?" his mother
asked. "Believn' what you've got ev-
cry reason to suppose amt So" the
boy replied. 'And them" he after
ward remarked, "there was some
talk about duty, too" whats
duty" his mother asked him. "Oh,
duty" he replied, "is any old thing
that you have got to do when you
want to play baseball. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Corncob "MapIe" Sirup.

Here is a formula for maple sirup
made from corncobs: Take four red
corncobs and steep in one quart of
water until the latter is of red
hue. Add to this sufficient guam
tity of sugar to make a heavy sirul
(about four pounds). Strain while
hot through cheesecloth. The prod
uct when cold will defy'an expert.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
CONDENSED STORIES.
Marvellous Effect of a Realistic Organ
Recital.

Andrew Carnegie's adviser in all
matters pertaining to pipe organs
was the late Frederick Archer, an
English organist, who gave recitals
weekly at the Carnegie Music hall in
Pittsburg.
One Saturday evening Mr.. Car.
negie attended Archer's recital and
was enraptured with the rendition
of descriptive piece which depicted
terrible storm. The bowling of
the wind, the surf's roar and the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15

3. Prefix letter to four letter
word meaning foundation" and
make ''to humiliate."
+. Prefix letter to a four letter
word meaning having ability" and
make a piece of furniture.
). Prefix a letter to a five letter
name of a flower and make a uni
versally celebrated religious day.
l, plate; 2, elbow; 3, abase; 4,
table; 5, Easter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Enameled Saucepans.

Securing an enameled saucepan
with powdered pumice stone will re-
move its stains, but prevention is
better than cure, and the easiest
way to keep them nice is to boil
them out frequently with water con-
tanning little chloride Of lime. In
this way they may always be kept
clean and nice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Stains on Book Covers.

Finger marks and other slight
soils may be removed from light
colored book covers by rubbing over
them a little powdered pumice stone
(sifte0 with a piece of wash leath-
er. Use another piece of the leath-
er to take off any trace of the pow
der when the stain has been re-
moved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Nothino Doinu,

Nothing doing seems modern
enough. Is it slang? In the ''Creevy
Papers" there is letter written to
Thomas Creevy by a DR.. Currie,
dated May l, 1903. He is referring
to Napoleon: eve are all cursed flatt
here about the spunnet negotiations.
Nothing doing. Everything stagnat-
ed. We shall have war, because it is
just the most absurd thing in crea-
tinn.N
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
This Kind That Sinos.

Little Charley had come over to
our house to play. Dick, the canary,
was pouring out his morning song.
Looking up, smile spread over
Charley's face, aud he burst forth:
owe have a little chicken like
that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Where Their Fortune Is.

Markley-1our friend Bragg was
telling me how rich his brothers are.
He says they'll be famous in the
financial world if they don't suffer a
change of fortune.
Wise-Oh, there won't be any
change for the worse in their for
tune unless he changes his mind
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
On the Contrary.

ut seems lonesome" remarked
the visitor who had invaded the
haunt Of the hermit, ''here in these
interminable woods. And yet in
your coy little cabin, come to think
of it,
"But YOU seem to have come to
talk of it," testify replied the her
nit. And the visitor presently said
he guessed he must be going.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Hard to Please.

"You said l was the biggest fool
in town." exclaimed an irate citizen
to his neighbor, ''and you've got to
apologize"
"All right, all right" responded
the offender, ''I'll apologize. You
are not the biggest fool" And still
the man was not satisfied.-Detroit
Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
PerversitY.

Mrs. Jackson-Waal, parson, l
knows de Bible says de meek shall
inherit the earth, an, deed, ! tries
to be meek as | kin.
Parson Polhomus - OATS right,
sistah! OATS right!
Mrs. Jackson--But it'll be jest
nah luck when it comes time fo' me
to inherit de earth dat dar'll be mu-
nicipal ownership.--Puck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Aging.

Miss Summit-That young Mr..
Galloway doesn't know nearly as
much as l thought he did.
Miss Palisade-You must remem-
Der he has been out of college fully
two wears nOW.-Llfe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15

/. Prefix letter to a four letter
word meaning "tardy'' and make a
dish.
2. Prefix two letters to three
letter word meaning "the front end
of a ship and make part of the
human body.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
CIeanina Glass Bottles.

