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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
4 GRATEFUL BRl6lgD.
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Unr 81 81 MANY rhurrhes 81
S,aIn ..ar- iac strange name OF
The CAurah ~ tas Cap Of Cold
Water" Tins b. g. l.-g1r; 4 Ger
lain goud hearted uu ya1 poor
priest. living ia a iItHe village not
Jar from the mountains. Was star
lied one day by two or three sol
dier, entering h., house, carrying
with them q bleeding brigand with
d broken arm. The priest fastened
10 bind mp the wounded arm,
though the Cap,Urs seemed Ia care
LITTLE whether or not their prisoner
lived. The injured man. who bore
his sufcrings without @ groan. then
begged for a drink Of water, and u
he raised himself 90 receive II, en-
coura2ed by the prtcsj'- kind man
uer, he whispered that has TWO chill
dren were Jeff .liendle-, Oh the
edge OF the wooded hills. When the
prisoner had been dragged away the
cure went ~ search OF the poor
children, found them CRYING and
hungry and brought them to MS
humble home. Then, poor as he
was, he sent the boy TO school and
the girl lo a neIghboring convent
and, by much self denial and in
spite OF many remarks on his folly,
provided for their support.
Years passed away, and the chill
dren were almost grown up when
one dav q magnificent carriage stop
ped at the door OF the humble par
sonage. \ tine looking man in uni
form, his breast covered with dec
orntions, stepped ont lie explained
that he was the wounded brigand,
that he had escaped and m one of
the many spanish revolutions had
CHANGED 10 bee Of the winning party,
now held high office and had re-
turned To claim nj children. And
wien he had atfect!onately greeted
them be asked permission Of the
good old priest that be might build
him a ney church IL place Of the
shabby Itiir mountain chapel and
cal! il "Tac Church of the Cup Of
Cold Water.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
WHAT IS A EggHY 2
4 Chapter 81 iafSrusu0n Absut ss-,'
E1sp;sn Cuztor1E-

When a m-ma.C- 0t "a L-sV. IAN
family d.e'i Inc relative l,.i on
mourning aud abs;hin.d from Ia,hs,
viuesud arurd.ir, 81 a.. kiuls from
il-ly ,n -lEly days, according 10 the
rama "l Iu,. person deceased Death
m un, rr-l-.et put All end 10 AL de
ua,.iun- tAa; nsu prevailed IN lie,
anu kils anal slave were subject To
the sau.- isw.
The record Of the life OF the de-
ceased uad to De examined 10y a
rr.ulma oi furJl-iEo Judges before
he could W gwen burial with his
ancestors. II the deed OF hi- life
proved t,iat he was worthy OF burial
his body was carried across the sa-
cred iaSe. ~ which each province
mad one. and wa there permitted TO
rc-t. II the judges found lam IN
worthy, even though he belonged TO
the highest rank, he could not be
buried with his ancestors. The body
Wa returned 10 has relatives and
Ia- buried Oh the side Of the lake
opposite 10 the buria! place Of the
yust.
Tie belief Of the Egyptians in Il
future STATE Of existence gave rise
to the practice q emba!ming the
dead. They wished TO carefully pre-
serve the body, so that the soul upon
its return 10 It's former abode at the
end Of all things might find It ready
for its reception. Bodies were EN-
balmed in three different WAYS. The
most expensive and magnificent
method was used upon the bodies
OF kings and other persons Of dis
tinguished rank, the cost amount
ing To n talent OF silver, or 500
4 number Of persons were en-
ployed in the process OF embdlmlng,
and they were treated with great re-
spcct. They filled the cavities OF
the body with myrrh, cinnamon,
spices and many kinds Of sweet
smelling drugs.
After certain time had elapsed
the body wa, swathrd IN lawn i'll
les. which were glued together with
a kind OF thin gum, and then crust
ed over with costly perfumes BY
this mode OF embaimng the shape
Of the body, the llneaments Of tht
face. the eyebrows and eyelashe.
were preserved in their natural per.
lection. Bodie, thus embaimcd are
what We now call Egyptian mum
mics.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Anything For an Excuse.

