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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A Cat Story.

This i, a true cat story. y Ger
tain cat, much pettcd and adored,
is believed to understand language,
he having repeatedly acted upon
what was said 10 him. but he did far
more and better. lie obcycd literal
~. The man ui The house Is Il great
hunter. He loves to shoulder his
gun and bring down small game,
and one morning when he VA, set
ting forth for sport hi, wife called
oul. If vou will bring home a rab-
bit | viii make pie. The cat sat
bv. but sad nothing. \ few hours
after. while the wife was busy with
her sewing. the cat appeared 10y her
side CARRYING rabbit in his mouth.
and then, dropping the game be
side his mistress. began to sing and
purr like tin kettle on the fire.
Nothing will convince the friends
of this wonderful cat that he dQe>n
understand all that is said in his
presence. and they are now really
afraid to mention a want, as The
dear fellow will think he must i'm,
meciateIy CRAFTY it, like another
Marquis 81 Cara bas.-Boston Her
aid
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Australia Empty Spaces.

Richard Arthur, VI. T., president
of the immigration League of Aus
tralia, has been pointing out some
startling facts in reference to the
lack of population in the common
wealth. In the vast northern terri
tory there are only $50 whites, or
one inhabitant to every 100 square
miles. The immense empty spaces,
he says, cry oat for population. The
world has grown so small that the
only solid title 10 any part of its
surface is effective occupation. Mod
ern method, Of transit have brought
the vast. unoccurlcd northern terri
tory of Australia within easy reach
of the teeming ASiatic peoples.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Experimenting.

"lhat face would stop clock"
said West Philadelphia father,
CHANGING from a window al an unbe-
coming pedestrian.
why, papa asked the little eur
~ headed three,year-old on his knee.
craning his neck to catch glimpse,
Because A is so ugly, boy" an,
swered the father absentmindedly.
1t was that evening that the IA
ther came downstairs after dressing
for dinner to find his boy standing
at tiptoe Oh hail chair staring up
at the big round face of the grand
father clock and giving the most
hideous twists to his pretty baby
face.
What in the world are YOU doing,
boy" asked the surprised father.
Trying to stop the clock, papa
was the surprising answer.-Phila.
delphla Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Misplaced Sympathy.

A French Judge visiting England
was riding in a London tram car
when the conductor asked for his
fare. The judge offered sixpence
and when he received fourpence
change gave the conductor two
pence. saving:
Here, my man, get yourself a
glass of beer"
\ clergyman, sitting opposite, in
terposed
excuse me, sir. but is it wise to
encourage drinking? have not
touched a glass of beer for years"
"Poor man" exclaimed the judge
"Take re odder twopence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30

One night Mr. D!-raeli was among
the Churchiil>' guests, and an an
ecdote Of his visit may be preserved.
Il think, said Lord Randolph, dis
cu,sing with his wife their party
after ii had broken up. THAT plzzy
enioyed himself. But how howery
and exaggerated is his languages
When asked him if he would have
any more wine he replied, My dear
Randolph have slipped your excel
lent champagne; have drunk your
good clarct. have tasted YOUR de-
Lcious port will have no more
wei" said Lady Randolph, laugh
ing, "he sat next me, and | partic-
uIarly remarked TINT he drank moth
ing but It little weak brandy and wa
ter." - From Life OF Randolph
Churchill"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30

II thought" said tie irritable old
head Of the. firm. That Won said
when hired YOU that you had taken
II course OF instructions at an acads
envy"
"Ies. sir, replied the Young man.
well. do YOU mean to tell me
that any one could "a through an
academy and spell the way YOU do:
Look at that letter Half the words
are misspeI,ed, and what do YOU
mean by making me say has came"
Confound You. il hadn't glanced
over this thing after you'd got it
copied the man its written to would
think me a fool Come, own up
now, What academy was this that
YOU attended"
"lt--~It was Professor De Flippen-
dale's dancing academy, sir. Chi
cago Record Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
An Extraordinary Woman.

DR.. Abernelhy. the famous Scotch
surgeon. was a man OF few words,
but once he met his match in a wo-
man. She called at his office in Ed
inburgh one day and showed hand
badly intlamed and swollen, when
the following dialogue, opened by
the doctor, took place:
Burns :"
"Bruse.
"Poultice.'
TAe next day the woman called
again, and the dialogue was as fol-
lows:
Better
"Wor>e."
"Nlorr poultice.'
Two day, later the woman made
another call, and This conversation
occurred:
"Bclter?"
well. Fee?"
"Nothing.' exclaimed the doctor.
"MOst sensible woman ever met"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Under Conditions.

