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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

against the injurious effects Of light
NV their color. and It l. general
rule that those plants and animals
including man, which live IN The
tropics and in other regions where
the sun shines brightest are the
darkest in color. while those OF the
cloudy north are blends for the
most part. People Of the north VINO
90 10 the south TO live soon begin 10
feel the effects of the increased
light. At first this acts as a sim
ulant. The newcomer feels better
the vital functions are quckened,
there is nothing but praise for The
wonderful climate and contempt for
the indolent natives. But IN year
or two a change comes. The lmmi-
grant loses tone, becomes irritable
and works less and less. The hight
is working on his protoplasm, which
is not protected by so thick layer
Of pigment as that which the native
has. His nerves give out, and un-
less he adopts the light stunning
habits of those about him he must
lice north or die.
A medical writer has recently ad-
vanced the theory that American
nervousness is due to the excess of
light here as compared to the cloud
mess of the north of Europe. If
this is so, the logical treatment of
NERVES" would be rest in a dark
ened but well ventilated room and
not exercise in the open air, as Is
generally advised. - Youths Com
panion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
SLEEP OF HIBERNATI0N.
How u Differs From Rsposs-Shoek
That Causes Death.

The sleep Oi Information Is Nei!
different matter from the sleep of
rcpo.c. II it be complete resplra-
..on can no longer be detected. \
forbid bat when disturbed we'll heave
"A SIGH or two and, being left alone,
again to all appearances ceases TO
breathe.
Submerged in water of tempera-
turc slightly higher than his own,
the hedge hog not only continues to
live, but appears To suffer neither
Inconvenience nor harm. Enclosed
IN an alright receptacle, his atmos-
pherc undergors a change so slight
that il cannot be- imputed TO breath
inc. But circulation does not cease.
As respiration diminishes the irrl-
tabilitv of the muscles of the heart
increases. and thus, without the
stimulus Of oxygen. although much
more slowly, the heart continues to
beat. In the absence of the fresh
air drawn INTO the lungs in times of
activity. unlicensed and unrevlg-
Grated aud yenous blood passes on
to fill the whole system of clrcula-
ton.
\ profound lethargy ensues, only
distinguishable from death by the
slight beating of the heart. The
waste is very small. The fat accu-
INFLATED during the plenty of sum
mcr and autumn supplies all ex-
penditurr until the coming Of
spring. when earlier or later the
alternating animal, having no capt.
tai in reserve, begins to suffer the
pangs Of hunger. In response to
the demand respiration very slowly
increases. His oxidized blood flows
more quickly and his energy re
turns.
Then the bat flies forth once
more from the hollow tree in the
wood, to lind the warm dusk teen
ing with insect life, and the hedge
hog comes, it may be, from the cav
ivy under the gnarled roots below,
to find beetles, worms and slugs
once more among the spring grass.
Information has saved him from
starvation. But if his nook had not
been snug and wise chosen it could
not have preserved him from death
from frost.
The hiding place also must be
secret and free from intrusion, for
the alternating animal cannot bear
to be suddenly aroused. Even the
little dormouse. which comes out ut
intervals to feed, when in deep
sleep does not survive too haSty an
awakening. The heat of the hand
gradually passing through the nest
or to be carried indoors to the
warmer temperatures Of a room is
well enough.
He awakes refreshed, full OF
activity and with a disposition
speedily to become tame and make
friends. But if YOU warm him sud
denly back to life before he has
gradually breathed the torpor out
of his blood and established an
equilibrium between his respiration
and muscular irritability his heart
will beat at tremendous rate, and
IN a few minutes he is dead.-Lon-
Ion Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
1 ,.alJg ! i. u; |. J

To andirom Quebec, < olebroOk North STRAIT.
ford Lancaster. North Conway, Boston.
Portland. and all points in the Stayy
OF Name and Maritime Provinces.
In effect January :. 9u6
TRAINS LEAVE North Stratiurd as ls.-
lows; For ColshroOk and Becchcr Fails az
10 10 q. tn, . IL, and 72Ip. m
FOR Cooksltire. DudNyeii Junction and Lime
Ridge at 2.l2 p. m.
For Quebec and all points on the Que@cc
central Ry. 2.13 p. N
For Lancaster 6.55 1880 It m and &.o7
y. m.
For Quebec unetion, Portland and East
cfn points 600 "a. IN. and 3H7 .. IN.
10y R"stun. via Portland, G.JG n. m, ana
3.o7lp. M.
~ GEO #. EVANS,
Vice President and Gen. Manager.
f. +. BOOTHBS, G3P.-& T. A,
PORTLAND. ME
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Less Capacity For Suffarino.