After having suffered several DAYS
from an aching tooth during al ex-
ceedingly cold spell of weather Tom
my finally summoned the requisite
courage and went to dentist. Aft
er surprisingly short time he re-
turned home.
Did you have the tooth pulled,
DEAR" asked his mother,
No" answered Tommy; u didn't
have to get it pulled
ibid the dentist say 50: ?"
'No, he didn't say So | found ii
out myself
How was that
We'll, he said ii was ulsterate
and so ! told him to let it alone.
AS soon as the weather gets warmer
it'll quit hurting itself, cause the
ulster will be off"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Convincing Evidence.

In the Afghan war of 1873 some
British forces under the late Sir
Nontagu Gregory came upon the
only Sikh temple III Afghanistan
and heard the story of the laying
OF its cornerstone from a member
Of the gallant warrior tribe.
\ Sikh who had saved the life Of
the ameer then reigning had re-
celyed permission to erect d shrine.
One of the native prophets was in
vlred to be present at the laying of
the cornerstone OF the building; but,
being unable TO accept, he sent four
bricks, one for each corner of the
temple, and the message, 4 will be
with you In the spirit.
10 make assurance doubiy sure
the prophet explained that by the
sound OF the rushing of horses
through the air the people on the
scene might time The arrival OF him
sell and his disciples.
Did you hear them" inquired
Sir Nontagu at this point of the
Sikh, recital.
No, but saw the bricks" re-
piled the native, with perfect COM
pOsuTe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
VIM the Actor Smiled.

Joseph jefferson used 10 enjoy
telling III las quaint way OF the sad
case OF a PLAYER in the old DAYS. A
company had been sent out from
New Orleans TO visit the towns along
the Mississippi river up TO 81. Louis.
Business had been anything but
good, and the meager receipts al
the box office had resulted IN 3
heavy reduction of salaries before
the company had been out for many
weeks. One night after the per-
formsnce the stage manager, who
wa also the leading man, took ex-
cepuon to the manner in which one
Of the PLAYERS had interpreted GER
tam death scene" "Why," ex-
claimed the stage manager indlg-
nantly, YOU actually smiled in that
scene" Yes" replied the player
who had been rebuked, in view Of
the salary that you now pay me,
death seems q pleasant relief. -
Success Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
4 family Mix un.

This always seemed to me very
funny story:
| married widow who had a
grownup daughter. Ny father Wis
lied lis often, fell in love with my
stepdaughttr and married her. Thus
he became my sOn-in-law, and my
stepdaughter became my mother,
because she Was my fathers wife.
Soon after this my wife gave birth
10 son, which Of course was my
fathers son-m-law and my uncle,
Tor he was the brother of my step
mother. 1Iy fathers wife also be-
came the mother Of son. He was
oil course my brother and also my
granuchlId, for he was the son OF
my daughter. Accordingly my wife
was my grandmother, because she
was my mothers mother. was nv
Wlteo husband and grandchiId at
once, and, as The husband of per-
sons grandmother is his GRANDPA
tAer, / became my own grandfather.
Magazine Of Fun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02

No animal is more abused than
a mule. Vet few have a. much good,
common sense. When II mule thinks
he has enough lac quits eating. If
he is too hot he viii not drink until
he has cooled oil. When 4 horse
thinks he ha. enough he Is sure to
be toundered. and the hotter he Is
the more be- wants to drink. Mules
run oil sometimes. but they seldom
do any damage. They soon get tired
and stop aud never run INTO bitches
or fence. Some horses cannot, hut
no male can bee driven into a ditch
or on a dangerous bridge al night.
\ mule will he awake nights To get
q chance I. kick 4 man or a dog.
but seldom wastes his strength on a
wagon or u buggy \ kicking horse
will kick anything and everything.
\ mule ha. sense enough TO keep
out Of a barbed wire. while horse
will 20 INTO Il almost every chance
he has. When they are sold. horse
has 10 sell on his individual merit.
while mule sells because he is q
mule. Some mules are better than
Others, bat all mules are good mules,
rs all fat cattle are good when it
comes 10 selling DECENTRALIZATION
Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
A Bit of pretense.

