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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
AN ENVIABLE
SAVINGS BANK RECORD.
The LAMOILLE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY OF HYDE PARK

opened its doors for business January 2I 1880 from
which time its deposits have steadily increased until
they now amount more than Seven Hundred Thou
sand Dollars evidencing the strong and abiding faith
that the public have ever had in this institution
1t is with excusable pride that the management
points to the fact that Notwithstanding monetary strn-
gencies and panics there has never been six months
period since the organization OF the Bank that did not
show an increase in the deposits
AS is we'll known ex-Gov. Page the President of
the Bank has always been strong believer in the idea
that Vermont money ought to be kept in Vermont to
foster Vermont enterprises and to build up Vermont
industries He has acted upon the principle that it is
not only for the good of Vermont but for the safety of
the Bank to do this, because the security for home
loans always be carefully examined and considered
by the Directors of the Bank The result of this line
OF conduct the part of this Bank is that it now holds
the unique record of never having lost dollar by
poor note, does it hold, so far as known a
single dollar of poor or doubtful paper
This Bank pays 3l2 per cent interest compounded
semiannuay and solicts deposits from all who regard
safety of principal rather than high rates of interest as
the first prerequisite in the proper conduct of Savings
Institutions, and who believe that it is not only safer
but withal better for the deposor that his money be
invested at home where it will help the state in which
he is primarily interested.
Send your postal card referring to this
paper and leahet giving interesting facts touching
this Bank will be you free, postpaid
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
Treatment For a Cold.

When suffering from a cold avoid
eating much solid food. Take soft
foods, such as bread and milk, fari
naceous puddings and soups; also
warm drinks to produce perspira-
ton, such as Cruel, tea and cocoa.
Coffee should be avoided for few
DAYS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
The Difficulty.

81 suppose it was hard work to
follow my argument" said the law
yer.
NO." answered the judge; "it
was easy to follow it, but it was diff
ficult to keep awake until the des-
tination was reached. Baltimore
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
And He Lost Out.

1t had been all over between
them for nearly thirty-seven sec
onds.
"Well," he queried, "why don't
you give back the ring"
oh" she answered, 81 shall re-
tain it just to keep my hand in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
Iha Maaio Pill Box.

Take small round pill box and
coin that exactly fits into it. Gov
er one side of the coin with paper of
exactly the color of the inside of
the box. Now show the coin to the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

One evening when four-year-old
Lennie was watching the full moon
rise she exclaimed:
"Oh, come. See the sun all faded
out"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

One large orange Guice and rind),
the yolks of two eggs beaten to a
froth and powdered sugar, enough
to spread nicely.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
4 LITTLE NONSENSE.
Some Clover Sayings Out Of the
Mouths Of Babes.

Grandpa - Don't cry, Tommy.
Here's a nickel. Now, what will
you DO with il:
Tommy-M-match YOU 10 s-see if
it's two or n-nOthin'.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24
Al the Fair,

We sold some cake and lemonade
Inside our little tent.
And fifty-seven cents we took,
And sixty cents we spent.
We spent for lemons forty cents
And twenty cents for cake,
And ffty-ssven cents we got.
Now. how much did we maker
Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

Winkle-So old Glumpit's dead
There was a man with a strong will.
Smith-fluh. His heirs didn't
have much difficulty in breaking it.
-Philadelphia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

Mamma-Iou have a bad cold,
Johnny. I'll wrap your throat with
flannel and give You some cough
sirup.
Johnny-Wouldn't flannel cakes
and maple sirup be better, mamma? |?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

Little Margic-What's cannon
cracker. Tommy?
Little Tommy-A cannon crack
cr, sis, Is one that don't 20 off till a
fellow crawls back to see what's the
matter with it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

Mamma - Would YOU ike some
sugar ON your sliced bananas, dear:
Small Joc-No. mamma. They
are 50 sweet ! guess God must have
sugarcd 'cm when he made 'cm.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

