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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Sometime Wronu,

"My dear" said the trusting wife,
81 don't think your rules of econo-
my are any good
"l on DON'T 7" asked the fond hus-
band.
No" she replied, bending anew
over the column of figures in her
beautifully bound account book.
"Iou told me the way to save mon
ey was not to buy things; that thus
we would save the amount the goods
would have cost us. So | have been
careful to set down the exact price
of everything have wanted to buy.
but felt could not afford. | find, in
adding it up, ii amounts to 1924, but
! only have $50 in cash on hand
There must be something wrong
with Your theory"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Suspicious.

"lf YOU want to be liked in a
newspaper Office" said the man at
the desk, you must be careful to
write only on one side of the paper
The youth with a bunch of manu-
script looked at him suspiciously
and exclaimed:
NO, YOU don't. l may look young,
but can see through some things.
You want me to write my poetry on
one side of the paper so that YOU
can turn it over and use the other
side for your long winded articles
about finance. It's an economical
idea. but I'm not so foolish" -
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
A Lax on Vanity.

The American colony in Rome is
suffering from tax on vanity. The
municipal authorities have increased
the income tax of American resi-
dents not on any actual return OF
income, but based entirely on exter-
nal symptoms of the wealth of every
inhabitant. The tax agent goes
through the files Of all the local So
city papers, and as it is found that
the Americans in society like to have
their dances and dinners noted in
the papers the agent simply taxes
the Americans in accordance with
their social prominence and the px-
ury of their entertainments. The
English have learned this clever
move of the tax collector, and they
keep out of the papers.-Argonaut.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Agents Wanted

We want the Calfskins, Hides, Sheer
Pelts, Tallow, Bones, etc, collected in
your vicinity.
Can't you arrange to purchase these
goods for ms this spring? We will fur
uish the cash with which to buy; we
will also furnish tags, advice sheets,
taking off directions, cloth posters to
enable you to advertise the business, etc,
etc.
We pay highest cash prices aud keer
our customers thoroughly posted on the
conditions Of the market aud pay the
freight.
To any one writing us and mention
lug this paper, we will mail tull partic,,,
lars. Address,
CARROLL 5. PAGE, HYDE Park, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Greatest OF Chain Cables.

What are said to be the largest
chain cables ever made for ships use
have been turned out in south Wales
for the new quadruple screw turbine
Cunarders. The iron bar used in
making the links is three and three
quarter inches in diameter at the
smallest part Each link is about
twenty-five and one-quarter inches
long and weighs about 100 pounds.
When tested for strength, the break
ing stress of 1861 tons required by
law, instead of fracturing these gi-
gantic links, simply elongated them
about an inch. With the highest
stress that the testing machine
could give, about $40 tons, the links
showed no signs of cracks or frac-
ture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11

Roussel Geo has completed what
is said to be the largest picture ever
painted. The area Of the canvas is
S07 square feet. The artist had TO
beg the loan of a studio of suitable
size from the state. and he and his
easels. some twenty feet high, were
accommodated in the Gallcrie dies
Mechines, the largest one spanned
building in the world. The picture
represents the Paris crowd in 1889
rushing to the Hotel dc Vile, led
by Lafayette, after the taking of
the Bastille. and contains more than
1000 life size figures. 1t will be
hung in a suburban town hall, that
of Iyry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
An Old Danish Law.

The medieval law demanded
that every feudal count and baron
in the kingdom on the death of the
king of Denmark shall provide as IL
tribute to the new king good steed
and a man in steel armor or in de-
fault must pay their equivalent in
gold The Danish government has
already reminded the counts and
barons that this tax is due. Many
are inclined TO think that the gov
ernment's estimate of the value Of
an armored warrior at from $3.50 to
$3.50 is too high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Insects and Cold.

Insects which spend the major
portion Of their lives in torpid or
semltorpid state are but seldom in
jured and never killed by being fro
zen. Instances are numerous Of
travellers in mountain regions find
ing beetles or butterflies above the
snow line which were frozen stiff
and apparently stone dead. How
ever, when these same insects were
carried down into the warmer at
mosphere Of the valleys or into a
mountaineer's cabin they complete
ly revived in very short while. 1t
appears that Their normal vital pow
crs are 50 low that a degree of cold
that would prove fatal to a more
highly organized creature seldom
hurts them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
The LANGUAGES Of France.

One result of the new census will
be to determine the number of peo
pie speaking the old provincial Ian
guages. Flemish is no longer spo-
ken except in a small part of the
Pas Gle Calais. Catalan exists alone
in the eastern Pvrenees. NIistral,
the poet, has revived Provencal as IA
literary language, but the peasants
scarcely understand it, The two
languages which are best preserved
are Basque and Breton, spoken re-
spectlvely by 100000 and by 1,O0O,-
600 mouths. Petit Parisien.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Raising Sunken Ships.