"What did The editor say about
your story" asked the young mans
friend.
u don't believe he liked it very
WE'LL"
swell, there are differences in the
appreciatiye faculty as well as in
the ability to create. The same
mans taste will vary according to
circumstances"
81 suggested that, and he agreed
with me. lie said that if mal.
found himself on de.ert island
with nothing to read except my sto,
ry and back number city directory
lie might read my story"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
How to Stop Gossip.

There are two words, simple
enough III themselves, that intro
duce untold trouble into the world
tnd are responsible for more gossip.
scandal and harm than any other
Two words in the English language.
These two little words are nothing
more than "thev say" They have
done more to ruin regulations than
any other thing, II YOU never quote
what they say" YOU may be quite
certain YOU are not gossip. But if
you find Yourself telling your friend.
AT all times what "they say and at
the same time lifting your eyebrows
and shaking your head Won may rest
assured YOU are saying something
the world would be better for not
hearing
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
ALPINE TROOPS.
Soldiers Of Italy Who MsneUVsr Liter
al, Above the Clouds.

William C. Eitz-GeIald write. Of
the Alpine soldiers Of ltaly: AL
these soldier mouniainrcr, are crarA
shots. aud il Is difficult 10 scr hos
one oC the forts held Jy Them amid
the great granite bowldcr, and ter
libie pinnacle, aud -Plrcs oi t,le
Great 81. bernard could ever bc
forced By Al cnems IN the taee 81
these troop. who would act as
scouts. crawling up Prcrlplecs and
planting themselves on Mid ana
seemingly Inaccessible spots. whence
they would pour an invisible hre
which nothing could withstand.
These Alpine troops when scouting
or accommodating in the mountains
use a cariou~ Kind oi rifle rest, form
cd by three alpcn,toch> and one "I
the pillows they Use AT nlghl when
they sleep in the snow. For, strange
Is il NAV seem. these men when INV
cuacking al great attitudes dn not
trouble Ia put up tents. but merely
Ill. out cavcrn> IN the Na-t snow
drifts and line these with water
proot sheets and blankets aud there
Sleep amid drcary Alpine dc,o'aIon>
n, comfortably as though they were
down on earth in a comfortable city
bed.
The life Of the men Is ma&nlii-
Gently healthy and celebrating, as
NAV he seen by the bright eyes, rosy
cheeks and clear complcNlonS OF a
party of scouts that come %lls>adlng
like lightning down the slopes oI
frozen snow on their long curNlnS
skees, guided and supported 10y the
ulpenstock. The troops also carry
arctic sledges for the transport OF
their wounded. and sometimes real
istic demonstrations are given, when
one or several men will lie al fall
length on these slcdgeS and he drag,
red or gli>Sadcd over glacier and
SnOWUclu.
or sunday i'll the Swiss Alps: I'll
is fact that these troops mancuN'I
literally above the clouds. and there
i, no more impressive spectacle lhai
SUNDAY morning service III som'
little icy rcce>, al 5000 or lo.oo0
feet. when the chaplain of the regI
mrnt mounts into Il rude portable
pulpit and discour.es TO the Assem-
ilcd soldiers who are >hlycrlng II
their fur> even though ii he July 81
August The members of the ban,
play the hymns, which reycrbcrat'
through the awful de>oIatIon> 4"
glacier aul snow peak."-Chlcag'
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30

\ student AT one OF the theolog-
zeal colleges had written sermon
with much care and passed ii 10 the
professor for criticism. After two
weeks he called on the professor and
stated that he left his manuscript
with him and had called for it and
would be glad of any suggestion
from him. II was returned without
any criticism or suggestions. The
student. well pleased with his own
production. was intent on having
The opinion Of his teacher and cali
ed again and, referring to the ser
mon, asked what hymns would be
appropriate in connection with it.
The professor replied, The mo,t
appropriate hymn | can think of is
Now lay me down to sleep
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Tie Sahara Desert.

