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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Selected Her Victims.

An Official in the government
service at Washington tells of the
rupture of the friendly relations
that had 50 long subsisted between
his daughter Of nine wears, named
katharine. and another little girl OF
the same age called Marie. 1t ap-
pears that Immediately after the
falling out the youngster last men
toned was moved to communicate
to the parents Of katherine certain
details Of the distressing occurrence.
When next the two children met
there ensued some rather severe re-
examinations. Said katherine:
Il think you're just a hateful,
mean thing to tell my father and
mother that | bit YOU. You ought
to be ashamed of YOURSELF"
"Well.' retortcd Marie. Il think
You ought to have been ashamed ia
bite me-
suppose did bite YOU" yehe-
nently answered katherine. ~ oU
bite sometimes, don't YOU:
Whereupon Marie eylnced the
greatest Indignation. "let me tell
YOU one thing" she observed, If
do bite never bite any one outside
nv own milyn,'-New York Times
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
CHEWING COFFEE.
Pernicous Habit That Is Liable to
Ruin the Health.

Physicians claim that the habit of
tobacco chewing is dying out, but
as inSidious habit has come to take
It's place. This is coffee chewing,
which is a very bad thing for the
health, for it creates nervousness,
makes the skin yellow, blackens the
teeth and dimini>he- the appetite.
The habit seems to have originat-
ed III the coffee roasting establish
mcnts. When visiting one of these
plants one sees nearly all the men
taking coffee grains from a little
pouch which is sewn on the front
of their jumpers. Every little while
they take half dozen or more
grains from it and chew them with
great relish. The women who work
there are addicted to'the same habit.
\ specialist of Philadelphia has
made "A study of the coffee, chewing
habit and SAYS: 1T is habit easily
contracted, for the taste of the
crisp, roasted berries is not unpleas
ant, and the eNhilaratlon, the slim
illus. that the berries give is quite
as marked a. that which would be
obtained from a glass or two of beer
or from drink OF whisky.
at is this cXhiaration. | am con-
vinced, that causes the habit to be
formed and that makes it a hard
habit to break away from. 1t should
be. broken away from. Its effects
are highly injurious. They are more
injurious than those of tobacco
chewing.
The coffee chewing habit wrecks
the nerves, it makes the skin sallow
and it destroys the appetite. | have
| had occasion TO treat IA number Of
men for it. | always advise such
men to break off by imperceptible
degrees-to give three or four
months to the task. Some succeed
and some do not. Men who work
in coffee plants find it almost impos-
sible to succeed.
Coffee experts seem to be the
only employees connected with the
coffee trade who have not this habit,
/ for if they had their sense of taste
would be dulled. The experts, by
: smell only or by taste only, distln-
guish without the slightest difficulty
or uncertainty between the arabian,
the Javanese, the Guatemalan, the
| Costa Rican, the Bogotan and a doz-
en- other coffecs. They could not
do this if they were coffee chewers.
New York Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
To launder Chiffon.

1t is quite easy to wash and iron
the better kinds of chiffon and make
it look like new. Make a lather with
soap powder in warm water. Float
the chiffon in this for about ten
minutes. Do not rub, but fold care
fully between the hands and squeeze
gently two or three times. Then
place it between the folds of clean.
soft towel and press it until most
of the moisture is absorbed. Iron
on the wrong side while still damp,
and the chiffon will be quite fresh
and glossy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Bad Taste and Bad Grammar.

BOYS and girls should remember
that woman or a girl should never
be spoken of as female - The
use of the word in that way is not
only vulgar, but incorrect, for "fe-
male" is an adjective, not noun.
They should also use the good old
word woman. as a rule, instead of
the aiTectation, lady" So far has
this atfectation gone that it has ac-
tually become the custom among
people who have poor taste to speak
of saleswomen as "salesladles." That
is wholly ineXcusable. We might as
we'll say "salesgentlemen' instead of
statesmen, and who would be guilty
of so ridiculous a blunder AS that =
Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
t.eIpful Reminders as to the Launder.
ing Of Linen.