Little Elsie lin berth of sleeping
carl-Mamma, want to go TO bed.
Mamma-Why, YOU are in bed,
dear.
Little Elsie-No, I'm not, mann
ma; I'm on a big shelf.-Chicago
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-08-24

you buy is important. but not so
important as what you get.
Shop AT the !
CROSS STREET PHARMACY.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09

tilted, therefore, by her coming to him
TO consult about procuring a monu-
ment to place over the remains Of her
husband.
Il wish something to be set as soon
as the spring opens; something plain.
yet rich and elegant
"But-ah-is il quite sure that yt'uf
lamented husband is dead, Mrs. Han
ilton?"
There is no doubt of it, sir; none
whatever"
Mr. Allen without . word placed be-
fore her some cuts representing the
different styles in Scotch granite and
Italian marble. and she finally chose
one Of the finest marble with granite
base.
II wish the inscription to be very
simple" she said. "J9st his name,
Vane Hamilton"
"Very chaste, madam, both the
monument and inscription. 1t shall be
cut as soon as possible. and set up In
| the spring as soon as the frost Is out
| of the ground"
Thank you," she said. "Oh, Vane.
Vane!" was the cry of her heart. as
she walked home. Il may not put the
inscription on the marble. but on my
heart are engraved a million loving
| words"
Mrs. Hamilton and her two children
| always attended the Congregational
church.
Constance took very strong inter-
| est in religious matters; indeed, re-
| ligion and love for her children were
the only subjects unimpaired by her
trouble. and these were more intense.
| Therefore she never entered the
church without slancing In the direc-
ton of the mill peoples pew to see if
they were as well filed or better than
usual. On the occasion of which
write, the one following the day when
she had chosen her monument, as she
entered she glanced that way as usual,
and for moment her heart stood still.
Then it gave tempestuous bound.
Constance never paused, but, with
flushed cheeks and startled eyes,
walked up the aisle to her own seat.
and the minister laid open the big
Bible, adjusted the long velvet book
mark laden with Maltese and Roman
crosses (Mrs. Hamiltons gift to the
church,, and began reading with we'll
modulated voice the morning lesson.
But he could not prevent his heart
from recognizing the pink flush on
one woman's face and the fact that it
made her marvelously beautiful
And what occasioned it? Only a
pair of shoulders in the mill people S
pew; a pair of shoulders of square
cut, yet peculiar mould, that remind
ed her instantly Of her husband. Moth.
ing else, less than nothing else, for
the head above them was covered
with dark, almost black hair. and her
husbands was golden brown OF
light shade.
| Ito be continued.)
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
CHAPTER VIII.
A Pair Of Shoulders.

1t cannot be denied that Constance
preferred to think CT her husband as
dead rather than untrue to her: and,
as wishes tint ones thoughts daily
till the color becomes strong and en-
during after a time, so Constance,
chose to think of herself as widow
"a widow bereft OF her husband, who
had died in the discharge of his duty.
and doubly martyr. since his towns
men denied him his dues of honor, but
instead covered his remains with OBJ.
loquy. She did not wear the widows S
crepe, though she considered well be-
fore eschewing it. but the deepest,
most sombre black: and her children
she dressed in black and white. No
one was hard-hearted enough % cues
tion her course, though her uncle pri-
vately considered it foolish one.
branch of a famous marble busi-
ness had recently been opened in
Groveda!e. and though Mir. Allen. the
manager. had been but few weeks
in town. the time was quite long
enough for him to become conversant
with the history of the savings bank
cashier. and 20 know Mrs. Hamilton
we'll by sight. He was somewhat nys.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
Wanted to Saw His PRAYERS,

An indulgent father wishing TO
please his youngest hopeful, brought
him to Columbus the other day and
they stopped at one of the large
hotels for the night.
The youngster was undressed and
put to bed and the father went down
into the lobby to talk business.
Then there came a jngling of bells,
indicating that the push button in
the room occupied by the young man
who had been left quiet in bed must
have been worked to the limit. There
was q rush of feet as the bellboy
scurried to the room. only to be met
at the door by diminutive but indig-
nart youth. who said severely:
Man, want you to send NJ some
one can say my prayers to. and send
him quick. want to go to sleep"--
Columbus Dispatch.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
In Old New York.

