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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Monkeys at rlay.

Nothing is more instructive" said
the ZOO keeper To 4 Baltimore Herald
reporter than TO watch young mon
keys at play. These Interesting erea'
lures investigate everything with in
satiahle curiosity. They do things
startling enough TO convince me that
they have almost human minds.
IL had in India a young monkey that
learned TO put the key in the lock and
unlock the chain that fastened II to a
pole. Near this monkey there always
Law a brush with handle that IN
screwed. In time the monkey learned
to unscrew the handle and then TO
screw II in again.
"A friend of mine had a monkey that
he kept chained just out of reach of the
hearth fire. This monkey learned to
tear strips from newspapers. roll them
into long tapers and light them in tho
flames"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
WurIike, hut rplite,

Ernest Nedel. Il Paris literary man.
was once lieutenant in the French
navy. At one time he commanded a
small warship charged With the duty of
preventing the entrance of foreign YES
sells into Il SiameSe harhor 4 Scandi
navian ship, with II Siamese commodore
who called himself Armand Duplessis
de Richeiieu, attempted to enter by the
alleged authorization of the French
minister at Bangkok. Nj. Nede wrote
note in these terms: If you don't de
sist, shall open fire" Then he learn
that Nine Richelieu was with her hus-
band and he tied the note to Il magnif
icent bouquet. The commodore with
the illustrious name deSisted and thank
ed the polite lieutenant profusely for
the flowers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
The Sfmplon Pass.

The Slmplon pass always has been
the great highway of travel from
Switzerland into Italy. 1t was used by
Caesar and his legions as far BACK as
90 b. c., and, although Napoleon hap
pened TO use the st. Bernard pass. he
recognized the superior Importance of
the Simplon and ordered a military
road TO he built over it TO serve in fu-
ture campaigns. 1t was begun in 1900,
but before it was completed. in 1906.
the fortunes of the battlefield led the
emperor elsewhere. so he never saw It.
While thus constructed for war; no ar
my ever crossed il. Instead of furnish
ing ronte for cannons, it became n
peaceful medium for international com
merce.-St. Louis Republic
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
FGnnyCrosby.
TIE Blind
Hymn Writer

~TEDAY, March 2G. is to he oh
@ observed in many Christian
churches as Fanny crosby
day" 1t WAS on March ~, 1920,
in Southeast. Putnam county, y. y,
that tie blind writer Of sacred songs
was born, and it has been thought iii.
ting that those who love her hymns
should pay her tribute Of affection on
the Sunday nearest to her ei~hty-tifth
birthday Her home is in Bridgeport,
Conn. and she is passing the closing
years of n life that has heea full OF
useful activity in the enjoyment of well
earned hunorS.
At the axe of six months little Fran.
ces Jane Crosby had as good eycsiglt
as the average baby. The application
Of hot poutices to the eyes during an
fitness destroyed the optic nerves. and
the little one was rendered sightlcSS At
nineteen she was sent TO the Institution
For the Blind in New York city aud
there became so proficient in knowledge
of the alphabet for the blind that she
was made an instructor in the nStitu'
ton. For twelve years she I. ught Eng
lish grammar and rhetoric Greek, R0,
man and American history.
II was here she met Il blind music
teacher, Alexander Van AlStyne. whom
she married. 1t was during this period
of her career that she wrote poetry and
secular songs, one of the most popular
of the latter being "Rosalie. tie Prairie
Flower" Several volumes of her poet
~ wer" published. One of her poems
was written in welcome To Henry Clay
on the occasion Of visit of TIE great
orator 10 New York.
She was forty-fve years old when
she wrote her first hymn, Not till that
time did she discover her real vocation
Some of the most beautiful and popu,
lar of these compositions seemed to
come to her as If by inSpiration, one
Of her best known hymns, Safe Ii
the Arms of Jesus" was composed in
about twenty minutes while w. II
Doane. who had written music fol
many of her hymns, was waiting tc
take N train He sat down Ia the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
SIMPLICITY In Letter Writing.