TO prepare linen Tor washing
soak the articles overnight in water.
Never use hot water for soaking
purposes, as it tends 10 make dirt
adhere to linen. while cold or tepid
water loosens it and 50 simpliiies
the process of washing. | Sc boraX
in the proportion ol'onc tablespoon
ful to one gallon of water. 1t is
perfectly harmless and has a mar
vclous power Of softenlng water and
Of drawing out dirt. The object to
he aimed at in washing is to get rid
of the dirt with as little wear and
tear as possible.
DO not put the clothes in the
boiler if the water is at all hot. This
method discoIors linen and should
at all times be carefully avoided.
Allow the clothes to boil for ten
minutes. remove from the boiler to
IA tub and add cold water. Do not
allow the clothes to boil too long or
they will become Il yellow color. and
they must on no account be boiled
before washing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
a Short Session.

Representative John Sharp WI
ljams said that Representative
payne's warning to the Republican
members of the house not to be
nrecipitate in revising the tariff re- re-
MINDED him of the man who broke
up a poker game. .onress
for forty-eight hours" Mr.. Williams
said cone of the players announced
that he was going to quit. = ,
"'Oh, don't do that, old TEL, telloW'
pleaded another player, Nhat 5
the use breaking up the game IN
such q hurry
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Thinqs You Can't Do.

They say the following things
can't be done. Try them and zee
for yourselves:
lou can't stand for five minutes
without moving if YOU are blindfold-
ed.
You can't stand at the side of a
room with both of your feet length
wise touching the wainscoting.
You can't crush an egg when
placed lengthwise between your
handS-that is, if the egg is sound
and has the ordinary shell of Il hens
egg.
You cant get out Of a chair with
out bending your body forward or
putting your feet under it-that is.
if YOU are sitting squarcly on the
chair and not on the edge of it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
To Get Rid Of Cockroaches.

A housekccper who was recon-
mended to try cucumber peellng as a
remedy for cockroaches Strewed the
floor with pieces of the peel, cut not
very thin. and watched the sequel.
The pests covered the peel within "a
short time 50 that it could not be
seen, so voraciousl ly were they en-
gagged in sucking the poisonous
moisture from ii. The second night
that this was tried the number of
cockroaches was reduced to quar-
ter, and none was left alive 90 the
third night.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Fireplace M ottoes,

"Welcome ye coming, speed We
parting guest
My home is your home
"Peace be unto this house and
all who dwell herein.
AS | sat musing We fire burned. "
My fire is my friend"
LET no man take beyond this
threshold hence words spoken here
i'll friendships confidence"
1--WE strive to serve YOU, friends.
In entering this house You do pos
sess it. Peace and hearts greet
ingS.'
AS We journey through life let
us live bv the way."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
THE TRICK EXPLAINED.

you and bring the tip of each fore
finger to that of its respective
thumb.
Now the forefngers and thumbs
are together in the center of the
ring, and if you have followed the
directions correctly the right fore
finger will be against the left thumb
on the one side and the left forefn-
ger against the right thumb upon
the other. 70 complete the trick
keep the foretingers in contact with
the thumbs of the opposite hands
and gradually open out, as in Fig. 2,
when the napkin ring will fall away
without any apparent disconnectios'
of your fingers from start to finish.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

William Allen White says that the
most amusing "perSonal' note that
ever he came across in country
newspaper was that which last year
caught his eye while reading Wis
consin paper. The item was some
thing like this:
"Nicls Andersen met with pain
full accident last week. a fshhook
becoming cntangIed in his eye. Niels
is being attended by DR.. Phil Nor
ton, who says his eve will come out
all right. '-llarpcr's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Eillinn For Sofa Pillows.

New filings for pillows constantly
are being thought of, one of the
latest being tea leaves. This is "A
prettier use for the waste from the
teapot than the old fashioned plan
of saving them for sweeping, and if
the dried leaves have few fresh
ones added this pillow will make a
pretty mixture of havors when lying
next those stuffed with dried laven-
der, rose leaves and cedar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Some Queer Words 10 B. Found In
the English Language.