To clean water bottles and de-
canters mix together half a gill of
vinegar and handful of salt. Shake
well in the decanters to be cleaned,
and no matter how discolored this
treatment has been tried and found
successful
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
To Make .Limewater.

Limewater is prepared by shaking
lime by dropping piece of quick
lime into water. The white powder
is precipitated and added to bottle
of boiling water after the first water
is poured off. Let the boiling water
take up all the lime it will, and then
this in turn is poured into bottle
ready for use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
water. Dried in this way the shrink
age is said to be very little.
Kitchen Odors.

In summer the kitchen often be-
comes unpleasantly hot and stulfy
with cooking. Try heating some
vinegar in a pan over the fire, and
YOU will find the unpleasant smell
will disappear.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Stained Wall Papers.

The soiling caused by persons
leaning their heads against paper
cd wall may be lessened if not oblit-
Grated by laying sheet of blotting
paper upon the spot and passing
over it moderately warmed flat
iron.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
a Chance For Inventors.

Inventive powers something grand.
Men study night and day
On plans to use byproducts, and
They make their Ideas pay.
Some way l hope they'll soon pro.
pose
Twill poor men all enthuse-
To take the shine from off ones
clothes
And put It on ones shoes.
Roy Farrell Greene in Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
IL Would Seem So.

She--All the modern big guns are
rifed, are they not?
He-Not necessarily. Quite a
number of society's "big guns" are
Smooth bores." detroit Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Remedy For Dry Eczema.

An ointment composed of equal
parts of tar ointment and oxide Of
zinc ointment may be used with
good effect for dry eczema. 1t should
be applied night and morning.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Match Marks.

Match marks on a polished or
tlrnished surface may be removed
by being first rubbed with cut lem
on and then with a rag dipped in
clean water.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Not Often, of Course.

"Pa, what's an optimist?"
"a man who sometimes hears Of
people doing things just as he would
have done them if he had been
there" baltimore American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Anxhodx Can Start.

"Do you think that it takes
genius to become a financier"'
"No," answered the Wall street
man, "but it takes genius to remain
one."- Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
Dryinu WooIen Goods.

An authority on woolen goods
says that the proper way to dry
them is to hang them on the line
without wringing out any Of the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
To Destroy Flies.

Set in saucers very strong cold
green tea we'll sweetened with sugar.
This attracts the flies and then kills
them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
The intellectual Girl.

"It is a great drawback to have
sense"
''What do you mean?"
when a girl has sense all the
men she likes best are afraid of
her." Chicago Record-Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-09-15

"Well, if you don't like your job
why don't you get another one"
Il would if | was sure I'd like it
any better"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
LIVED IN A HOLLOW
TREE FOR YEARS
Quair Old Hermit Of Windsor Forest
% Whom the Queen Always
Bowed.

From the London Mail:
At the workhouse in Windsor there
has recently died remarkable char
acter in the person Of William Tongle
DIETER known as 'Navyy''), who. for
many years lived in the hollow of an
oak tree in Windsor forest, Born at
the Nursery Cottage, Windsor Great
Park, >early eighty years ago., his
great ex bition was to be a royal keeper,
and in time, his father, who was the
head NJ. seryman obtained for him the
position Of extra keeper during the
bird breeding season.
After his fathers death &c Navy
took ur his abode in a hollow tree be-
tween Eranborne Tower and the Flem-
ish Farm, and in a short time became
well known to everybody living near
the forest by reason Of his eccentrictties.
Many of the gentry supplied him regu-
larly with food, and his larder was al
ways well stocked.
He always raised his hat respect
fully " hen he met a carriage, and
Queen Victoria, when driving through
the par k used to. take notice Of the old
man. in the winter he slept inside his
tree, bit during the summer months
he took his rest beneath the overhang-
ing branches.
A few years ago the authorities turn
ed him out of his home and he took up
his quarters at the Windsor workhouse,
where he lived peacefully till his death
few days ago at the age Of seventy
nine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02