In the Sahara desert, says a recent
writer. there is IA continuous process
of reduction going on. The sand
blast wears away rocks. and the heat
splits them. 1t Neisaoua stood a
line OF pinnacles. Only one remains
Of The original height. The others
are worn away. That which remains
is protected by topknot of shrubs
and earth. noarished by spring
which flows from its summit. Ii is
not the hardness OF the rock, but
this patch OF soil and vegetation,
frail and soft as it seems, which has
preserved the pinnacle. The pie
ture suggests many analosies in HUI
man life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A Body Of Takers,

1t is the rule in the Australian
parliament that the speeches of
every member must be reported YER
batim. Asa result of this perpetual
note taking the printed record for
the session concluded at Christmas
ran to twenty-siy volumes Of 1859
pages. or about 100000 words.
One Of the leading Australian dnilies
describes them us drcary pages and
ponderous tomes-"an unceasing
stream of unnecessary repetition
ind wearisome speech. laxative
ness is veritabiy the curse of the
commonwealth parliament"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A TEXTILES GENIUS.
The Hans - faoush Ezi=isHes Tns'
Ma 49, > Lei H~.'s-

L.. & !...t Hsd Do --n-. ciiat.
81 tilt.r or ul uuH-s, q grave iaa.'
Ial5 si- aa a.tarG,.aH.c Ni,,. IA :.
i.s.l 4. 80 l..la 4. .., a;Il rltlGr.n IL
,.udr. ui.rn l.m. y l"n- ~ IL
,acl ic Ea- ILui.r,- AMI nvcu,,
Lender ANA ..grpwrf. - gelrf"h-
thai hc coIid nr,.r aii"Id u les !'isl.
hrnrin. urOu lEn-c wH"m hc io'eD
s.arurriy constant harden OF dcul
uud care. liow rcprcheas'hle Iiis
~, he seem, never iu have felt.
thou.l. h. hamc, himself freely and
Il mi hear.rdN. and il the rcauer of
lis autobiography l. disposed 10 feel
sorry for Mr.. Hunt il l. not be-
rau,c lrr husband sets him the ~
ample. Thi> Na> Leigh Hunts one
We. never amended nr arti1elt re-
p.ntcd nf. lc, he had had hi> warn
in.. / l. pathetic 10 compare win
each other the Two following pats
sane, and tc src how clearly Lclsh
Hunt fcrc-aw hi, danger and how
E.arahir be- proved 81 c-caplng II:
Il have seen, he writes III lsOS,
20 much nf the irrilabI!ltic,, or,
rather. the ml-rrir>. aycrdlu. from
want of suitable income. and The
best woman Of her time was - w"r-
rird and finally worn ont with the
early nr.ll,gn, e Of others III this re-
,pcrt that if ever | was determined
in ANYTHING it Is to be- perfectly
clear of tie rid and ready 10 meet
the cNiccucie- of Il married life be-
fore | do mary. for | will not see
aNife who love, me and l. the COM
fort of NV existence afraid to speak
to me OF mnney matters. She shall
never trcub.e to hear knock al
the door or to meet IA quarter day.
And in 1882:
Il never hear a knock al the door
but | think somebody l. coming to
lake me away from my family. la-'
FRIDAY | wa, sitting down 10 dinner
when was called away by mar
who brought an execution into III.
house for 10 shiIllng,." = London
Spectator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
S.edes In Finland.

A Finland correspondent writes !:
1T Is not generally known that the
Swedes in Finland form a large pro-
portion of tn" population, there be
ing about 100000 of these in u total
cI 2,o90.OOO. The Swedes-or, more
correctly, Finlanders whose mother
tongue Is Swedish-are mostly farm
crs or workers on the land, only p
per cent of them inhahiting towns.
During the craze known as 'Fenno-
mania many Swedes changed their
Swedish family names for Finnish
ones. like their national hero, Georg
lorsman, who died aS Trio koski-
nen. OF the $50 newspapers pub
lished in Finland eighE-one are
printed in Swedish.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
An Enormous Seal.

Not the least interesting thing in
the recent French presidential cleo
ion was the great seal of the repub-
lie, seal 80 great that its progress
10 and from Versailles entails some
thing like a procession. Ii dates
from the national assembly of 1871
and exhibits full sized France on
her feet. II i so tremendous an in
sirument that il is mounted on Il
wheel and requires three" men TO
maneuver it. On the day of the
election it was affixed to the three
regulation copies of the official rec
ord of the procccding>-onc for the
new president and one for each Of
the archives Of the senate and of
the chamber, after which it WIS sol
EMMY escorted back to lis domliie
in Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Not His Style.