The little things of life do not escape
the attention Of the great daily news
papers across the ocean in spite of the
demands on space by news of world
events. Commenting upon Il discussion
raised in France as to the proper end
ing Of letter. the London Globe
thinks that habit in letter writing is too
well grounded to yield to reform. The
question in France is how to end an
epistle, and the reformers wish to cut out
the overfowery Accept the assurance
of my most distinguished sentiments
and believe me your very humble and
obedient servant and others equally
ELUSIVE.
1t is to be hoped that the iconoclasts
will not fly to the other extreme and
ldopt the meaningless Yours, etc."
which originated in some lazy CORE
spondent's dillidence. A safe rule is to
make the greeting and the ending har-
monte with the general tone Of the
letter, as Cordially" Truly" Re
spectfully" or "Affectionately" The
nan who began letter Dear sir,
you're liar" could have honestly
wound up with Yours sincerely" for
ne meant to be polite even while admin
istering a rebuke
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
The Original Lovers Leap.

Sapphos Leap was the name given
to II white cliff or promontory ancient
Is called Leucadia, now Cape Ducnto.
at the southern extremity of Santa
Maura. one OF the lonian Islands. II
was SO called because Sappho. the
poetess, is reported to have thrown
herself from this height into tie SEA.
A criminal. with birds attached to him
to break his fall was thrown from the
cliff at the annual festival of ApI.lp
and if he reached the water unhu"t Ia"
was picked up hy boats placed there
for that purpose. This Is the rock from
which. according to the story. lovers
throw themselves in order to he free
from the pangs of love.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

piano and played the music for whicl
lie wished her to compose some words
The song writer was deeply affected b,
the pathos and sweetness of the nj
and before the train arrived hat
thought out the lines which have sine.
been sung by millions of pcop.e an
have drawn tears from thousands o
eyes.
Her rnpidity of thought in compos
ton is partly the result of trainin.
She relates that once while pupil !;
the Institution For the Blind she w.
required to produce some lines of b!au
verse and lad put it of out OF she,
laziness Finally her teacher said
her: Now. Fanny, it is time for bus
ness. No blank verse, no dinner" 81,
had the poem ready before the Dime
Del rang. That sort of practice o.
ableG her to concentrate her mind O,
theme and partly accounts for til
swiftness of her thought when sh
composed the immortal lines for MI
Doane
The blind poet has strong feelin.
for rhythm and a keen enjoyment O.
music and in her time has been hersel
skilled performer on the guitar an.
piano. In the case of some of he
songs and hymns she composed bot,
words and music. She used to have ,
sweet soprano voice, and her sense O
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
LIFEAT TSlRSKOE.SE
How the Gear Is Guarded a,
His Present Residence.
AGENTS OF SECURITY" ABOUND.

When Nicholas II. Is at Tsarsk"e-
Selo, Which Is His summer Resi-
dence. He Lives Like an English
Squire-QunfEt Building In Which
Dinner In Frequently Served.
''We have heard a great deal of late
of the cars palace Of TsarskoeSelo,
said Il traveller who returned recently
from a trip to Russia. says the New
York Press. THE name really en-
braces Il number of small palaces sit
uated in the spacious grounds Of the
main building, about fifteen miles from
st. Petersburg. 1t is in the small
Alexander palace there that the EN-
peror lives when he is at TSarskoe- Selo.
AS it is intended for and has hereto
fore been used exclusively as a sum
mer residence, the car must find some
difficulty i'll keeping warm this weather
in the Alexander.
AT Tsarskoe-Selo the emperor and
his wife have tried to live Il country life
modelled after that of the king and
queen Of England at Sandringham.
The empress being a niece of the king
and the emperor nephew Of the
queen, they have both often been WIS.,
itors AZ Sandringham, where their aunt
and uncle. when Prince and Princess Of
Wales, copied closely in all its details
the life of an English country gentle
man of good fortune. SO the empress
has her dairy, and the emperor goes
out with the guns and shoots pleas
ants, and they have roast beef and
bottled beer and a pudding for dinner.
I'm front of the Alexander is Il ter
race commanding a spacious view and
overlooking lake in which floats
fleet of boats representing specimens
of the craft of all nations. Even an
Indian canoe Of bark is there and
Brazilian jungada. In the great park
nature and art are iumbled up in a
curious manner There are spaces as
rough and unkept as nature made
them. and mixed with the wilderness
are formal gardens, statues, white mar
bic bridges and artificial ruins.
Dinner frequently is served in a
quaint little detached building over
looking the lake and consisting of two
rooms, an upper and Il lower. The
lower room is the kitchen and the up
per the dining room. At meals served
there no servant is present. At the
end Of every course the people at the
table move back little. the emperor
through the floor to reappear with the
next course arranged upon it.
This disappearing table was built in
imitation Of the famous confidence
table of Louis XIV. by the able and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Rice Eaters and wheat Eaters.