Sunken ships may now be rehoat-
ed by means of acetylene gas. An
experiment was. tried successfully
on ten ton boat in the river Seine.
The boat was raised by means Of
small balloons inflated below the
water with aeetylene gas generated
from the solid carbide Of calcium.
The inventor, NJ. Ducasse, Processes
to foresee the application of the in
yention to ships to prevent their
laundering in collisions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11

"lou don't eat cheese, Miss Ben
derby" said the hostess.
"Oh, no." replied the smiling
young woman. "rm vegetarian"
There was an embarrassing silence
for a moment, and she added some
what hastily:
81 mean, of course, that cheese is
made from milk, and milk, you
know. is an animal product
"What else did you suppose |
thought You meant, Miss Bender
by?" frcczingIy asked the hostess.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Mexican Water Jars,

The MeXicans do not use ice, but
nevertheless there is no country
where a man can get a glass of cool,
sweet water quicker than in Mexico.
The water jars are made of a porous
pottery which allows the water to
ooze through the material of the
tanks, and the evaporation keeps it
always cool. 1t is not cold. like our
ice water, but it is all the better on
that account, a. man can drink
twice as much and never feel in the
least injured, no matter how large
his drafts. Australian ranchmcn
frequently put water into skin bot
ties which they suspend from the
ycranda, and the air swaying the
skins back aud forth cools the wa
ter and renders it more palatable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Did Not Apply.

While Willie was spending his
holiday at his aunt's he CHANGED one
day to place his elbows on the table
during dinner.
"My dear boy" said his aunt,
don't you know that children of
the first families must never put
their elbows on the tablet"
ooh, WE'LL" replied Willie, chat
doesn't apply to me, for my fathers
been married twice, and | belong to
the second family"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Fortunes Paid For Famous Pictures.

The greatest sale of pictures by
American artists was that of the
Thomas b. Clark collection in 1899,
when George Inness' "Grcy Lowery
Day" was Knocked down for $780,
$50, the highest price ever paid for
the work of an American painter at
public sale, and the W. II. Evans
collection in 1900 This brought
$159,340. Since then p. G. Han
ford's one nights sale brought
$124,135; f. J. Milliken's twenty
six paintings, $l2S,32S in one even
ing: the +. O. .Matthesen's two
nights sale, $34S.7S0; the Mrs.
Warren collection, S345,025, and
the d. e. Lvall collection reached a
total of $244.900. The Mrs. War
rem sale was noted for one of the
most remarkable advances in the
cost of Il painting ever recorded in
America. In 1889 Knoedler & Co.
sold her a 'Shepherdcss," by Millet,
for $500. They bought it back at
the sale of her collection, fourteen
years later, and paid 500 for it,
i .eslic's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
STATE Ole VERMONT. Essen nIsrRIcr- s.

In Probate Court, held at Guildhali, in
and for said District, on the Sth day of
May, A. D., 1906, an instrument, pur-
porting to be the last Will and Testament
of Eliza A. Folsom, late of Concord in
said district, deceased. being presented to
the Court by Edgar O. Cushman. the execu-
tor therein named for Probate.
II Is ordered by said Court. that all persons
concerned therein he notified TO appear at IA
session of said Court to he held at the
Wrst Concord House, in Conct ri. on the
3ist day of May D., 1906. and show
cause, Ii any they may have, against the Pro
bate OF said will
For which purposeit is further ordered that
a copy Of the record of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the ESSEN COUNTY
HERALD, a newspaper printed at Island
Pond, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
BY the ourt,-Attest
May IL ROBERT CHASE. JUpGE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
srATEor VERMONT. DISTINCT OF ESSEX. s.

STATEoF VERMONT. DISTRICT or ESSEN. s..
In Probate Court, held at Guidhall in
ana for said District os the 23rd day OF
Npri, A. H., 1906, A. NJ. Carpenter. guard
ian ESTHER {. Lee OF Concord In said Dis
Crict makes application to said Court tor
.icerse to sell the foilowing described real
estate of his said ward, to wit: House and
lot village of West Concord, representing
that the sale thereof is necessary for the sup
port of his said ward. and would be for the
nest interests of her estate
Whcreupon. it is ordered by said Court.
that said application be referred to session
thereof. to he held at the Probate Oficc, in
said Guildhall. ON the 9Th day of May, 10.
1906. for hearing and decision thereon; and
Il Is further ordered, that all persons interest
ID be notified hereof, by publication of notice
of said application and order thereon. three
weeks successivelN in the Essex County Her.
al6, published at Island Pond. before said
time OF hearing. that they may appear At
said time and place. and, If they see cause,
obit CT thereto.
BY the Court.-Atuest.
April ~ RoBKRT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11

In my youth | used, when | came
to word which seemed to me to
present considerable difficulty of or
biography, so to manage my hand
writing that the benevolent reader
could give it the Interpretation
most suited to his own ideas. From
Speech by Ex-Premier Balfour.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
ESTATE OF AGNES NJ. LApp.

