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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05

N-t'u "r ,.J.yt he o.c4 everything up
aDd So thr thing tor O'Clock Monday
/ morning. II II wurhs all right | am 10
pay Lin 50 for Il.
You opened The safe several times in
his presence %. / asked
Yes, sir, replied the cashier.
The inner compartment where you
keep your cash too
"NO, only the outer door. At first he
wanted to put the appliance Oh the inner
lock also. but
Then the combination is the same on
both locks / Interrupted.
How do YOU know that" asked he In
astunishment
How did you happen to tell the man
So was my reply.
lie stared al me In amazenent
Come to think, did tell him He said
to me- OF course the inner combination
/ is different from the outer, and / said il
was al first, but as l got confused some
/ times with two sets OF figures / had il
changed to correspond with the out-r
one"
And after that he didn't think II nee
essary to have his contrivance on the
inner lock-"
NO, sir. He said II they couldn't open
| the outer door they couldn't the inner, OF
! course"
quite evident" / replied
He stood behind you pretty close when
you opened the safe two or three times?"
asked.
Yes, sir. But he would have to have
/ a remarkable memory to remember the
/ combination 1t took me two weeks to
memorize IT. 1t is quite complicated"
said he with tinge of pride in his tone
His memory would suffice, but he
didn't trust to it," said l. You don't
know, l suppose, whether he had his
hands in his pockets while you were
working the combination
Yes ne did" spoke up the cashiers
son, foxy faced young man, who was
! employed in the bank He kept his
hands In hts side coat pockets all the
time"
And he had little pad in his pocket
on which he wrote the numbers as we'll
as how many turns to the right or left
after each number He's got the com
bination all right" said l.
The old cashier looked at me curiously
and doubtingly
And some time tonight" I continued.
"he Will open the safe, but we will catch
him in the act"
"Rut the time lock is set for Monday
morning he replied dubiously.
| suppressed a smile and asked him
| who set it,
"TEe man set it himself Mr.. Null
Gently.
| l could see that he didn't more than half
agree with me in my suspicious, or else
| his old New England pride was aroused
| and he wouldn't admit that he had been
| gulled by a sharper.
| However. at O'Clock that night Mr..
! Mulright forced a back window of the
| bank, opened the outer door OF the safe
and was working rapidly at the inner
| when | put a pistol to his head and re-
| quested him politely to elevate his hands.
| few minutes before | had slipped up
behind his aCcomplice watching outside
| and Choked him so quickly he couldn't
| utter a warning cry. 1t didn't require ten
| seconds to confirm my suspicious that tho
| acComphCe was his woman companion
| in male attire, and more or less of a green
| hand at that.
| The pair turned states evidence. and be-
| fore long we caught the rest OF the gang.
| ABOUT $4,000 of the $50 900 stolen was
| finally recovered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05

are free from the demands of pro-
fesSion, business or occupation and
which we can at our own pleasure
devote to something other than that
which is regarded as our work in
life. 1t is taken for granted that
every man should have some work
in life, some duty or occupation
which it falls to his lot especially to
perform, whether from necessity or
choice. If "a man profess to have no
such demand upon his energy and
time or if he ignore the fact that
he ought to have his work in life, it
is the fashion to call him "a man OF
leisure" which, in this sense, is one
of the most ignoble epithets which
can be applied to any human being.
On the other hand, we often see
persons doing their legitimate work
in such a self contained and deliber-
ate way that we speak of them as
working leisurely. There cannot be
greater praise. They have such COM
mand over their work that they
really take their own time about it,
and the consequence is that the
work is well done. Contrast these
with persons who work excitedly
and neryously, who cannot brook
the slightest interruption and who
regard with impatience everything
which Aes not Immediately fall in
with the task in hand. The former
ought to be called the "men of lei.
sure" and the fashionable name for
the do nothings changed into idlers.
We wish to emphasize the fact that
leisure has something to do with
law and rule. 1t implies a right to
command ourselves and is the very
opposite Of that tyrant which does
more to ruin life than any other
hurry. Every man ought to aim at
doing his daily duty in ''leisurely''
fashion.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
WHAT

you buy IS important. but not so
important as what you get.
shop at the
CROSS STREET PHARMACY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
Fresh Eggs In Winter.