Some writer onrA classified tie popu-
lation of the world into iva groups
the rice eaters and the wheat eaters.
With rice goes fish. AMI with wheat
goes meat chemical analysis shows
that each of these combinations forms
a perfect diet. embracing all the ucceS-
sary food c'eHcn!s. Eut. while the
wheat and meat diet requires an elab-
crate aud expensive preparation TO
make ii ready for use. the rice ana
fish diet is cheap ami simple. Ii needs
no slaughter houses. mills or bakeries
with dozens of other adjunctive fac
tories. Fish and rice can he prepared
for food by the simplest processes with
in fifteen minutes after they are
brought To the pot. And so the rice
eaters are able to live on few pennies
a day and vet thrive and become big
and populous nations. - Kansas City
Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Cuba's Fight Against Yellow Fever


The editor of AMERICAN Medicine in
sists that the harsh criticisms of sanl-
tation in cuba have no good grounds in
fact. for the officials under the republic
have done and ARE doing particularly
well. He says;
Cuba has the unique distinction that
with her own men and means she has
successfully resisted invasion after inva-
sion and Is today the only exemplar OF
the modern and all sufficient prophylaxis
or yellow fever. Allowing as much as can
be claimed for American Intervention. mo-
where I'm the United States has the work
of the yellow fever commission been APP
piled OF made ready for applica ton To
public safety with anything like the intel
liEcnce or energy displayed in Cuba. A
dozen coast towns in the United States
are more likely than Havana TO suffer
epide-uics Of yellow fever ''' Finlay.
Guiteras and Egramonte, each and all Of
of them, are the peers OF the most dis
tinguiShed public health officers In the
United States, They are in all respects
equal to their high responsibilities. and
they are literally supported by their gov
eminent The most recent approprta ton
by the Cuban government to the purposes
OF public health amounted to more than
$3DO. 600. The United States might match
this lbcraljty and amaze the wo,ld by
appropriations 10 our own health admins
tration sum OF $4,000.
American Medicine thinks that tie
seedlings almlniS ere to cuba by 81
called fever experts" In the matter OF
quarantine regulations are inconsistent
when coming from the Unitel States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Half Length Railroad Fares.

The railway companies in Switzer-
land have determined that for the flu
ture all children under two feet one
inch in height will be passed at half
fare, and those above. whatever their
ages may be, will be treated exactly
as adults, says the st. James Gazette.
At each station, near the booking Of
flee, a measuring machine is to be
fixed, and whenever child applies for
a half fare ticket it will be invited to
stand under the scale.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Three Things Desired.

As a result Of observation and reflec-
tion during a long life touching public
men and measures in wide variety
would desire for my country three
things above all others to supplement
American civilizations From Great
Britain. her administration of criminal
justice; from Germany. her theater.
and from any or every European coun-
try save Russia, Spain and Turkey its
government Of cities. - Andrew D.
White in Century
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

We went ~ Tho l.a
Can u. heads, lr.f- r- -
thing 10 the line NJ la,r.
W" VIII rav 'as. I.r- fmr-., ~
for thoroughly dry lor,s
even NOR" 4 strictly rr..r ~ ~
dry. boiled butchers lor,, ..,
freishis from your stgt-orlr,rs,.,,l,'
lots Of enn pounds up r.-. I'aL
shipped In barrels M r',ar ,,.s. q
G. = Page, Urla De-. 60.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

"This John Doe must be turribe
bad feller,' unused Nav Hoptoad
Hes allus in trouble. see he's been
indicted again. wonder where he
lives when he's to homer"
81 expect he lives in Effigy." chuckled
Paw Hoptoad. "the place where so
many are hung. Chronicle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

\ French experimental has found Il
possible to produce enough gas by the
combustion of vegetable matter to run
a small but serviceable motor. Hay.
bales and sometimes having mixture
IF sawdust or shavings were the ma
terials used, and it required two pounds
to produce each one horsepower for
one hour The eXperimenter aims at
perfecting a process which will be use
full to farmers having an abundance of
vegetable matter going to waste and
are in need of small motors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
Butchers, Merchants and Hide Buyers