The social chronicler was making
professional call upon a woman
when her small daughter came run
ming INTO the room, carrying con-
splcuously rolled newspaper
Mamma, see, We have a nice puff
IN the paper about us" Choking
down her embarrassment, the moth
er managed to ask naturally, who
gave YOU the paper why, the
Smiths. They saw it first, They
showed ii 10 me. Aren't you glad !?
You were just saying last night
81 hope" interrupted the woman in
a forced maternal tone as she dart
ed a killing look at her daughter
Il hope YOU did not act this way
over at the smiths" Il should say
not, said the little girl Il pre-
tended to be awfully mad about it.,
and | said, Now, who do YOU sup
pose had the bad taste 10 put our
names in the paper" Contrary to
her desire, the mother had to laugh,
though her face was crimson, and
she did not look the visitor in the
eye as she said goodby.--CAicago In
ter Ocean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Elixabeth's Virtues.

A noble woman Elizabeth was not.
The miracle of virtues and charms
depicted by courtiers and poets, if
it did exist at all, existed entirely
in their exuberant imagination. She
could be indecently coarse and in
tolerablv mean. She could lie with
unblushing eifrontery. Her vanity
WIS inordinatc But voracious as
she was Of fiatterv. it never misled
Der. She could appreciate in 9TH
er, the virtues she herself lacked.
Behind the screen of eaprieiousness
ali intellect was ever al work. as
cool and calculating as her grand
fathers, as hard and resolute as her
father's.-"England Under the Tu-
doris"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
SCENES III NAPLES.
Isu-s 81 tire Insissuts e. tie Stree; IL.
o. tire hsspei5tsns

o. tire heapoilt-rs
Tie eall-Uue-J people uf Aapi5s
seldom hGf anything fran t.C
b; ..- or -go,,., bui psrron,s- p-l-
U.er- and s,rcel Laghcr- aimo-. "a
ta-n.l.. Al Tie portable Kitchen
booth q n..I col fare q, offered Iu lhe
hungry rag .4Tyg Jna. g. laughins.y
l.a..uaa.r ~ Prle' and tari.u N
hul iiesiae, tie ever present
ua.arUH.. ne principal articles ~
fH. aru tGy lraf- Ii mar. SEA
llul,. MISLEADING mu--e-s. P'.rpl
aHL sea -pdrr-. ed regarded . most
tempting G,.iga,ic, b., tine ever nam
r. IaZ-lI"u.
I.ru there are roa-tru !is.'rs of
a. hiud-. mai." iumpiin.s. 20 called
>r.-ac. and finally the national meat
food. Lied 1ruccmole. which is
really a dumping or cake MADE Of
lamb meal and lard Sna.! soap lie
another drUcacy. a. well a. cheese
with bacon Ga plZza). Like all
suUEprn"r-. the Neapu!lTans SHOW
n.r..a iondur-. 70. sweets OF all
kind. and they would be quite lost
v.lDugI their portion ol sIrutfoll. Il
rather tough cake made principally
o.. honey. Then nothing appeals 10
tile .azzaroni appetite 20 msldlousiy
q. fhe famous Easter cake Of Cas-
,a-ello. which is sprnkied most
temptinclv with fluid pork fat and
I'M which whole ego are baked. shell
and all. questionable dainI, 10 un-
educated paIaJes.
The lazzaroui women are seldom
beautiful and generally not even
pretty. They are usually poorly
built. with ,warihy competitions
and irregular features. Now and
then one finds lustrouS pair of
evc- of great beauty, but rarely.
The Neapolilau women are not to
be compared with the women Of the
country a- seen in Rome and IN the
Campagua. whose trim figures,
graceful movements and frequently
charmiugly fascinating faces so
often greet the eve of the traveller
Their iuImess OF form, proud bear
in and line proIiics are all consplc-
uou-Ir absent IN the wives of the
lazzaron. And how could il well BIT
otherwise: Are they not "beasts Of
burden" for beasts Of burden ="
Are the lacchim, by reason OF thell
occupation, much more than this =
Home and Country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
a Broader Suffrage.