The poultryman who can supply
fresh eggs in winter. when prices are
high. has Il tremendous advantage over
the one who through ignorance or neg.
lect has to wait till summer when the
supply is large Not every one can do
this. and no one can do it unless he
takes proper care of his fowls and
gives them food containing the essen
tial egg producing ingredients which.
when running ut large, they can supply
themselves to Il large extent in sum
mer. There is no better substitute for
winter use than Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" III. Il. Hathaway Of
Farnham, Que, has used it. Read
what lie says: Il have tried Pages
Perfected Poultry Food and think il
is the best have ever seen"
ANY one sending his address on a
postal card to G. s. Page, Hyde Park,
VT. and mentioning this paper, will re-
ceive by mail, free, postpaid. a sample
package of Pages Perfected Poultry
Food"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
Not In Time.

Mabcl--Mv dearest Olga, I could
not rest until had come and made
an effort to dispel the gloomy
thoughts which, to Judge from your
letter yesterday, threatened to de-
velop into suicidal mania. 'Tis true
Alfred has Tilted vorl-the wretch.
Still, try to act like a sensible girl
and look out for another engage
ment.
Olga-Your advice comes too
late, darling.
Good gracious, Olga! You sure
ly haven't taken poison?"
DWELL, n-n-no; the fact is, II
became engaged again yesterday"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
His Name and His Legs.

Professor Lyon Playfair once
visited phosphate mine whose
manager, a Scotchman, desired him
to leave at once and drop his speci-
mems. Professor Playfair addressed
him in good Scotch and asked him
if he thought him mining adven-
turer. "Ay, that's just what ye
are," "No," replied Mr.. Playfair,
81 am a Scotch professor. ''Then,
if ye are, yell be havin' name. ="
"My name is Playfair," he respond
ed. "Man," said the Scotchman,
"are ye Lyon Playfair?" Then,
looking from his six feet two inches
with compassion on the five feet
four of the professor, he continued:
"Hoot, mon, yer names travelled
further than yer wee legs will ever
carry yew-Christian Register.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05

.0r- Of three bank burglars His bust
u"Sr wu> 10 20 about the country To-
eating banks easy 10 rob ana that
would probably Yield good haul lie
happened into Bethany Bros just in
the nick of time. took in the situation
at glance and tclegraphcd his pal.
West full Information and lnstruc-
tons. West and the other member OF
the gang shadowed Mpincrt from the
Bau-up peoples office rO the train
bought two tickets to Buffalo. planted
themselves in the seat in front OF Mel
merit ana lured him into conversation
They We're provided with drugged
cigars and liquor. and, as they ex-
pected, Meinert fell into the trap. Aft
cr gaining possession of his satchels
and credentials the rest was easy. one
Of them took Meinert to Buffalo. so
thoroughly druggcd that he could not
regain consciousness for two or three
days Then the other pcrsonated him
at Il willie. The gang leader did not
90 to New York. but got OF about half
wayund boarded the train his pals and
Mrinert had taken. He went II few
milts beyond B-ville and Joined the
man who had taken Meinert'S place.
on the noon train saturday. both get
ting of at the next station. There
they bought cheap horse and buggy
and Saturday night drove into R-ville
and committed the robbery. which. as
they had the combination OF the safe
was the easiest Mort of an affair Mon
day morning. when the crime was dis
covered they were in Chicago New
York, Canada or anywhere else they
chose to go.
The ease was plain enough, but
catching the criminals and recovering
part OF the money was not accomplish
ed FOR months and was brought about
only through a sad incidental lapse
of honesty.
As has been said, the robbers took
all the money except some small
change that is, all the good money
There We're a number OF counterfeit
bills in the safe that had been accu-
mulatiug for years which the robbers
apparently didn't think they needed. al
though they evidently had handled
them.
While looking sadly over these bills
tie only ones left. Mr.. Charles ex-
claimed.
"Why they took the good counterfeit
twenty the WilkeSharre bill"
whats that" | asked quickly.
Mr. Charles repeated what he had
said. adding that the bill in question
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was the best counterfeit he had ever
seen.
do you remember the number" l
inquired.
I'VE have it in the letter book" he
replied I'VE sent the bill once to the
Wilkesbarre bank to see what they
thought of it"
On looking it up he found that the
number wanted was 1877.
"Thc upper left hand corner was
torn off, and there was letter s writ
ten in ink on the back in the lower
left hand corner said Mr.. Charles.
| jotted all that down, but observed:
II can't believe they would take
bill marked like that, and a counter
felt to boot
at was there last week." asserted
Mr.. Charles, "for | remember showing
it to travelling man from Boston
who had counterfeit five passed on
him the day before. He wanted my
opinion of the five, and then | showed
him the Wilkesbarre twenty and put
1t back on the pile Of bad money in
this pige0nhole." .".--------.---------.
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Of breath. worked his way through. the
ed upon the platform. Mr.. Emcom
heaved deep sigh of satisfaction,
paused until the newcomer could get
his notebook and pencil well in hand,
and then plunged into his speech with
eloquent for the brief diversion which
had preceded it, The phrase, where's
Hitt:' became a byword throughout
that campaign.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05