sprung up, each With It'll own church
administra Ion. and no one Is injured.
= But with more than one union in the
same ,rcaft, or; with q serious number
Of non -unionists, the entire craft is
lowered In the, scale Of wages and long
hours. r.: ~,...>.
If the time should come as the So
cialtsts predict, when the state regu-
lates wages. then unions; as militant
organizations would disappear and
the scab would become as harmless
as the hereto. w. p
But with the competitive oFganiza-
ton of society, and with the duplicate
character Of the wage earnler's work
it is only through labor organiza-
ton covering the competitive field that
advances can be made. o
Those who through individual abil-
tiles or fortunate position among the
professional classes have escaped this
pressure of uniformity can scarcely
hope to help labor unions out Of their
mistakes until they perceive in its
full meaning the entirely different
world from theirs in which the wage
Garner gets his iving.-Prof. John R.
Commons, University of Wisconsin.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
MORE STRENUOUS.

MORE STRENUOUS. =.
From the Chicago News: a.
Merchant-Did' you see sloboy about
that bill again?
Collect0r-Yes, sir. *<'
MerchantzAnd 7 suppose he put you on
Collector-No. sir. He kicked me out
this time. 20
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
FINDS HIMSELF
ATTACHED TO DOG

From tho San Francisco Chronicle.
GraftinI' the bone from a dogs leg
onto the Leg OF, man, to replace
some five inches of bone that had been
removed, and so saving to the man his
leg, was the remarkable surgical feat
performed by a local surgeon. 1t was
the first recorded case Of grating upon
the human bone the bone of one OF the
lower animals: 81;
The patient,sa Swede forty five years
old, had fallen about twelve feet to
fracture of the right ankle. The fac
ture resisted treatment and In the
course Of time five, inches of the bone
were removed. .It,seemed that the only
thing left was amputation. The sur
geon' determined to attempt to graft
the bone from the foreleg. Of a. dog to
the sawed-off end Of the leg bone Of the
man. A small black-and- tan dog was
selected for the experiment, placed
under ether, and his leg prepared. The
ends Of the bones Of the man and the
dog were united by silver wire, and
dog and man fastened rigidly together
In a plaster cast. The report says:
'The man suffered very little pain or
Inconvenience except tor two or three
days, during which the dog was rest
less and would attempt to move. The
more the dog would move the more
the pain was inflicted, not only upon
the dog, but upon the man. The dog
soon realized this, 50 that It was not
necessary after the fourth day to give
the dog morphine to keep him quiet.
The dog and the man became very
much attached to each other"
Five weeks later the bones had knit
ted firmly and the dog was removed
by saving of his leg. The other
end Of the new bone was united to the
mans bone without difficulty. Six
months after the union the thin bone
from the dog had grown and developed
almost to the size Of the original bone
in the mans leg. The man walks
with cane, but can: get along without
it If necessary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
THE hAND:PAlNTED FRONT.