\ Welsh Judge Rad before him a
case in winch a printer sued p"rN
butcher for the value OF large par
eel Of paper bag, with the butcher I,
advertisement printed thereon. IN"
printer. hayin. 10 suitable lI!u>'ra-
lion to embclIlsh the work. thought
he improved the occasion by putting
an elaborate royal arms above the
mans name and address. bul uItl-
matck tie latter refused TO pay
The JUDGE. hooking over specimen,
observed that for his part he thought
the lion and the unicorn were much
nicer than al old fat ri%, "oh
well. answered the butcher, per.
hap, your honor likes to eat an,
mails like that. bat my customer,
don't. ! don't kiII ions and UNI,
corns; only Mil far plss,'' Yer.
diet for defendant.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30

1t happcied IN the superior court
some days ago. u. VI. Dclmas want
cd TO introduce in evidence u certain
letter, and the opposing counsel,
after Directing to its introduction
on the usual grounds, asked Attor-
ney petuta, his purpose in seeking
10 make it record OF the case.
"For the reason replied Delmas,
who is noted for his polished die
ton, that through the handwriting
OF this letter may be traced the foot
prints OF the whole case" - San
! rancisco Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A Natural Question.

The young hopeful had just re-
turned from the Sunday school and
his mother was busy catechising him
on the afternoons lesson. "You
know. mother" he exclaimed, Il
don't believe Solomon was as rich
as they make out"
But. darling expostulated the
ford parent in pious horror, "you
know what the Bible says"
Yes. | know it SAYS Solomon
slept with his fathers If he were
so rich, why didn't he have bed
to himself"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A Phonetic Verdict.

In Mitchell versus Com, 100 Ky.
COZ, the jury rendered the following
verdict: Wee the joury agree and
find the defendant guilty as charged
in the indite and >ess his fined at
100 dollars. lsaa CIouse.' On OBJ
lection 10 this as no verdict the
court said. I'VE think it expresses,
though only phonetically, the inten.
ton Of the jury so that no one
could be mistaken in regard to it. .
The ruling was evidently based on
Lewis CAROLS maxim, Take care
of the sounds and the sense will take
care of itself" Law Notes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
A Frank Opinion.

A playwright was discussing a
rather tiresome drama.
ut was such DRAMA he said,
that a French playwright read be-
fore committee of the French So
Getty of Comedy.
AS the author plodded through
his second act he heard an odd sound
and looked up to see man asleep
and breathing heavily.
He frowned.
"'Monsieur, he said; monsieur,
wake up. Please remember, mon
sicur, that ] am reading this play TO
tae committee in order to get It's
opinion. How can man who Is
asleep give an opinion"
But the other answered gravelv
"'Sleep Is an opinion. "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
4 Royal Nun.

There is only one member of any
royal family in Europe who is in a
convent and who has actually taken
the full VOWS of nun--namely, the
widow of that Don Miguel of Brazil
who ruled for several years over
Portugal as lis king, being eventual
" deposed and driven into exile in
order to make way for his niece
Queen Maria Della Gloria, the grand
mother OF the present king, Thu.
royal nun is the superior of con
vent of Benedictine nuns on the Isle
IT Wight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Bottles and Ocean Currents.

Curious experiments are being
carried out hy Captain Simpson of
the steamship Moran ian to test the
course and speed OF ocean currents.
Tor The past fifteen year, during the
passage OF this liner between Eug-
land. South Africa and Australia
the captain has every day thrown
overheard Il tightly corkcd bottle
containing scroll bearing the lat
iiude. longitude and date when cast
adrlI;, together with request to
the finder to forward the bottle to
him al the London offices of the
steamship line The number of bot
lies returned to him. however, is
very small, The average being less
than one a year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30

Many Australians have an idea
that Japan is looking GENEROUSLY on
their island continent. Their sus-
ricions were increased the other day
BY the discovery in the baggage Of
Two japanese, who were travelling
in Australia as merchants. of a
complete set of the secret plans OF
The SYDNEY Notifications.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
ORIGIN OF Dolly.

The word dolly j, used con-
slsntlv, and Vet lew Annw the quaint
story Of it, origin. In the time of
William the Norman. Robert dOy-
loy was one Of his followers, and
valuable land, al Hook Norton, IN
Oxford>hirc, were granted him upon
Il curious condition. Each year at
the feas, of st. Michael he was TO
make tender Of a linen lablecloth
worth 3 English rhlIlngs." \, they
went to ROYALTY. the ladies OF the
D'Oyley family took great pride ID
cmbr"idering the "quitrcnt cloths,
rs they were termed, and in con>e-
quencc an art necdlcwork collection
Of great beauty was accumulated by
these annual tributes, They did
service for state occasions III WI
liam the Norman's household and
very naturally were called the
"D'Oviev linen"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
QUEER CONDOLENCES.
Aasrs~ Lang Tells About a Clock and
Letter.