King Sisawath of Cambodia, who
has been attracting great interest
in Paris, has a very long name-Prea
Bat Samdoch Prea Sisawath Cham
chocrapong Haririach Braminthor
Phouvanaykraykeofa S o bap edey.
The nearest English translation of
this imposing title is, "lIe who is
the supreme refuge, the being with
the sacred feet, the lord, the being
most illustrious among the great
the excellent, the perfect one; the
descendant of the celestial spirits
the handsome and glorious son of
the sun; the splendid leader of the
races; glorious, illustrious, perfect
and holy emperor of the immense
capital Of Cambodia, who is the
master of all souls and is placed
upon the necks of all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
ANEcDOTE ABOUT HIT.
~" Nart!rrd President showed His
Regard For Illinois Congressman.

r." NartErcd President Showed His
Regard For Illinois COngressmRn.
The late Robert Roberts Hit. for
la4y years representative from Hi.
LOIS, was educated at Rock River SEM
lhaE, founded by his father, now
MoIat Morris college, and at De Pauw
university, at Asbury, Ill. While in
ut seminary he became interested in
lie study Of stenosraphy and soon be-
cane master of it, He became inter-
&ed III journalism and obtained EN-
p0yMent on the staff of the Chicago
Iibunc
When it was learned that he knew
shorthand, lie was regarded as ''star"
reporter and was assigned to report
TIE great debates between Douglas
aA0 Lincoln i'll 1888, when the Little
'"lAt and the rail splitter" were ri
val edhdiIateS for the senate and can
'"'Srd The state in joint debate
""H cN CT since Deen lnelllOfaDle
!" ule political history of Illinois.
e''L! NJiIes are told of the part Mr..
11'' played IN the campaign of that
t'"F Mr Lincoln recognized perhaps
0'''er IMAM any one else the Importance
VI "G'I ue3dte in bringing him con-
@p'u'n'Iy before the country His re-
s0rI for Mr.. Hit is shown in the fol-
lowing story;
v" o"e OF the meeting days. very
b." ana SuIiry one, an immense crowd
N'ol gathered at Freeport, drawn from
"'i u'e country roundabout. The meet
~ "'S ArH in 0n open field rs none
ue pubic squares or crossroads
"0"Id accommodate the crowd. The
announcement had been made that the
'P''A'liE would be"in at 2:30 o'clock
"C''Seiy' ANA at that hour everybody
s"0 everything seemed to be in readi
hess.
"T Lincoln had been billed for the
~M speech, and the multitude waited
" oot"d breath for him to begin the
U"'l'e' But lie did not rise. Instead of
N'"' Ie sat twisting in his chair ana
H.S r1"''nS ms long neck this way ami
w. ,' oS Il looking for some lost object.
M, 'uuSIaS seemed mystified at all
sa,s lie was perfectly composed him
"Iu MS Stenographer was putting
n. "''IIe point on one of his pencils.
t"'''IF Mr.. Lincoln half rose, bent
m""'rd ana opened his mouth. while
w. ,"' crowd strained its ears to listen.
''"d OF pouring forth torrent OF
n,,, l"gi'e, however, his lips emitted
VaIy tho.e words:
.Wacr2's uiti?"
Nan "''e was moments silence. and
ho "'Fe Of merriment swept over
" "'""'od". Mr.. Lincoln, apparent
Cv, .''%'.'NS Of everything except his
ho1, "'N'''y spoke again. Does any
NY NY. Know where Hit is?'
ra, ,,.,S was too much for every one. and
s,r. a."l oi hearty laughter was the re-
roor Just then some person IN the
hnp 'Ae crowd shouted, Hits COM
Ni.,. Ahd in minute or two a per-
youth, much agitated and out
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05
MEN OF LEISURE.
There Is a Vast Difference Between
Them and Mere ldlers.