81 notice the soprano doesn't sing
any more solos, Mr.. Battong," said
the Rev. DR.. Fourthly. "Why is
hiatt
"Because,' answered the leader
Of the choir, there's lot of jeaI-
Ous, i'll natured souls in the congre-
cation that are always knocking her
singing. They come to her and say
it's such pity she wasn't at her
best when she sang that solo, and
they worry her so she can't do her
self Justice
"She ought not to let that trou-
Die her. Why, never preach SER
mon without displeasing lot of
people. They don't fail to let me
hear of it either, but it doesn't both
sr me a particle"
Eyes, but it's different with YOU.
doctor. You haven't the artistic
temperament. Chicago Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

Does your wife belong TO any
clubs"
"Not one"
slow do YOU keep her home? Ny
wife belongs to half dozen and
goes to them all, though | have for
hidden her time and again"
on went to work the wrong
way. told mine | approved of club
life for women and to join all she
could and not TO mind if Mrs. Pret-
lyman over the way did go about
-pitying me for being so neglected. "
Kansas City Independent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Armies of Caternillars

Vi the plague of caterpillars that
overran the Scottish lowlands in
1885 a naturalist writes: "The cater
pillars marched in armies straight
ahead, and the consequence was
that when they encountered sheen
drains which are open drains about
eighteen inches deep and eighteen
inches wide at the top, they tumbled
INTO them in such numbers that their
dead bodies damned up the water.
and they might have been taken out
in barrow loads"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

In India. according to writer in
the Bystander, the natives are try
ing to turn motoring to profitable
account. An Englishman was mo-
toring into Calcutta after playing
golf in the park at Barrackpore, and
on the way the car passed over a ma
tive and only just missed scaIping
him. As compensation the native
was given q shillings, with which
he hobbled off quite gayly. Ever
since natives in the neighborhood Of
Calcutta have been wildly throwing
themselves in the way Of every avail
able motor, in the hope of similar
"nclI"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
He Won the Suit.

"The worst case of ignorance l
can tell YOU of occurred in 1869 in
remote section of our country" said
western congressman. "There was
man who suddenly became rich
and built an enormous house, with
some statuary, and SO he wrote to
Italy for a copy of Venus de Milo.
The copy in due time arrived. 1t
was executed in Carrara marble very
beautifully. But no sooner did he
veceiye it than the millionaire sued
the railroad for $4,000 for mutila-
tion, and, what's more, he won the
uit."-Miiwaukee Sentinel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
A Wise Fish

In Java they have species of
fish that carries very useful gun
with him wherever he goes. This
queer fish is called the jaculator,
and his weapon is combination air
and water gun, which nature has
provided him with. The jaculator
has the power of puckering the
mouth into small, round tube and
squirting water through it. He is
such an expert gunner that when he
observes beetle or fly on twig
above the water he invariably knocks
the insect from his perch, even
though the distance be five or six
feet. There are seven other varie-
ties OF these water gun fishes, which
are known as "sportsmen" and gun
ners" on account of their queer hab-
its.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Flockins to the Cities.

OF the modern tendency to flock
to the cities Il writer says: In 1901
not more than 36 per cent of the
entire population of England lived
in towns and embarked III urban in
dustries. Today they who dwell in
cities form more than 66 per cent
of the whole. On the other hand,
in 1901 the percentage of the ma
ton who lived in strictly rural dis
tricts and were occupied in agricul-
tural and rural pursuits amounted
to - per cent Of the whole popula-
ton. Today it has descended to the
alarming level OF not more than Is
Der cent"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
GETAF FREE SAMPLETODA

R.uer's Instant Cough Cure and hr
,,,,iYc,,l that il Is tie i--si- IL l. guar
ap,.-d 10 cure "a your moury refunded
{. ". Gid ling, Of Weeks Mills Me
writes, .Your Bmer's Instant Cough
Care is a great seller aud gives the lest
sfaetion Of aiy cough m-dieine on
the mars-i. have never had a bottle
returned III sell one bottle they are
SURE TO core after the second one and
tell their friend, Of its merits. will
Sud another order soon. For sale lay
John ". Thnrston.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Broke the Spell.