1t is the custom of the New York
papers to sneer at the unsophisticated
doings Of the people in other parts OF
the country. Apparently, however
judging from the revelations made in
the evidence of Col Mann in the libel
case now on trial, many of the most
prominent and wealthy men of the
metropolis were the easiest kinds OF
easy marks for parties who merely
proposed to write them UP favorably
or unfavorably, according as they paid
out their cash, generously or not II
is marvellous to read how easy it was
to get large sums of money ostensibly
as loans or in return for certificates
of stock whose value bore no proper
proportion to the money paid out
That the leaders of New York society
should have been held up in this way
argues ill for their common sense. and
at the same time shows the total lack
of real value to the utterances of the
so-called society journal.--Pittsburs
Fost
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09

plete, branch road was in process OF
construction about fifty miles distant,
and a gang of Italians, presumably the
same, were at work on it under the
same boss" employed while engaged
on the Grovedale line. The boss could
ta.A little Italian, but not so perfect
ly as to warrant the expectation that
they could be made to understand an
intricate matter like the one now pre-
sented. But at last a confused inkling
of it seemed to have penetrated the
mind of one of the Italians, for, with a
look of malice, he pointed to another
at work not far distant, saying, Lee
tie button goold."
"Does he mean that the other one
has little gold button?" asked Swan.
"Yes, think So" said the boss.
The detective took from his pocket
the gold one marked V. which Tony
had given him and held it up before
the first Italian.
"Yees, yees,' he said. and ratified Off
besides long string of Italian which
was Greek to the boss as well as 10
Swan.
Upon this, Swan went to the second
man. the boss walking beside him and
saying. THE two had a quarrel yes
ter,lay. drew their knives on each
other before they were separated"
Tie Italian No. . evidently did not
care to talk with them, but laid away
his small vocabulary of English. re-
mairirg conveniently deaf, even when
Swau produced the button and in-
quired as plainly as he could If he
had one like it. But he paid no heed
till the boss put his hand suggestive
ly on the mans pocket and motioned
him energet;cally to give it up sharp
now!" he said, threateningly.
A murderous CLEAN came into the
mans eyes, but he drew forth a gold
shirt-stud wrapped in a piece of bat
ting. He gave ii to the boss, who
passed it to Swan. There was a letter
II. on it, and without doubt it was
one of the set of three studs which
the cashier wore when he left home.
Where did you get it, asked the
boss.
Find 'um," said the Italian.
"Where?'
The man motioned toward the south,
saying, Down reever."
The first Italian came up at this
juncture and said:
"He lie. Stole 'um from Pierre
"Who is Pierre?" asked Swan.
"Pierre drowndeed."
Eyes: Pierre was drowned at Grove
dale with three other Italians" said
the boss, walking wi" Swan to a little
distance. They went across the river
for liquor, and the boat upset and they
were all drowned"
what sort of man was Pierre?
"The worst Of the gang said the
boss. They are murderous set, tCo
would not have them, bus the cor
poration get them chean and they
work well. The four men that were
drowned were buried in the DUMP by
the others without any moro ceremony
than would 20 to the covering up OF
a dead horse. tried to have them
make n box. hut they would not until
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
AMERICAN AND FRENCH GIRL
Former Will Enjoy Herself Despite
Defects in Her Toilet.

How DO American girls one meets
in the streets compare with their
French cOusins?" echoed Julien Tier
sot. French author, after he had lee
tured before Mrs Roosevelt and a
company of her friends in the White
House, says the New York Press.
Well the thing which impresscs me
as most characteristic is the independ-
ence of the American girl and the OBJ
v1Ous Indifference to her general ap-
peai'ance. For instance, ! think an
American girl would what you call
jump into her garments and run down
town if she had anything especial to
do. She would not mind if her hair
got little blown or that she looked
as if got up in a hurry. Now, a French
girl would die rather than appear on
the streets unless her hair had been
arranged in the latest fashion and her
attire was just the correct one for that
hour. Always a well-gowned French
girl has her hair puffed and curled
and her face is covered with the
proper style of veil. Nothing would
persuade her to go out until every de,
tail was perfect. The American girl
evidently does not attach the same
importance to her appearance. She
will go out and enjoy herself in spite
of defects in her toilets. To the
stranger she presents wholesome
and happy if somewhat careless all
that is fascinating"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09