Bob" said Tom. which is the
most dangerous word 10 pronounce
IN the English language
Don't know" said Tom, "mless
II ; swearing word"
Pooh said Tom. Its STUN
bled, bccauSc you are sure to get Il
tumble between the first and the
last letter"
fla, ha," said Bob. "Now I've
got one for YOU. | found it one day
IN the paper. Which is the longest
word in the English language :"
"lncomprehensihility, said Tom
promptly.
NO, sir. Its smiles, because
there's whole mile between the
first and la,t letter"
lilo, ho," cried Tom. THAT
nothing. | know word that has
over three miles between its begin
ming and ending"
whats that" asked Bob faint
ly.
"Bclraguered," said Tom. - In
dianapoli> Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Shaw's UPS and Downs,

George Bernard Shaw recently
confessed The way in which |
make money in the theater is
enough to dcmoralizc IA saint. For
long periods of years | get nothing
at all, and then find myself max
ing money at the rate of $500
(Sl 500 a week. The natural CON
sequence is that one begins to live
at that rate, and it is very difficult
to leave of. Unfortunately the
$500 ii week leaves off with discon-
certing abruptncss."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

Aunt F1lura was preparing soup
for dinner when one of the neigh
bors happened in on Il borrowing er-
rand.
"Why, Aunt Filura, isn't thai an
unusually large soup kettle" asked
the caller. with IA calculating glance
at the stove on her passage across
the kitchen.
IF you're Just looking at the kit
tie, it does seem plumb stable" "
said Aunt Filura calmly, "but when
YOU cast your looks on the eXtcnts
and pliabiIity of my Enoch's mouth
| reckon 'twon't look any too large,
that kittle won't"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
The Absinth Bottle,

DR.. Nidi in lie Journal of Paris
suggests a new label for absinth
bottles and writes: "Eyerv one
agrees that absinth is real poison.
A glass at first, then two, then
three and finally a sea, which sub
mcrgcs evcrything-health, reason,
life. ] demand for absinth sim
pie label which shall be stuck on
every bottle Of that poison" The
picture of skull and crossbones ac-
companies the paragraph,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
CONDENSED STORIES.
Senator Tillman's Skill Reminds a Col.
league OF Story.

lhe senators who expected to see
Senator Tillman rampage around on
Tie railroad rate bill. of which he i
IN charge on the floor, are di>cour-
aged, says the New York World
Every day they 90 to the senate
thinking that there will he an ex-
pIoSlon, and every day they are dis
appointed.
"Tillman's skill in turning cor
ners and the attitude of the public
remind me of the knife throwcr who
was exhibiting his proves, in va
rIeN thcatcr, said Il senator. "He
had been accustomed to stand very
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Water With Meals.

Water taken with meals should be
slipped as well as taken sparingly.
Ice water should be taken as seldom
as possiblp-ncver would be "A better
rul e--and the habit of putting chip
ped ice in the drinking water is to
be avoided. as one never knows what
may be taken into the stomach
through this medium. The better
way is to fill bottles with water and
allow them to stand beside ice to
chill.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

A clever if somewhat sharp
tongued West Philadelphia girl has
finally succeeded in diScouraging the
attentions of a Young man whose in
tentions may have been matrimonial
and whom she did not care to con-
sder because of his fondncSs for in
toXicating liquor, 1t had not got to
a point of rejecting his protiered Of
fer. so she WAS unable to tell him in
kind but explicit language that she
could never share his heart with the
corner saloon. But the opportunity
came the other night. when, being
alone with him, she had stirred l'>
emotions by her playing on the pr
ano. Why" he asked when she
would play no more, do | have such
a passion for the music YOU makc|
The girl paused, a> if considering
"Perhaps its because it's 50 full OF
bars she said. and the man has not
been back since .-Philadelphi Rec
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Scorch Stains.