Tie undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Essex, Commissioners. to receive. examine
an adjust all claims and demands ot all per
sons against the estate of Agnes NJ. Ladd
late of Brighton, in said District, deceased
aud all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
by give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the Office of !. w
Thurston. on the Goth day of May and 18th
day ofOctober next, from q O'Clock 4. NJ. until
IL O'Clock p. N. each of SAID days, and that six
months from the seventeenth day OF April \.
D.. 1900, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors TO present their claims to
us for examination aud allowance.
ated at Brighton this Sth day of May
A. II. 1906. 500
John W. Thurston,
+. & Mosher, Sothhissioners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Or. RaND's CELERY REMEDY

Cures Constipation, Sick Headache, Ner-
vonsness. and all Stomach, Kidney and
Liver troubles. 1t removes all impurities
from the blood, drives away pimplps
b ackheads,. hlotchps or AIRY skin erup-
ton and produces good health and a
beautiful complexion, '25 and 80 cents
Samples free. John w. Thurston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Fatal Cobwehs.

The application of cobwebs to
stop bleeding from wound on his
finger. received while feeding a
chalT cutter. caused the death from
lockiaw Of William Philpott, sixty
five years old. Of Minister, Shcppev.
A verdict of accidental death" was
returned at the inqucst.--London
Nail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Sheriff Sale OF Real Estate

Taken on writ and charged on execution in
Scholes, the following described property -
The dwelling house. land and barn and all
outbuildings belonging to said debtor, situ-
ated on Derby street, in the village of Island
Pond VT. being the same property purchase
by said debtor of A. c. Fellows And the
equity in said property will he sold by me at
public auction for cash to the highest bidder
at o O'Clock A. NJ, on the Goth day of May
A. y. 1906, to satisfy said execution and ali
legal costs. as the law directs, on the above
described premises,
l.. w. STEVENS, Deputy Sheriff.
Brighton, VT, May Z, A. d. COG.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
ESTATE OF AGNES N. LApp.

STATE or VERMONT. D,s fRIcT or EssEx. -.
In Probate Court held at Guildhall in and
for said District the 23rd day Of April.
4. H. 1906. Edward +. Lee. executor Of the
estate of Agnes NJ. Laid, late of Brighton in
said istrict, deceased. makes application To-
sail Court for license to sell all of the real
estate of said deceased. situate in SAID
brighton. representing that the sale thereof
= provided for by the terms and conditions
II the will of said deceased. and - necessary
pr the payment of certain legacies bequeath-
ID IN said will.
wht reupon it is ordered by said Court. that
aid application he referred to a session there
If, To be held al the Probate Office. IN said
5uildhali on the twelfth day of Nav
d. 1906. for hearing aud decision thereon
and IL is further ordered, that all persons In.
tercsted lac notified hereof by publication 81
notice of said application and order there.
on three weeks successfully in the EssEN
COUNTY HERALD, II newspaper published at
island Pond, in this State and which cirtu-
iates in the neighborhood of those interested,
before said time of hearing. that they may
appear ut said time and place. and, II they
see cause. object thereto.
BY the Court, Attest
April 81 ROBERT CHASE. IuDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Upper Coos Railroad of Vermont for the
election of directors and the transaction of
any other business that may legally come
before the meeting will be held at the Office
of Harry Blodgett in st. Johnsbury in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vermont.
on Monday the 18th day of June, A 30. 1906,
at one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Dated at st, Johnsbury, in the County of
Caledonia, this first day of Nav a. n. 1906.
HARRY RLODGETT
Clerk of the Upper Coos Railroad of Y ermo
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
Elevated Read HANGS In Air.

To relieve congested traffic con-
ditions in Berlin it is proposed TO
erect Il monorail suspended electric
railway, such a. has been for some
time in sncccssful operation between
Eberfeed and Barmen, Germany,
writes Dr. Alfred Gradenwitz in
Technical World Magazine. The
passenger cars in this system hang
down from a single overhead rail
and have no support Whatever I'M
drrneath. Advantages of the sys-
TEN are it, perfect safety, the fact
that the super-tructure Is compare
lively simple and does not shut out
the light and air, as does an ordina-
~ elevated structure, and the fur
ther fact that in operation the mon
oral cars are almost completely
noiSelesS. 1t seems probable that
the monorail suspended system will
be- adopted in the German capital.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Coos Valley Railroad Company, for the
c ection of directors. and the transaction OF
any other business that may legally come
before said meeting will he held at the office
of Harry Blodgett, in st. Johpsbury, in the
County of Caledonia. and State of Vermont
on Monday the 18th day of June, A. D. 1906
Mt one O'Clock in the afternoon
Dated at St. 1ohnsbury, in the County of
Caledonia this first day of MAY, A. u. DOG.
HARRY BLODGETT
Clerk of Coos Valley Railroad Company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11
ESTATE OF IDA NJ. cmARBoxxRAu