matter to look like suicide; probably
did, if he ran away with another
woman. Or if innocent, he was fol-
lowed, robbed. button and cap left on
the bank, and he spirited away some
where
Or sunk in the river" said Tony.
"Tes, or sunk in the river | have
taken means to have it thoroughly
searched this week, and then we shall
know, but incline to the belief that
the Italians had nothing to do in the
matter"
The river was dragged as far as the
falls, where it was impossible a body
could remain. and far below the falls.
1t continued three days. and at the end
Of that time decomposed body was
found, with few rags clining to it.
but nothing about it which could lead
to recognition. 1t was a frightful sight
and Constance was not called upon
to identify it, as many Of the bank Of
fcers, and Mr.. Carter himself, said
that there would not be the slightest
use ii doing so. So Constance was
cOuraged to believe the body cou III
not be that of her husband. part ecu.
larry as it was discovered that NTH
, Italian had been missed from his gang
one night, and philosophically left to
Ills fate by his companions. though
they believed him to have been
irowned. This information was re
ceived through the boss to whom
Swan wrote for information.
Nevertheless, the body was decently
buried at the expense OF Mrs. Hamil
ION. though net in the family lot, and
Constance. with new doubt eating
into her already troubled heart, felt
rs if sll efforts in calculating the mys.
cry OF her husbands disappearance
only made it denser, more Urf&thom.
able.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
Quot3d to a Purpose.

he private secretary of the -sni
nent statesman dropped polite note
to the railway magnate. suggesting
that the eminent statesman would be
pleased to be favored with an annual
pass. But the railway magnate, hav.
ing formulated new policy and also
having some wit, returned the applica,
ton with a printed slip containing
the texts: Suffer not man to
pass and so he paid the fare and
went
II guess that will hold him." chuck
led the railway magnate.
But the private secretary Of :he
eminent statesman approached a
railway magnate who operated par,
ale! line, and soon was able to crop
4 brief note to the first magnate The
brief note consisted of the simple
text:
And he passed by on the other
side"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
castei SAINT Angelo Doomed.

It is too true. a correspondent
writes from Rene. that part of the
Caslel SAINT Angelo is to be sliced
away by orders of the municipality.
This is power that works without
any kind of haste, but in a certain
number of months the pickaXe, which
has altered the face of Rome, will
break the first stone of the formidable
fortress. Though a part of the mole,
however, the condemned bastion is
not an integral or an antique part. 1t
is the work of Pore Urban VIII. and
therefore early seventeenth century:
ard upon the Rome of the pontiffs the
Italy Of to-day has no mercy. More
than sieges and sacks the pickaXe of
the sixteenth century destroyed me-
Gieval Rome and Il beauty of architec-
ture we can only guess at, and the sub
stituted Rome of the Renascence has
now had to bear many a b!ow.-I.on-
don Chronicle.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09

threatened them with a discharge.
They made two. at last, and put two
men in each and buried them 80.
They are a bad lot"
Would they kill a man, do you
thmk?'
"Yes. II they were not afraid oi
being found out. They value life no
mere than a pebble"
AS can easily be imagined. Swans
Investigations were made with i'm.
mense difficulty. the Italians retreat.
ing into ignorance. either real or MS
sumed as turtle does to its shell
whenever the questioning grew trou
blesome. But at last Swan became
convinced that they really knew very
little about the matter. his practiced
eyes discerning no signs of actual
guilt, and he was forced to believe that
If any of the gang assaulted Hamilton
it must have been Pierre and his com
panions who were drowned, and this
was the opinion of the boss.
By dint of vigorous questioning, con
sulting with the boss and other labor
ers, Swan discovered that the place
where Pierre said he found the button
was at or near the spot where the
cap was found, and that the Friday
before the drowning of Pierre and his
companions was the oath of May.
Here was something definite, but
seemingly CT but little consequence
No amount of investigation could
bring forward anything further tc
throw light on the matter. and Swan
was forced at last to go back to Grove
dale with the modicum of information
couched in the above words.
well, that is something" saiG
Tony, when told of it,
TOO much clew; two buttons, mates
and cap, all marked, are too much.
am suspicious of them"
at does look little that way, but
am certain of one thing"
what is that?"
at was Hamilton who came to the
bank
"Then he may have planned the
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09