Austria Is added TO the countries
IN which the demand for broader
suffrage is finding emphatic expires
sion and lis promised realization
There was an Impressive scene in
Vienna at the opening Of the reich
srath on Nov. %, when about 49,
O0U men and women marched past
the parliament buildings in a silent
and orderly procession, each person
wearing on the arm a red cloth
band bearing words conveying the
demand for equal suffrage. Mean
while the premier, Baron Gautsch
Won Frankenthurn, speaking in par
liument, was pledglng the govern
ment TO bring in by the end of Feb
ruary Il bill providing for full, uni
yersal, equal and direct suffrage
Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
HONEY LOVING BIRDS.
Ts.y Otter RAJ. ss,,sss Win Bees
Fer IN. Sweet Bssts.

The love Tor sw--l thing. !. .
.Eging - nature m al living Crea-
lures. and bl-is vill sometimes run
z'eaI rlsks 20 saIisiy u. BSaTs an
tIslr eEgerness 10 get al the honey
o. hollow tree will sometimes
wedge themselves into 60 small q
unle ~ 10 endanger IheiT lives, and
MANY forest birds, such a. wood
p.ckers. blue jaws and lhrushes, will
ran the danger Of being stung TO
death ID their endeayors 10 obtain
the sweet honey that the bees store
M the hollow trunks Of trees. Some
tImes they val attack bees Oh the
wing and snap them up for the TINY
speck Of nectar contained III their
sacks. Blue Jaws often take q posi-
ton near beehivss and FISH all dAy
for honey. Every returning bee ia
caught, but not deyOured, for birds
will Kill the bee only that they may
SIP up the honey. Unless driven
away few such bird robbers would
soon depopulate hive
Occasionally the bees organize
and fight the birds. They issue il q
body from the hive and make q bold
attack upon the assassins. In the
quick, sharp conflict that follows
the birds invariably get defeated.
Indeed they do not attempt 10 resist
the onslaught, but seek safety in
flight. IL the bees surround one Of
the birds quickly enough, there Is
little hope Tor the robber. They
settle down upon him and sting him
to death. lie may fly away, but the
bees cling TO ms back and sides
tenaciously. His flight soon be-
comes less energetic and more and
more uncertain until at last he drops
to the earth and gasps out his life
among the leaves and bushes, while
the bees return triumphantly to
their home
In the wild forests the honey low
ing birds sometimes make sn. organ
lied attempt to drive the bees away
from their home IL the hollow trunk
Of a tree. They first discover the
place of the hidden treasure by fol-
lowing the bees on warm, sunny
day, and if there be AL opening in
the tree large enough 10 admit them
they plunge down the hole IN Il
body.
Then there follows d sharp con-
fiict inside the tree, the birds snap
ping at the bees and cutting them
in Two at each snap. The only
chance for the bees Is to light on
the backs and sides Of the birds.
If they fail TO do this. they are soon
routed, and the rich treasures OF
sweets are captured by the enemies
These battles terminate III various
WAYS, sometimes the bees and SOME
times the birds coming out veto
rious-0ur Animal Friends,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02

Theodore HOOK replied TO some
one who asked him to contribute TO
society for the conversion of the
heather, Il have no money. but
bring along your heather, ana I'll
convert him
1t was Hook who watched with IN
terest a friend trying to make a pig
out of orange peel in imitation of
one made by his neighbor at table.
When the imitator failed TO accom-
plish this he apologized for his hack
Of skill and the many pieces Of
orange peel he had scattered on the
table "Oh, well, F" said Hook, "you
haven't failed. Instead of pig YOU
have made litter"
When somebody spoke to him of
poverty as a virtue, "That's making
a virtue OF necessity" he retorted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
John Harisyeorn's Punch.