The word "leisure" comes from a
Latin word which means sit is law
full" or it is permitted, or it is al
lowed, and, therefore, by leisure we
do not mean idleness, but a space OF
time during which or condition in
which we are at liberty to do as we
please. Hence "leisure" has come
to signify the time during which we
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05

CHAMPION EVAPORATOR.
Sap Spouts, Buckets, Covers, Cans, Etc.
Put your camp in order before snow
flies. Special Cash Discount on Mail
Orders received before November lst
Grimm's Sap Sponts and covers viii add
% per cent to the income of your Sngar
Camp, Send for Catalogue "X"
C. n. c EIMM, Rutland, Vt.
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years, was a small matter to the
men back of the scheme, as by the
end of two years they would have
had enough lots at Beach Haven sold
to enable them to stand the $4,000
without noticing it. and that it was
an insufficient guaranty that the
road would be built. Alderman
D'Alemberte took exception to the re-
marks of Mr.. McHugh, stating that
pvey lot sold was subject to an
agreement that the line would be
built. Upon a vote being taken Al
derman Christie. Maura, McHugh and
Renshaw voted against the measure
and it was lost.
Saloon Licenses.
A large number of applications Tor
saloon licenses were acted upon favor
ably. a motion being offered and car
ried allowing all who had not made
regular application to the council to
do so during the meeting. The ap
plications were acted upon subject
to the action of the board Of county
commissioners.
City Engineer.
Nominations for the Office OF City
Engineer being in order Alderman
Calm nominated Earl Thornton, who
was duly elected by vote OF to
2, his only opponent for the position
being Stephen Lee
A number of other minor matters
received the consideration OF the
body, after which council adjourned
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-04
GREAT DAMAGE
BY STORM At
CHUMUCKLA
New Methodist Church Is
Wrecked and Crops In
Jured-Many Trees
Blown Down.
Special to The Journal.

Chumuckla, Oct. 3-The hurricane
which swept over Pensacola last week
caused considerable damage in this VII
ciuity.
The new Methodist church in South
Chumuckla, which was near completion,
was swept away and is total wreck.
Fences were blown down and corn.
sugar cane, etc, blown to the ground, and
at least one-half OF the cotton crop will
be lost.
I am informed that the Pace Turpen-
tine Company suffered great loss on ac-
count of the timber being blown down.
Lots OF timber all through this section
has been laid to the ground. The old
citizens here. say that 1t was the most
disastrous storm Santa Rosa has ex-
perienced for many years.
The Escambia river is out of its banks,
the low land being solid sheet Of water.
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MANY DOCTORS
VENT THEIR
VIEWS
Different Opinions on Coop.
ers Remarkable Success
in st. Louis.

st. Louis Oct 3.-The astonishing
safe Of Cooper's preparations In this
city has now reached such immense
figures that the medical fraternity at
large have become forced into open
discussion Of the man and his prepar-
atoms. ~ =
The physicians as whole seem to
be divided with regard to the young
mans success in st. Louis-some be-
ing willing to credit him for what he
has accomplished, while others assert
that the interest he has aroused is
but a passing fad which cannot last,
and which will die out as quickly as it
has sprung up. .4&
The opinion of these two factions Is
very well voiced In the statements
made recently by two of a number of
physicians who were interviewed, on
the subject.
DR.. ]. E. Carass, when questioned
about the matter, said: II have not
been a believer in proprietary prepar-
ations heretofore, nor can say that
l. believe in them at present. But !
must admit that some of the facts re-
Gently brought to my notice concern
| ing this man Cooper have gone far
towards removing the prejudice I had
formed against him when the unheard
of demand for the preparations first
sprang up in this city.
Numbers of my patients whom I
have treated for chronic liver, kidney
and stomach troubles have met me
after taking Cooper's remedies, and
have stated positively that he has ac-
complished wonderful results for
them. l notice particularly in cases
of stomach trouble that the man has
relieved several cases that were of
years standing and proved very OBJ
stinate in treatment.
81 am the last man. on earth to
stand in the way of anything that
may prove for the public good simply
through professional perjudice and l
am inclined to give Cooper and his
preparations credit as deserving to
some extent the popular demonstra-
ton that has been accorded them In
| this city"
Another well known physician who
was seen, took the opposite view of
| the "Cooper-mania," as he called 1t,
which now has this city in its grip.
He said: 81 can only rken the pres
ent state of affairs to certain kind
of hallucination. For want OF a bet
ter name l might call. it Cooper
mania The people of St Louis seem
to be firm in the belief that this man
Cooper has health corked up in a bot
tie.
Some of them imagine that he has
completely cured them of various Ills
judging from their statements. 1t is
beyond me to say why the city has
gone crazy over the man. It may be
one of the passing fads that so often
attack the American public.
Sooner or later the people are
bound to regain their senses. and will
then realize that a reputable physi-
clan Is the one to whom their health
had best be entrusted"
In the meantime Cooper meets sew
eral thousand people daily, and only
smiles when statements of the above
character are quoted to him. His
charitable work still continue to be
very extensive.
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APPROP R|AT|ONs
FOR YEAR
1905
Continued from page one.)