Butchers, Merchants, Hyde Buyers
Should write to Carroll s. Page, Hyde
Park, VT, who wishes to purchase
their Hides, Calfskins, Sheep Pelts,
Tallow and Bones. He pays spot cash.
He pays the freights. He pays full
market values. He wishes to arrange
with some one in every village, where
he has no agent, to sell Poultry Sup.
plies and to pick up for him Hides,
Calfskins, Sheep Pelts, and Bones. He
furnishes money with which to buy
and he keeps his agents thoroughly
posted at all times as to market values.
Write him for full particulars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

Eyer honor" protested the seedy pris.
oner. ''dis is jist case O. perlice'per,
secution. Deyse tryin' ter Keep me
down, yer honor You amt goin' ter
let 'em keep me down, are yer?"
Certainly not" replied the magis-
trate. "rm going to send you up for
ninety days. "-Philadelphia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

Advocates of wage earning for mar.
ried women often take wholly ma
terial view of the case. leaving ont the
chief purpose and the saving element
of marriage, social happiness. Unless
the husband and wife are equally sue
cessful there Is cause for dissatisfac-
ton, and If they are equally successful
the result is often rivalry and jealousy,
The wife's most profitable efforts
should be in encouraging and sustain
ing the husband amid the trials of his
career The average wage earner's life
is devoid Of sunshine unless somebody
makes 1t u business to put It there
That somebody should be the toilers
other self If both are toilers there's
a poor show for sunshine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
when the sIav Gets Loose.

Napoleon had exalted ideas Of the
possibilities i'm Russia a century ago.
lie thought only II her millions who
would make good fool for pow1ier."
They could ovcrrun Euror-. he de
clarci. Another idea has been put for
ward 10y a well informed European
authority. who recently wrote as fol-
lows:
The liberal movement in Russia Is by
fnr the most important event In the for
elm politics Of our time and deserves ev-
cry attention on the part Of distant OBJ
servers. Whether IL will succeed and. II
So. what win be its effect ur"n 1'cign
politics. are still hidden IN the gloom Of the
future. but that IL will necessarily entail
weakening Of Russian power or period
Of rest for Russla's neighhOrs Is at pres
ent cutie uuproved The French reVolu-
ton was a great explosive force which
produced results far beyond the borders
OF France herself Far from thinking that
the Russian revolution viii be confined To
the territories OF the car. we should rather
ask ourselves whether this great NATIONAL
movement may not entail political con-
sequences transccnCing even those of the
great revolt Of France When the SlaN
genius. hitherto trammeled and trodden
down. finds the scope 1t needs for its SUI
pCrabundant energy and remarkable gifts
We may all be compelled TO rearrange our
ideas.
Even though TIE liberal demonstra-
tons of last year and the uprisinGs OF
the workingmen nj the dawn OF 1903
prove TO he merely symptomatic. the
fact of universal unrest in Russia
will remain. And the superintendent
energy must one day find 10 outlet not
in martial invasion. as Napoleon nat
urnlly dreamed but In intellectual and
moral conquest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
TREPOFF THE TYRANT.
The Son of TrepoG the Terrible sus-
tains Family Traditions.

The General Trepof who was ap-
pointed governor general of st Peters
burg Oh the outbreak of reyolut ,nary
demonstrations in that city is the cruel
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
About Making Gsiroers.

There is nothing better than pure
Ground Bone in making gardens.
A teaspoonful in hill is perma-
nent benefit, lasting all summer.
Enclose 1925 in cneck or postal
money order, or in Il registered letter,
md trial barrel will be shipped to
divide it with your neighbors.
We publish little booklet, showing
how to use Ground Bone rs Fertilizer
in gardens and in greenhouses and to
promote the growth of your flowers
and shrubbery. Send your name on a
postal card and it will be sent to you
free by return mail.
c. S. Page, Hyde Park Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

Fifteen officers of the German army
are at present studying Japanese in the
Berlin Seminary For Oriental Ian
guages,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17
alI EI-Nsll|,S!,l !: q
NY s zsi

@ anufrom quebec, X OlcUrOoh MOI "
f.rd I.nraste- N,,rth Conway, HOSton'
Portland, and all points in 1he etS'>
OF Maine and Maritime r"''"e's
II effect October 10, 1904.
TRAINS LEAVE North Stratiord a. 10,
ows. For Colehrook and Btechef r"''0
20 40 a. m, = ~. and 7.2O p. NJ ,d1ims
For CookSh;re, Dudweli JUNCTION "''"
Ridge at 1910 a. m and az p NJ n,ebr,
Fo; Quebec and all points on '"'
entral Ky 2.12 p. m. ,yre n M
For Lancaster 6.55 Il. IN ana % Ea>t.
For Ourne, Junction, Portland an" u"
IN points o.55 a. m. and 81 81. m, ~ and
For Boston, via Portland, 90" IT. "''
3,O3 y. M.
GEO +. EVANS, ,ooo,er.
Vice President ami Gen. Manage
T.. f. BOOTHBN, &. P. 7. A. ,,,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