Soak them overnight. one hy one,
in buttermiIk or in lopper'd milk.
Next day rinse in pure tcpid water
and lay in the sun. The second
night soak in pure water Finally
wash in the usual way. Scorched
spots should be dealt with as other
stains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

peeling them YOU hold your hands
for a moment or two in the smoke
that arises from brown paper when
it is burning. After eating onions
brush the teeth with common salt,
using plenty of it,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Largest loayes In the World.

The largest loaves of bread baked
in the world are those Of France and
Italy. The pipe" bread of Italy is
baked in loaycs two or three feet
long, while III France the loaves are
made in the shape of very long rolls
four or five feet in length and in
many cases even six feet. The bread
of Paris is distributed almost eXclu-
sively by women, who 90 to the varl-
Gus bakehouscs at 5:3O IL. III. and
spend about an hour polishing up
the loaves. After the loaves are
thoroughly cleaned of dust and grit
the ''brcad porter" proceeds on the
round of her customers. Those who
live i'll apartments or flats find their
loaves leaning against the door.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Elephant Tao.

Each child takes the name of ar
anlmal-dog, cat. kangaroo, panther
or anything he wishcs-but one
must be the elephant, and one must
be the mouse. The elephant tries
to catch all the animals except the
mouse. and the mouse tries to catch
the elephant. If the elephant
touches one of the animals that ami
NAL must 20 into the menagerie,
probably the front yard. He tries
to get all the animals into the men
agerlc without getting caught by
the mouse. If there are many chill
dren there can be two elephants and
two mice. If one of the elephants
is caught he is put into the menag-
erie, too, but he can be rescued if
the other elephant touches him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

Druggist awakened at a. ny
What do you wish : =,
Voice lat the door)-lf you'll let
me look in your directory to see
how to address this letter III buy a
postage stamp of you.-New York
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Change.

Gunner - Cogger used to have
such an exasperating horse laugh.
Guver--It has all changed since
he bought an automobile.
Gunncr-H'm! Now | suppose
he has the "horseless laugh. CHI
cago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Facts In the Case

First Stranger-Do YOU consider
marriage IA failure:
Second Strangcr-I have found it
so.
First Stranger-llow long have
you been married:
Second Stranger i have never
been up against the matrimonial
game at all. proposed to five diff
ferent girls, but they all handed me
the frlgid mitt.-Dctroit Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

"What do You think of all this
clamor for the arrest of prominent
people," asked Meandering Mike.
MAYBE it'll have good elect
answered Flooding Pete, I'm maxim
police officers kind an conslderate
toward us regular patrons. WASH
inrtnp Starr
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
linseed Oil.

For any vanished article that
looks duh rub over with linsecd oil.
then with a dry cloth; also any
painted article or oil paintings, 1t
removes the dirt and brings out the
bright hue of color.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Qisousted.

"Comc, now, Willie" said his
mother, "you must have your neck
washed"
Jaw, say" protested Willie, who ",
invented neck washin' anyway ~
Pittsburg Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Alas, Not So.

ooh, it must be fine to be poet"
exclaimed the sweet thing.
.Tt ought to be more" replied the
practical one. at ought to be fine
and imprisonment" - Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
To Clean Paint.

Kitchen paints will soon acquire
a shabby, dull look from the fire.
quent cleaning that is necessary in
this room. The use of soap only
increases the difficulty, especially If
the paints are vanished. The best
plan is to boil one pound of bran in
a gallon of water for an hour, then
wash the paint with this bran water,
and it will not only be kept clean,
but bright and glossy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

The I.ion-.All the walters seem
particularly attentive to that
strange ostrich over yonder.
The Tigress-les. ! believe they
read in the jungle News this morn
ing that ostrich tips are unusually
HIGH this season. - Philadelphia
Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Contrasts.

"Women certainly do run to ex-
trcmes in their eating.
"For instance:
"Wcll, yonder is girl eating an
oel cake with dcviled ham. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
A Riddle Answered.

There Is a thing that nothing Is,
And yet 1t has n name.
'Tis sometimes tall and sometimes
short:
1t joins our walk, 1t joins our sport
And plays at every game.
(Answer--A shadow
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Napkin Rinq Trick.