amended budget. dated October 2
winch, In view OF the damage by the
storm, the finance committee thought
advisable to submit. The amended
budget deducted the sum of s7.07S
Tor the fire engine and salaries of
engineer, etc. and added the sum of
$500 per month to the appropriation
for the board Of Public Works, max.
ing the total appropriations s176,.
S55.92 and leaving a surplus of $13,-
739.71 to be appropriated for the pur-
chase OF a fire engine or in any man.
ner the council may see fit hereafter.
Estimated Revenue.
The estimated revenue of the city
upon which the first appropriations
are based is as follows:
Cash carried over IS 10000 On
Miscellaneous receipts -. $500 on
Fines, costs and fees :. 10000. 90
Co. road and bridge tax. 5000 90
Tax, IL mills, -. -. :. 13O.S29. 90
Total -. :. 81 ..$197, 1928. 90
Less per cent >. :. :. 9,S66.00
Total available -. :. .s187 .4es. 90
Appropriations :. :. :. :. 1SO.S45.sI
surplus :. % 6,619.08
The amended estimate of receipts
increased the tax from IL to IL mills,
making the total amount available
from taxes $136. 1882 instead of
s130,S29, thus, with the deduction for
the purchase Of a FIRE engine. allow.
ing a surplus OF over $4,000 fo-
emergencies.
Sewer Work. g
Chairman Green, of the board of
bond trustees stated that he had been
advised by Contractor Storrie that,
owing to the storm. the railroads had
advised him that it would be well to
delay the arrival of material for the
construction of the sewer system for
few days. Mr.. Storrie had also en-
closed his check for 800 for the
benfit Of the sufferers from the storm.
RHpc4NS were received from the
general ordinance committee, the
board Of safety and the board of pub
lie work and city comptroller and
suitable resolutions were passed rela-
tive to the death Of City Engineer
w. F. Lee. The comptroller's report
was as follows:
comptroIIers Report.
Pensacola, Fla, Sept 26, 1906
To the Hon. Mayor and Council, City of
Pensacola:
Gentlemen-Below please find state
ment of receipts and, disbursements for
the month of August, 1906, with a detail
statement OF the expenses for the month;
also a comparative statement of the
floating debt on August 81. 1906. and
July 81, 1906.
Cash in treasury July
81, 1906 -.-........ s2,s1s.77
A,,e-
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VALUABLE WORK OF
REVENUE CUTTERS
CONTINUED from First pase.)

the cutter for any mission Of mercy
upon which she could be used. The
cutter coaled yesterday afternoon and
will start out this morning at 6
o'clock for points along the coast,
making cruise of day or more into
the gulf, but keeping close in shore
so as to observe IL there are any fam
lilies along the beach, It Is possible
that the cutter may visit some of the
towns along the coast, which have not
been heard from. AS long as there
is need of the services Of the FeSsen-
den she will remain in or near this
port.
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Terse!y Told

w. w. Green; of Panama City, was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
E. NJ. Lovelace, of Brewton, is
among the business visitors to the
city.
II you have a house for rent adver
tise it in The Journal. Quite a mum
Der Of people are looking for houses
to rent Don't delay. Do it to-day.
Mrs. Helen Lewis. who has been
spending several months at her old
home in Scotland, returned to the city
yesterday, having had a pleasant voy-
| age across. Mrs. Lewis says she
spent most enjoyable time while Wis
ting her old friends and relatives,
and returns to the city in the best
of health and spirits.
The tug Mary Witch, of Mobile,
was among the vessels wrecked in
that port by the hurricane Many
Pensacolians will remember the tug,
as she was formerly owned at this
port and towed in the harbor for
years. The passenger steamer Gus
sic. which has also been here a num-
Der OF times, Is also wrecked.
Dave S. eastman, who was in Mo-
bile at the time of the storm reached
home last night He has been in
Mobile for three weeks on business.
and when he heard OF the storm and
could get no news of Pensacola was
very uneasy, but finally secured
Journal from party who had walked
part Of the way from Flomaton, and
he says he read every. line OF II
eagerly.