main floor. in the stands of moldering
battle flags between them: in every
decoration, and every arrangement of
the place of rest, are reflected the
greatness of the illustrious dead. In
the pavement are the names OF his
great battles. Outside of them,
around the dead. like a circle. is
! wreath of bay. Beyond radiate the
points OF a sun of glory. All is effect
i've. all artistic, all nicely calculated
to bear in upon the mind of the OBJ
server the glories of France, and of
its alien king maker. and one-time
Corsican corporal. whom none could
understand and whose life story is
one of the great human mysteries of
all time
Tuning from the tomb of the con-
Gueror of Europe. filled with he knows
not what conflicting thoughts on .he
puzzle of human life and glory. the
traveller gees to the museum of In
, vaIiies. near by. and there sees the
by Napoleon, and the dressing gown
of his st. Helena captivity. They are
just as he laid them aside, barring
the natural process of slow returG to
the dust. and they are more eloquent
OF thc personality of the man thar all
the books ever written about hiEl. or
all the pictures of him ever pain>,d
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
CHAPTER vIi.-continued d.

CHAPTER vii.-Continued.
$50 you see." concluded Tony at the
close, Hamilton is as great scamp
AZ ever drew breath, or he is What
we thought him to be, q thoroughly
honest man"
"You say Bruce took the first taEl >"
"Yes."
"And you want me to take tne
Jther."
Tony nodded.
well, II l have got to handle the
matter I'm sorry he went of in CON-
pany with woman. Women play the
deuce with men, ever he more decent
sort"
well. it never has been proved that
he went far with her"
But he knew her, it seems: and
such woman was known as Ashley g
wife in Valparaiso"
"Coincidences are more common
than people think. I've been struck
by them twice lately. l don't read the
Bible as often as l ought. but tvi..e
lately, Sunday morning. have read a
few verses, and on going to church
the minister would read the same fer a
morning lesson. Now, say, consi:lcr,
ing how many verses the Bible ,an-
tains. these two incidents are more
striking than the single one of Hamil.
tons riding on the train with a wa:n,
an who has since been proved to be
ccInected with bank defaulter in
the West. You haven't considered,
either" said Tony. shrewdly. that
Bruce was led to Ashley by the clew
furnished by her emerald hair"
THAT is something worth looking
at. Sometimes wrong starting point
sets people on wild goose chases."
Swan, who was one of the brightest
men in the profession, took up the
matter with great enthusiasm after he
talked with Constance.
''If he is not innocent he ought to be
for her sake" he said to Tony.
AS it transpired the search was not
as long as he anticipated, for, although
the direct line of railroad was com,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-09
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES.
How They May Be Organized in
Every Town,

The organization OF a society is sim
pie. A president, secretary and treas
urer are the necessary officers, and
the committees which are appointed
may be as many or as few as are re.
quired, says Harper'S Bazaar 1t is very
desirable to interest the town officials
and the prominent citizens of the place
and secure their cooperation. The
school teachers should be enlisted and
through them the children may h
reached. The young people also.
should have a share in making plansj
for the town. Tie dues should be
small possibly 81 year paid in quar-
terly sums, and in some places a
promise of two days wcIk year is
also added, one day being given TO
home improvements, and the other to
those of public character.
The most important committee, be-
cause the one whose work is funda-
mental, Is that on sanitation. The
members are to investigate the towns
water supply, the public sewers and
drains, and the back premises OF
houses. The refuse too often thrown
in rubbish heaps is to be calted away
and destroyed; a place is 20 be pro-
vided for ash piles. and one where gar
bage may be carried by public
official and burned. These unsightly
spots should be far from the center Of
the town and thick hedge may screen
the place from the highway. In all
public places such as the railroad sta
tion, the village corners. and park had
the schoohOuse yards there should be
neat rubbish boxes placed. painted, not
a burning red. as is TOO often the case,
but soft and inconspicUous leaf
green.