The latest statistics on the subject,
according to the Frankfort News, place
the number of foreigners residing In
China at 2O,56O. England, Of course,
heads the list, with nearly 5000 rep
resentatives, and Japan holds the next
place, with over 5000 Germany has
more firms in China. but fewer persons
than the United States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-17

When Nicholas ii. Is at TsarskOe-
SelO, Which Is His summer Resi-
dence. He Lives Like an English
Squire-QuafEt Building In which
Dinner In Frequently Served.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25

'N~NN~TFSS"|S~|'|~'|F Fv|FST|ST'|sFFNNTFNN'
was witnessed by large audience last
evening and the matinee turnout this
afternoon Is of the crush order, that
fact icing foreshadowed early yester-
day by the advance sales that had been
made Mp to that time
The visit TO salt Lake This week, Of
Mr. George kcuney recalls wildly to
mind che death OF Emma Abbott In this
city II years ago this winter Mr.
kenncy was the treasurer Of the Abbott
opera orpany nj hat time, and kept
Vgil oyer The bedside Of the beautiful
and beloved singer that fateful night in
the Iampleton hotel IN which her spirit
took rs flight TO mlngle and warble
with the Choir Invisible In speaking
Of the matter 10 the News critic. Mr.
hennoy said as tears Weltcd In his
eyes ana as no choyed down a sob In
his thr1at Dear Little Emma; how
we loved herl How everybody loved
hcr! 40 other singer that Amer,N
has yet produced probably ever wound
herself around the heartstrlugs OF the
people ue be did. We have had great
singers since that time, we have them
now, but we have had and ever
VIII have but one Emma Abbott. [
shall never forgot the ntpht ~ hcr
last appearance h this tbc1fer Tbs
scene In the drosslnr room when We
tried TO bolster her no so that sbe oould
go out before tho f0ouiVhts was one
that haunts me 20 this dav There WAS
no need of il. IL was n most erlol
thing to permit her 70 40 out upon the
stage. aho said she couldn't. and thar
the effort was killing her. but She WAS
possessed Of brave heart and deter
mined nature, ana listening 10 the
counsel OF others, and over nv advice.
she went 40 i7 my calm Judgment
that had she not done go he would ba
living yet, thriiilnc countless tbola-
ands " aduigoH with bor nightingale
notes and stil holding her place among
the chief singer pt oar country
believe now, and han nIWn. believe,
that that EFFORT cost her her ulo.'
Salt Lake friends Of Blanche Bates.
the popular western actress, WIN be
Interested IN perusal Of the follow
Ing Without q single chair I'm tho
theater ana with her Immense audience
standing throughout the performance,
blanche Bates opened the Auditorium
Grand, a new play house in Tacoma,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25

IL had to give up the Modern Fables, ="
said he before sailing II simply pet
cred out on them. II was the same old
grind every day and in time exhaust
ed the subjects and found myself re-
peatng the same old slang over again.
The number Of subjects for that sort Of
thing is limited, ana so Is the vocabu-
larry. II isn't like Mr. Dooley,' which
Is nothing but edltoriallsing In dialect.
Every day a new subject for an editor
ial comes up. I'm at work now on two
new plays--American comedies-one for
Charles Frohman and one for II. w,
Savage, They will not be ready for
submission until some time after my re-
turn from the Orient He sailed last
Wednesday on the Korea.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25

ginning March 8, the Clarke company
viii suspend work here and make a
run up TO ogden, while an eastern COM
pany win render the spectacular melo-
drama From Rags to Riches" which
held a date that could not be cancelled.
MI Clarke's name Is one that has
long been associated with comedy of
the unrestrained yet clearly character,
being devoid 81 that which Is tinged
with cheapness or mnrred with doubt
ful types OF humor His return TO Salt
Lake Is sure to be an enthusiastic and
welcome one Mr., Clarke says he wants
nothing TO do with the problem play,
ana that ne finds his best vehicle for
action IN the portrayal of the legit-
imately ludlcrous phases Of life
over Niagara Falls" which closes
it's run az the Grand tonight Is
melodrama Of the very best order II