ISL \ I I. Of IDA NJ = fiANboNNLAA
STATE OF VERMONT. I In Probate Court
EssEx DISTRICT. s.. I held at Guildhnli.
in and for said District. on the 3oth day ui
april. A. u. 1906. {. II. Green. administrator
Of the estate of Ida NJ. CharboDneau. late OF
Canaan. in said District. deceased, makes
application to said Court. in which applica-
ton the guardian of the heirs of said decra-cd
Joins. for license TO sell all the real estate OF
said deceased. situated Canaan Aforesaid. 20
wit; arm OF seyenty-five acres more or less
with buildings thereon. known the Char
bonneau place. representing that the sale
would be beneficial to the heirs of said de-
e and those interested in her estate.
Whrfeupou, il is ordered by said Court
that said application be referred To a session
thereof, TO be held at the Probate Office In
;uiIdh all the nineteenth day of May. A. -.
t9u6. for hearing and decision thereon; and
{ is 'urther ordered. that all persons inter
.sted he notified hereof by publication of
1otice of said application and order thereon
three weeks successively in the Essex County
Herald, newspaper published at Island
pom in this State. and which circulates in the
neighborhood OF those interested. before said
time of hearing. that they may appear at
'aid time and place. and. il they see cause, oh
iect thereto.
BY the Sourt.-Attest.
May 3 ROBERT CHASE. JUDGE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24

buttons and is stitched with belding
silk, but 1t Is adapted to all the sea-
sons suitings, while. again, combina-
tons can be used if preferred. The
vest of one material and the coat of
another always are effective while the
revers can be faced for their entire
length instead of being made with the
trimming portions, if better liked. The
sleeves are absolutely novel and ex-
ceedingly smart, the flare cuffs rem
dering them exceptionally becoming.
The Eton is made with the fronts,
the back and the vest. The back is full
length and the fronts are cut off above
the waist line and the vest is ex-
tended slightly below at the front.
The fitting is accomplished by means
Of shoulder and under-arm seams and
the closing is made by buttoning the
vest over in double breasted style. The
neck is finished with fat collar and
the fronts with the prettily shaped
revers. The sleeves are made with
the full upper portions and plain deep
cuffs, that are finished with the roll
over ones of contrasting material.
The quantity of material required
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
NR FRILs 1N
AFAsHgoMGN|

A combination automobile hood and
veil is thing of luxury. 1t is chiffon
hood with a veil in front, to be worn
over a small hat.
Gloves match the costume whenever
possible, but the difficulty of exactly
matching all shades has kept white
ard black gloves in fashion.
The daintiest of guimpes are those
of handkerchief linen with Hedebo
embroidery. This is the latest Scandi-
navian openwork embroidery.
For street wear nothing is better
than tan gloves. One may take her
choice between one clasp or two in
short gloves. both being in good style.
Real valenclennes is not prohibitive.
and lasts lifetime. Point and duch-
ess are expensive at first, but little
goes long way, and makes the plain
est gown elegant.
Nothing is more acceptable for gifts
than lace or embroidery. The collar
and cuff sets in the little French shops
and in special departments of the
stores are very tempting.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
Modern Girls Expensive.

"The girls miss a lot of fun by hav-
ing such high and mighty notions now
adays," remarked the old New Yorker.
ats simply out of the question for
young fellow getting from twenty to
thirty dollars a week to take girl
to the theatre or opera often, when 1t
costs him good part of his weeks
salary each time he does it. If her
young man doesn't get orchestra seats
the girl of to-day thinks him mean;
IL he doesn't bring her bunch of vio-
lets as big as her head he doesn't
know what's what if he makes her
ride home IN the trolley instead of
calling a cab her gown is ruined and
If he doesn't take her to supper in one
of the swell restaurants he isn't worth
knowing.
"Now, when I was young girl was
five cents or a dollar. After the thea
tire. as a matter of course, every one
climbed into the omnibuses that were
backed up to the sidewalk in front of
all the theatres. Then, of course, there
was the ice cream treat afterward-no
one thought of ordering anything else
and there were no tips to waiter, either;
the man who waited on you was as
good as you were yourself; he would
have thrown your money in your face
IL you had insulted him with fee.
"Well, we used to take our best girls
to the theatre two or three times a
week in those days, and modern young
women have only themselves to blame
for the infrequency of their theatre in
yitatiOns."-New York Press.