II John Barleycorn knocks out a
prize fighter at forty-two at what
aye will the business man throw up
the sponge to the great champion:
We are told that Bob Fitzsimmons
was not drunkard. He was q
steady drinker. Few business men
are drunkards, but many of them
are steady drinkers. 4 business man
may 20 on for years drinking steadi-
ly, and if the punch in the stomach
in the shape of unforeseen Difficult
ties does not come he may pull
through, But who can say when it
will come Or that il may not come
al all |:
Is it possible that the business
man has better chance TO survive
the punch than the pugilist?-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Beauties of the Nile.

The girls of ancient Egypt were
noted for their 1.-the figures and new
er allowed themselves TO grow stout.
Even the middle aged women were
as beautiful of figure as girls in
their teens. In the belief that obesi-
ty produced old age and that slen-
der woman need never look nor
grow old, that fat produced rheu-
matism, hcayiness, stiffness and diff
iiculty in moving about, undue
sleepiness and Il difficulty in BREATH
ing, they instructed their daughters
that no greater misfortune could
fall upon them than that of over
weight.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
This Girl Has a Future.

There Is no excuse for a robust
and vigorou, Young man not being
able to make his way IN the world
when Il Young girl can accomplish
the feat without any extraordinary
effort. Miss Eva Fry. the sixteen
year-oid daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. y. Fry. is d typical Oklahoma
girl and POSSESSES the energy and
grit To make her way in life. She
has helped her father stack 100 tons
of cane, cultivated eighty acres of
corn, assisted in milking thirty-fve
cows. attended the Teachers Nor
ma institute, secured her certif-
cate and has been employed to teach
five months term of school IN
District ~. near Carlton. Who can
beat it:-Watonga (okIa.l Repub-
ican.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
One Woman's Odd Fad.

Collecting wild birds and animals
for geological gardens is certainly a
unique occupation for d woman, yet
Mrs. {. I. Latham of Grant, Fla,
seems to thoroughly enjoy ii. Her
home has been in that locality for
twenty years, and she has had some
exciting as well as interesting expe-
riences. Not long since, after Sc
curing the specimens for an order,
the number of birds were cut down.
and Mrs. Latham had three big blue
herons and ten white ibises which
refused to leave her doorway when
liberated and for Il long time ate
with the family cat and hens,
Though sixty-fve years old, Mrs,
Latham lives mostly out OF doors
and on the water.-Chlcago Jour
nal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
That MISSING LINK"

Scientists arr a-au "u lHr lrsl.
p ire -na~-u- .4a. .H t.--s
a. certain u-.-.- Nrr. Iuu- 600 O.
hook q. sandstone H.sr AaHEam-
u..i. ia A--..s.u, a...u arrr
thought to Coz t.r lWuras- e.. ..e
footsteps az q P.eG.-r'r. l1Fn- Al
a., Ilmr tbs id-a wJ- Ia4.I.rl. li1i
a ula>."r eat Us, seIl Gee hHuuaHE,
and the inevitable Urruau -1faa.
went 0It 10 investigate lIy u.a.irr.
H. now reports that. IN Ei- "rmlon,
tu.y were genuine human rmpr.ut,.
AMI rhi,. taken In conjunction with
Inr extraordinary human skulls %"
t.. srer % ihp Warruam.n1. mu-
scum. - supposed tu show that 1t
liuE between humanity AVID rH" ape
ha, been discovered. Tn" id"a of
thu German doctor is lGJt 40 an ear
~ period me sandstone where the
imprints wer, found had pcen Al
great level beach ON which perhaps
prehistoric men we're accustomed to
eanD.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02