AN amusing scene was witnessed
in the fourth magistrates court re-
GENTLY" saws the Straits Times of
Singapore. ~ Jayanese was ar
raigncd on a charge of theft. rs
the man entered the dock, he threw
on the ground a hens egg and then
commenced to chew some 'serch.'
This was supposed to work spell
on the magistrate and cause him to
discharge the accused. Unfortunate
" for the schemes of the Jayanese,
he was seen by the Malay constable
in charge of him. This Malay seized
the Javancse by the throat and
choked him until he spat up the
'sereh' and so broke the spell. The
case was postponed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

When the emperor and empress
Of China appear in public no other
person is allowed to occupy "A high
er place than they do. Therefore.
on such occasions the shutters of
all buildings are drawn, and the up
per parts of the houses past which
the royal procession is expected to
move are deserted, the inhabitants
swarmlng to the ground floors in or
der to show due Difference to their
rulers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

Authors are not supposed to be
particularly modest in regard to
their works, and it is therefore
worth while to quote passage in a
letter written by Macaulay to his
German publisher, a letter which
the present Baron Tauchnitz care
fully preserves: Il have already re-
ceiyed 100000 from Messrs. Long
mans. | am ashamed to think how
many better writers have toiled all
their lives without making a fifth
part of that sum-"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
The Fox and the Fless.

Reward is knowing animal.
The foxes are much tormented by
fcas, but when the infection be-
comes loo severe they know how to
get rid Of the insects. They gather
from the bark of trees moss, which
they carry To stream that deepcns
by degrees. Here they enter the wa
ter, still carrying the moss in their
mouths, and, going backward, he
ginning from the end Of their tails,
they advance till the whole body.
with the exception of the mouth, is
entirely immersed. The teas dur
ing this proceeding have rushed in
rapid haste to the dry parts and
finally to the moss, and the fox,
when he has, according to his cal
culation. allowed sufficient time for
all the tleas to take their departure,
quietly opens his mouth. The moss
floats off down the stream with its
burden of lieas, and when ii is ont
Of jumping reach the fox finds its
way to the bank much relieved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
HOW ARE YOUR NERVES ?

If YOU uerd good nerve tonic aud a
mild but thorough laxative which
cleauses the entire syetem aud builds up
aud strengthens the nerves try DIR.
Rand's Celery Remedy, the great house
hold medicine. composed of roots, herbs
and celery. Best for the Bowels, Stom
ach. Liver and Kidneys. - and 1hc
Samples free at John W. Thurston's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
His Morning Prayers.

Losnitza, a village in Servia, had
a mayor who has just been con-
demned to five years imprisonment
for an original form of leze majesty.
lie was accused Of Systematically
abusing the crown and admitted be-
fore the tribunal that he was in the
habit of piously cursing King Peter
every morning before he touched his
breakfast.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
The Heaviest Rails.

What are believed to be the heay-
lest rails in use on any steam rail
road in the world are on the belt
line around Philadelphia. They
weigh l42 pounds to the yard. Con-
crete with nine inch girders is used,
with heavy ballast to make a firm
roadbed. One railroad official states
that this section of roadbcd will
last for twenty-five years without
repair. This would mean a ma
terial reduction in maintenance eX-
pense to the road using these rails.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
After Two Months.

Brlde-Are you sure you love me
as much as ever?
Brldegroom-Perfectly
And you will never, never love
any one else?"
"Never."
And there isn't anything YOU
wouldn't 'uIs do to make me happy?''
"Nothing-that is, of course,
nothing within the bounds of rea-
son."
"Humph! | thought so. | can
see that you are getting tired of me.
You've begun to reason"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29

A singl vertical wrinkle between
the eyebrows shows strict honesty
in money matters. Economy broad
ems the nose, making it rather short
and thick above the nostrlls. 1t
gives in age Il broad double chin.
Lines extending down ward from the
angle Of the mouth toward the chin,
when marked. show tendency to
sadness and melancholy. The lines
ranging outward from the eyes show
capacity for enjoyment. as well as
the two deep burrows framing the
mouth by the upper lip, The for
mer are the penalty we pay for
mirth and form the future channel
of the tear. When one has short
vertical lines in the red parts of
the lips, strongly marked, they III
dictate a capacity for friendship. If
the lips be full, the chin well devel-
opod and square, one has much vital
power over others, strong capac-
ity for loving and self reliant spirit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
A Broad Hint.