From tie Catholic Standard:
II understood you to say" complained
the homsecler, that the house was a
brownst> ne 'front.'
"Oh. co. replied the slick real estate
man; Il Merely sad 1t was a brown
'front.' "
"Huh! .fn nothing but plaster painted
"True, kat-er-it's all manipulated"
WILL NOT EAT EEL9:
From the Kansas City Journal:
" Although cells abound in Scotch
waters and are caught in, great guam
titles, they are not considered At food
there. No matter how plentiful and
how very fine and large they may be
in any district OF Scotland, no native
will eat, one. The objection to the
eel is said to be based on It's serpent
like appearance and the fact that it Is
not overfastidious ais to what 1t feeds
on. Tons Of choice cells for the London
market are taken from streams that
are not free from sewage.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
means MUCH. IN OHIO.
What Buckeye State Demo.
Gratis Will do With Their
Victory Of Tuesday Last.
Leader of Next. State Senate
Strong Advocate Of 1nitia-
tive and Referendum.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 30.-Herbert
S. Bigelow again broke down all rules
of theologians last Sunday in the Vine
Street Congregational church when he
spoke of the Democratic victory of the
Tuesday preceding, and what 1t meant
for economic progress In the state. He
began by saying:
Mr.. Frederic c. Howe will be the
leader Of the Cuyahoga delegation In
the next Ohio senate.
It gives one renewed faith in popular
government to see a man of MIR.
Howe's character coming to the front
in public life.
Mr.. Howe IL member Of the Cleve-
land law firm, Garfield, Howe & Wes-
terhaven. He is university man and
an author. His last book has just
come from the press and is published
by Charles Scribner's Sons. 1t is en-
titled 1.-THE City, The Hope Of Demo-
cracy.'
Mr.. Howe discusses the great prob
lens Of the city with the breadth and
dignity of the trained scholar that he
/ is. But there Is nothing scholastic or
| bookish about the book. Mr. Howe,
though a young man, has held several
positions Of responsibility In the
! municipal government Of Cleveland.
He has met there city problems face
to face.
1t often happens that the men who
write books have had no actual exper-
fence on which to draw, while the
men who have had the experience are
not qualified to write books. Mr..
Howe combines the scholar and the
man Of action. His book is far superior
to the average product of university
trating analysis of the economic, So
cial and political problems that our
cities must solve.
! The style of the book is such de-
light, its marshalling of facts so Inn
pressive and its point Of view so un-
usual that all students will welcome
it, while the vigorous and practical
way in which the questions Of the
| hour are discussed, make the book ex-
ceedingly useful to public officials and
active men of affairs.
| Since the next Ohio legislature will
certainly be called upon to declare it's
elf concerning the Initiative and Refer
andum, the utterances Of Mr.. Howe
on this subject are of practical signi-
ftcance.
Concerning this issue he says on
page III:
Along with this demand Of home
rule Is a growing sentiment for di-
rect legislation through the Initiative
and Referendum -
This is but a further expression OF
the spirit OF democracy. =
f." It is d movement for government by
public opinion. Its purpose is ~. to
democratize legislation, to enable peo-
pie to assume control Of affairs, and
insure responsibility as well as respon-
sive government.
1T provides secure defense against
corruption. For lobbyists will not buy
legislation which can not be deliver.
ed, or which is subject to veto by the
people.
The referendum will re-establish
democratic forms, which have been
lost through the completely of our life.
the great Increase in population, the
misuse of federal and state patronage
and the illegal combination of the boss
| with DrfYileRed interests"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
'sNO WONDER.

From the Chicago News: =: -
Little Nellie Oh, mamma, met a
little Girl today who never saw q COW!
/ Little 4Neliie-T1d don't s. remember her
name. buS she said her papa w.. =
lnlli1nau & Ss.I$
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
TASTE IN LITERATURE
OF PRESENT AND PAST

From the Saturday Review:
Not many years ago Martin Upper
Sir Arthur: Helps and Samuel Smiles
were the three most popular English,
writer's, If we except the novelists
Moralists Of their style supplied our
fathers with the solid dldactic stuff
they mistook for literature.
Think of the 'Proverbial Philoso-
ply" Friends in Council" and Thrift
'Character" and "Self Help making
their authors famous not only In their
own country, but with foreigners!
Smiles books have had a wider CIR
culation through translation into for
eign languages than any other Eng
lish authors barring Shakespeare.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
DRESS WELL.
mORRI5ONS'

LAKE AVE, YOUTH,
viii make to your measure a we'll
fitting, stylish. business suit all wool.
FOR $500.
silk mixed worsteds 1890. silk
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The largest and best assortment in
Duluth. 400 patterns to select from.
Top Colts ................. :. $500 up
Rain proof long coats. ...... $500 up
DRESS WELL,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-02
FOR $500.
SEN. STEWART RETURNS
TO NEVADA HILLS
Once Owned Them-A Striking Con-
trast In the Fortunes Of One
Man.

From tho Saturday Evening Post:
There is a bit of irony in the re-
turn of ex-senator Stewart to the
hills Of Nevada, almost penniless, to
begin life. over anew, especially when
one recalls a once famous incident
height Of the silver movement.
A New England senator was in the
midst: of a lengthy discussion Of the
question when he: stopped suddenly,
and without apparent reason, said:
why, Mr.. President, what do we
know about the silver question? Only
two members Of the United States
senate know anything about free sill
vada,:: who owns all the silver: the
other is. Senator Daniel Of Virginia,
who doesn't own a dollar" The sally
was received with hearty applause on
both sides Of the chamber.