Thomas Dolan. millionaire head
of the Philadelphia United Gas I'M
provement company, was asked
many times to give his views on the
question of how to get rich. lie
could never be induced to give the
story until he was approached upon
the subject one day by a reporter
who had been fortunate enough 10
do the millionaire II good turn. The
newspaper man asked hIm how he
had made his first $1,000. you
want the truth, | suppose" said MIR
Dolan. "Certalnly.' We'll ] ney-
er had any first $1,000. l had $3.50
and reputation for making good.
Ny reputation made my $3.50 look
like $500 TO another fellow and
he trusted me. My first deal ,:iowe1
a profit Of 81, 900, 50 that my first
$1,000 was really $?.350."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Got His Moneys Worth.

King Milan of Servia once went
to the hotel of a distinguished lady
who was giving a bazaar for the
benefit of the poor children of Paris.
As soon as the king appeared upon
the scene she advanced toward him
with a splendid silver salver in her
hand on which was beautifully en-
blazoned the family arms. On it Law
pretty little bunch Of violets.
How much. madame?" asked the
king. "Twenty-four lois, sire" was
her soft response. Milan paid her
the sum she had asked, with a cour-
teous bow, took the salver from her
hands. placed the bouquet in his
buttonhole and walked off with the
tray under his arm.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
He Knew.

No one can tell what put such a
funny idea i'll this little fellows
head, but his teacher is laughing
over it yet. He attends one of the
Sc Hls in the west end, and the
teacher was quizzlng her pupils in
geography. After she had asked
several questions and received salts
factory replies she asked what vol
cano was. Up went the boys hand,
and his face beamed with delight.
''What il ii, Willle?"
"a volcano is just like a sheep,
only its hair isn't so long" was the
startling reply.-Albany Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02

When. after Salamls, AerXes was
in full flight for Asia, and the over.
crowded vessel. so the story ran,
was laborlng in the storm, Aerxes,
getting frightened, asked the cap
tam whether there was any chance
of safety. None" said the captain.
"unIes, the ship is iightened Of
some of It's passengers, whereupon
AcrXe,, turning to the Pcrsians, eX-
claimed. Nov is the time to show
your LOYALTY to your king, for on
You my safety depends" And with
out word the well trained courtlcrs
made obcisance and leaped into the
sea. Thus unburdencd. the ship ar
rived at the land, whereupUn Aerxes
presented the captain with Il golden
crown for having saved the king
life and then ordered his head cut oil
for having caused the death OF so
many noble Per>Ian>.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02

Statistics showing the enormous
waste Of energy involved i'll tie pro
duction OF artificial Light are always
interesting, Il for no other reason
than that they must continually
stimulate inventors in the search
for better methods. Sir James De
war recently presented these figures
before the Royal Institution Of
Great Britain: In an ordinary can
die the total amount oil energy
transformed INTO light is only . per
cent. Oil and gas lamps are not
more economical. The lncandescent
electric lamp utilities 8 per cent Of
the energy expended, the are light
10 per cent and the magnesium
light 10 per cent. Then comes the
glowworm and Knocks Us with It's
80 per cent of expended energy
turned into light.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-02-02
Entitled to Honorable Mention.

"Iou believe in old age pensions,
do YOU" said the passenger with
tie skullcap. "Well, that depends.
J AXE your case, for instance. What
claim have YOU on the country
What have YOU ever done or suffer
ed for it?"
I've got the tobacco heart from,
contributiitc TO its internal revenue
departmenr," said the passenyer
with the sandy goatee, "and I've
raised fourteen boys, b'gosh Chi
cago Trib se.