A laborer was recently engaged in
railway yard in the east. He was
set to carry some heavy planks.
After a couple of hours work he
went to the foreman and said, Did
| tell We he name when | started ?"
"Ah, mon. We did. Ye, said it wor
Tamson." "Oh, that's a RIGHT, then, "
replied the man YEARLY. ".Ah was
wunnerln' if We thocht All said it
wos Samson"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
A Slave to Silk,

A servant of Dowie says: 81 used
to buy silk socks for him at So Il
pair, and he never got less than five
dozen at a time. He would buy
many suits Of silk underwear at $l5
suit, and once he bought thirty
six pairs of silk suspenders inlaid
with blue butterflies. He never paid
less than $3.50 for a suit of clothes,
and all his furnishing goods were
proportionately eXtrayagant."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Old Shoes.

"There are hundreds of men IN
New York CITY," said salesman IN
a downtown shoe store, who are in
directly adding to the income of the
corporations controlling the shoe
business. \ man wearing an old
pair of shoes, sometimes only half
worn, purchases new pair and
leaves his old ones here. Gradually
others accumulate, and in time there
are, say, hundred pairs. These
are placed in pasteboard boxes,
wrapped and tied. About once a
month dealer in secondhand foot
gear comes along, bids on the lot
and gets it. In this way the COM
pany profits during the course Of Il
wear some hundreds of dollars. OF
course, the secondhand man gets
stuck once in awhile, but most Of
them also realize profit by selling
the shoes again after they have been
repaired and polished. New \ FORK
Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Killed by a Swan.

A large white swan recently killed
a young woman in Geneva, Switzcr-
land. One windy day the girl was
crossing a bridge in that city when
the swan, driven hcadlong by the
gale, collided with her The great
birds beak struck the young woman
in the ear. Her injuries were so Sc
we're that she died three DAYS later.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Deadly Serpent Bites

are as common in India as are stom-
ach and liver disorders with us. For
the latter however there is a sure rene
dy Electric Bitters; the great restora-
alive medicine, of which $. A. Brown.
of Bennetsvile, S. C., says: "Thcy ! =
stored my wife to perfect health, aite
years of suffering with dyspepsia and q
chronicalIy torpid liver" Electric b, :
ters cure chilIs and fever, malaria, hi :
ionsuess, lame back, kidney troubles and
bladder disorders. Sold ON luuaul, e
by John W. Thurston, druggist. Pic
81 cents.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Costly Water.

More money is paid for water in
single day than is paid for liquor
in a week, though few purchasers
are aware of the quantity of water
they pay for, a ten pound turkey,
for instance, is but three pounds
solids and seven pounds water, and
there are six pounds of water in ten
pounds of pork, while the percent
age Of water in beef or mutton is
about the same. Salmon and mack
ercl are but half water, though 9th
er fish contain greater proportion
Of fluids. SlXty-tiye per cent of an
egg is water, and there are about
two ounces Of water to the pound of
butter. Vegetables run from 40 to
50 per cent of water, and even
dried peas contain small percent
age. Taken at an average So per
cent of all expenditures for food
IL paid for water. There is no way
Of avoiding payment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
The Keystone State,

Pennsylvania is called the Key
stone State. Two explanations have
been given of this name. Accord
ng to the first, the Declaration of
independence was trembling in the
balance, six colonies having voted
for and SIX against it. The vote of
Pennsylvania was cast in favor of
the Declaration, and thus a major
.ty was secured. According to the
other explanation, the name was
purely an accident When the Rock
,reek bridge was constructed, near
Washington, the stones of the great
arch were inscribed with the names
If the states, and when it was finish
ed the discovery was made that the
lame Of Pennsylvania was on the
keystone of the arch and thus was
applied afterward to the state.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
EXCESSIVE BRIGHTNESS.
Some of the Evil Effects of Too Mucl
Sunlight.