Take napkin ring and pass a
forefnger through from either side.
Now follow closely, for the next few
movements constitute the whole
trick. Turn the fingers around a
few times within the ring and then
when the right finger is uppermost,
as in Fig. |. turn the left hand to-
ward and the right hand away from
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

"IeS," said the volublc crank, 81
used to be a, bad as YOU. bat | made
up my mind to quit smoking and |
lid"
you don't say replied the un-
regcncrate man. 81 guess man
who can quit smoking could quit al
most anything
"Oh. YES. -
Except talking about it Min
neapoliS journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

johnny - Ny mamma can cure
people 10y the LAYING on of hands.
TOMMY don't believe it,
Johnny-Wcll. its fact. lust
the same. She cured me of the
cigarette habit that way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
VOL. XXXHl
,,..rx District Probate Court.

... al said Court will TIE held az
.... .fg. ~-cuud Tuesday "t October ant
...ttu tnr second Tuesday of No
aH ...tI- Nr~i 'uarnrd the ~ccon,
% D. .errls.r,- and luu". LuucubuTg
.. r4.~laN ct January aud July.
-...-t,u> ,ytIt pt hCld at any place II
SINS. lN lgrccmcnt.
H. RuRERT CHASE. Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
To Remove Onion Odor.

The odor of onions will entirely
disappear from your hands il after
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Clever Sayings From the Mouth, o,
Youngsters.

The GoVerness-What happened
when the man killed the goose that
iaid the golden egg, Maggie:
Little Magsie-Why, / guess his
goose was cooked.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

Little llarry-NIamma, does God
know all our thoughts:
Mamma-lcs. dear.
Little llarry-'rhen why can't I
lhmk my prayers instead of saving
'em:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

Small Bobby - Say, papa. what
makes giraffe, have such long neck,?
Papa-God gave them long necks
so they could reach the leaves of
the palm. which only grow at the
top of the tree.
Small Bobby-Well. why didn't
God make the leaves grow lower
down Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
WHAT

You buy is important. but not so
important as what you get.
Shop at the
CROSS STREET PHARMACY.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08

Sometimes two press bureaus
will be started for the same man,
without the consent of the aspir-
ant, aud embarra ssment results.
One has to be "choked off," Some
times the candidate refuses to foot
the bills, and both are suppressed.
Then the press bureau expires"
after sending out attacks ON the
man who has been lauded. The
methods of this sort of press bu-
reau are we'll known, and COM
paratively few editors can be FAX
ed" now that they have become
familiar with the bureaus pur-
poses and the motives which
prompt them.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08
Government Ownership.
(O'Neill independently

W Nclll independently
The railroads of Australia are
owned by the government and last
year the net profits on the rail-
roads we're 1922, 745, sos which went
into the government treasury and
helped the people pay their taxes.
The net proceeds from the rail
roads of Nebraska last year were
s., 1852, 33l.53 which went to help
enrich the nabobs of the east. Here
we have two pictures from which
YOU can draw your own conclus-
ions and need but few minutes
in order to arrive at your decision.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1906-02-08
THE NORFOLK NURSERY
Has 100000
Strawberry & raspberry Plants

The largest and most complete
stock of all kinds of fruit trees that
we have ever had to offer; Crimson
Rambler roses and ornamental flow
eripg shrubs of all hardest Kinds !;
elms, ash, boxelder, maple and bass
wood, s 10 IL feet tall. Small for.
est tree seedlings of all kinds for
planting groves.
We have two varieties of rasp-
berries one red and one black
that are very hardy an prolific and
are annual bearers. They have
borne good crop of berries every
year for the last fifteen years. Or.
der 100 or 200 of these plants and
you will have plants that will bear
fruit. So per 100 delivered at your
town. Order at once and pay when
you get stock at depot. Call at
Nursery and select your trees or
send in your order by mail and have
it booked for next April delivery.
Address. E. D. HAMMOND, Norfolk,
Nebr. 5-1-O6