Here j, u real curious COINCIDENCE,
apori.d 10 me by a trustworthy
trend. Nlv friend paid visit. wilh
, companion. also known Ia me, 10
. iady. TN tie ehimneNpicce Of the
draw ing room Vas u black marble
clock. not going. and near It small
round clock in working order. Sud
denly 4 child Of the lady Of the
house. standing On the hearth rug,
laid. "Mother. the big clock uhe
black marble clock -, ticking.
"Inlpossible," said his mother. 1T
las not licked for many a month.
broke the pendulum myself. EN-
cry one present then examined the
marble clock, which was ticking
away steadily, and the coincidence
was that ii had taken up the time
correctly and was in accord with the
small clock beside it. No one had
touched the black marble clock.
of this coincidence can only Of
/ fer the explanation which must al
ready have occurred To every reader.
somebody in the house must have
GOT the clock member to mend the
/ marble clock without informing the
lady of the house. The clock must
have been set tn the right time, and
neither the lady nor her visitors
happened to notice its ticking till IT
was observed bv the child on the
hearth rug. Ii this view be dis
proved, then there was genuine
miracle--a clock going, or ticking at
| all events. with broken pendulum.
Such is the weakness of human tes-
timony that my friend does not tell
me whether the biz clocks hands
we're moving or whether II only
! licked.
| know nothing analogous to a
/ clock that licked without gong cN-
cept queer story of letter, which
i, youched for by the signatures of
the persons who wrote the narrative
and who stuck To il when cross rA.
aminci orally. They were II brother
and sister, living together On,
evening letter came 10 their hous,
directed to their care, but address
cd to third person, who did moi
live with them, The sister place.
the letter On the chimnevpitce
meaning TO put on the proper adj
drcs,. Presently The letter bc-al
To tick like watch and kept 81
ticking. The brother came in ant
> heard the ticking. They examine,
tive letter, could find 40 eXp'ana
,ioA and next morning carried In,
strange epj,tlc to the person TO
whom at wa meant The lctte
proved - ie extremely important
though the envelope was not marke,
immediate, IKE envelopes con
tanning advertisements Apparent
ly the letter. like all matter, accord
ing ia llaecktl, VA, not destitute t.
; consciousness and knew that IL wa
in Il lurry, or course. the blac0
marble clock may on these principle
have had not only consciousness bu
conscience. and said to itself: lie
ne fulGll the purpose Of my being
| Go | cannot without a pendulum
= but tex can and will None til
4, less the normal explanation seem
The better.-Andrew Lang III lilu,
trated London News,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
4.lk!',RI;I {! 81,

10 anutruIn Queure \ OleurouA'->o, 49,, - -
ford. Lancaster, North conway nos,oA'
Portland. and sli points III ths 81"
OF Maine and Maritime ro''he'S'
In effect January :, 1906,
TRAINS LEAVE NOlth STatiofS ~. u.
lows: For Culrhrouk and beecher F@'''
iOlUa. m, . IL. ami p' u. lillian
For CuokSh,re, uuu"sii luh'NNn 0"'
For Quebec and all points on the 9a''"
Central Ry. 2.la p. u, ,d3O-
For Lancaster 6.55 11,5o a. ~ anu '.''
p. III. ,,..I,,,d and East
For Quebec Junction, Portland - anu I'
sru points L. % L. III, and 3.uI p. H. ana
For Rnston. via Portland 6,5S s. H. AD'
3.U7 p. m,
Vice President anu Gen NsnaE'''
F.E. BuurHBl, 6. p. & I, A" Nj.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Munich Eats Horse.

llorseile>h consumption increases
in Munich, reports Mr., Wright, ow-
ing 10 the government restrictions
upon beef imports, The 500 annual
average number of horses slaughter,
ed for human food a decade ago in
creased in 1895 to 5000. Beef OF
the poorest quality now costs - to
25 cents per pound, while horSeilesh
is and S cents.-From Il Consular
RenOrt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Cocaine In WASHINGTON.

Thirty or more years ago drug
habits were relatively unknown,
says report to the house of repre-,
sentatiyes. Cocaine was then not
yet discovered. Today it has been
shown that it is possible in the city
of Washington to telephone to a
certain drug store for "headache
powder and receive by special mes
Snger Il package Of cocaine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-30
Not a Bunk Account.

81 have pad q into this court in
fines since last October. and think,
now | am hard up, | ought to have
little back" said an applicant for
relief the other dav at the Brent.
ford police court. His request was
refused.-London Mail.