Sb''''Sit'
1t Is common belief, well sup
ported by facts, that light is pow
erful agent in the cure Of many dis
eases and in the destruction of the
injurious bacteria that prey upon
the animal body. Experiments have
shown that these little organisms
not only will not multiply when ex-
posed to sunlight, but are even rap
IDLY destroyed Experience has
taught us that disease turks in dark
corners and that light rooms are as
necessary to health as good ventila
ton, but we are only beginning to
recognize that the sun is not alto
gether good for u.s. Its light must
be used IN moderation, for in excess
it may do harm.
vi coarse every one knows that
prolonged exposure to the powerful
rays of the summer sun may bring
on IA sunstloke, but it is fact NOT
so well known that excessive lioht
even without direct exposure, may
IN time seriously impair health.
Light kills bacteria by DESTROY
ing Their substance, the protoplasm
winch constitutes the main portion
OF every living cell, whether animal
or vegetable. But this effect is ex-
erted upon the protoplasm of our
own cells as well as upon that of
the bacteria, the only difference be-
ing that the protoplasm of the sim
gle cell, which is all there is of a
nactcrlum, Is more exposed than
that OF the cells of our bodies and
so Is acted upon more promptly.
ANIMALS and plants are protected
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
BREAK UP YOUR COLD

And cure your Cough with B,uer's
L"xy"e Qoinine Tablets. Guaranteed
to cure Headache and Grippe. Price %
cents at John w. Thurston's drug store
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
Nicknames For English Coins.

81 notice said an Englishman,
that you of the States have nick
names for your coins as we have in
England. You have your nickels
md dimes and quarters, or two bits,
rs they are sometimes called, your
eagles, and so on. Listen and |
Will tell you the nicknames we have
or our money. A farthing is called
fudge and ha'penny meg
There is no particular name for
benny. a sixpence is a tanner a
milling a bob The half crown
ma crown go by their right names.
A pound is called a 'quid' and five
pound note pony Money is a
'ery dear commodity, and we all
nave our pet names for it."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-29
0. H. HENDERSON,
TICKET AGENT
Boston and Maine Railway,
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT.

Tickets via the first class routes to points
vest and south and via trans atlantic line
90 anu from European points. Baggage
checked through Sic, ping ear accommud4.
tons secured in advance
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-05-26
GIRL ACCUSES EMPLOYER

Viola lie Barre, twenty years old, OF
No. PA Paramount avenue, told a strange
and startling story to Police Captain Cox
last night. She said she had not been
in the best of health for some time but
that she had advertised for a position as
a typewriter not far from her home. A
reply to the advertisement came from
Superintendent Marooney. of the branch
office of a mutual life insurance COM
pany which has a suite of offices on the
second floor of the building No. 45 Mont
gomery street. This is just above the,
restaurant recently abandoned by Childs.
According to Miss lie Barre's story,
Mr.. Afarooney on Thursday night last
piled up work on her desk that kept her
behind the usual hour, for leaving. She
says she heard step behind her and
felt blow behind the ear that left her
unconscious and later on found herself on
the floor. She preferred charge of
criminal assault against Mr. Marooney.
She was in hysteria as she told her story
to Chief of Police Murphy after reciting
it to Captain Cox. She said that after
the assault she went to DR.. Bowyer, in
Barrow street, for treatment. The
Chief called up DIR. Bowyer and he cor
roborated the girls statement, it is al
legged.
A warrant was issued for the arrest
of Superintendent Marooney and placed
in the hands of Detective-Sergeant Dan
Lee. Lee found Mr.. Marooney ON the
piazza of his home at No. 1904 Boule-
ward. He was seated with his wife and
children. Lee called him aside and whis-
pered in his ear as to why he was want
ed.
Just give me three minutes" said Mr..
Marooney. 81 have some important pa
pers to sign Then / will go with you."
s.Yes:1 said the detective. "and I'll go
with you
The two went to the second floor and
the accused man opened a bureau drawer
and the first thing his hand fell on was
cleaning revolver. Quick as fash
Lee wrested it from his grasp.
According TO Lees story Marooney
said.
'It's a good thing you did 50. because
] was going to kill myself for the work
Of Thursday night was drunk at the