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

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

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Cora.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Nee eetcd Opportunities.

Mr.. N,rucr had made hls first
public ,pcrrh His subject was good
the mIgutic, Of Industrial econo-
my -uad he hoped his treatment
had bcra adequate. He was not
sure. lie waited for his wiie'S yer.
Diet. but she was strangely silent.
She hal listened TO him from the
gallery Of the town hall, and he had
half expected her to meet him at
the door aftcrward and to say Il,
soon a. they were out Of hearing.
"Oh, 1t Wa, simply great, Eddy "
But they were halfway home. and
She had said nothing Of the kind.
"WciI. be- began awkwardIy when
he could bear it no longer, "what
did you think Of nv speech"
"Whut you said wa, all right" she
answered, with guarded enthusiasm.
But il seemed to me yoa dldn' I
make the most of your opporlmi-
ties"
"Opportunitjcs;;" repeated Mr.. s.
dcNcr. "What do you mean, FL
fc;'
"Why," Mrs. >idencr replied.
"you had ever - many chances 10
sit down before Won did"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
COURT THE LIGHT.
Darkness Is an Enemy to Nisor ard
Life.

Neither grown people nor chill
dr,n lhrnc IA ddrl, places. In thus
Rr-uyt they aIc iiAe plants. No
pot. cl plants will grow m the house
unic-s thcy are placed an the light
al a un,nuy window. Ii 4 strange
,hat people dare Ia sleep IN dark
-r60ms where daylight never pene-
traic>. and much stranger that they
dare To live IN such quarters.
Nhcn compelled 10 work or live
a large part of the time in rooms
artiii,m.k lighted one SHOULD make
il point to BE- in the sunshine every
day II possible. Sunshine l, a good
cure Tor dyspepsia. No animal and
no plant can properly digest food
IN the dark. The trdth Of tins asscr-
ton can be- readily determined by a
little experiment.
\ potato placed in a dark cellar
with a little ray Of light will sprout
and make an effort TO grow toward
the light. Make larger opening
for the light To cnnar and see how
the sprouts viii longlngly stretch
toward the l.ht. but low pale the
color and how uk.y the plant. VI"
matter how often YOU water the
plart or enrich the ground IN lis
dark situation. it will not thrive. 1t
viii alway, remain poor, s'ckIr
>prout or plant. Bat glyc 1t sunlight
and sec the wonderful change that
takes place.
Grain that grow, under trees does
not crow well or fill ont, although
the ,oil under the tree j. richer per-
hap> than the soil outside the shell
ter of the tree. Nothing will flour
ish away from the light.
And - 20 from the material 10
/ the spiritual, dark deeds and
| THOUGHTS are responsible for many
a piny. undcvclopcd body. Live in
the sunlight Of strength and purity.
-Ro,ton Traveller.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Fertilizer for the Garden.

1t is generally conceded that there is
no better all round fertilizer for Use in
the garden than pure raw ground bone.
The kind We make is hy.product in
the manufacture of Pages Perfected
Poultry Food and is guaranteed To he
free from authorizations of all kinds aud
contains all the natural ingredients OF
the bHne,
We sell it for S3.2j per hhl of 200
HIS, treghts paid to your station.
Send us 81 - in check, postal money
order or registered letter, einl barrel
will he shipped you promptly.
We can also furnish you with formu
las for mixing the ground bone into a
complete fertilizer and shall be pleased
to do so if you will write us mentioning
this paper. Address,
CARROLL ). PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

The hr.l thing two Virgin 49,, da
when ihcN meet D, "a take a MINT H
lcp together lhD neat talk su
II they are stranger, 90 our ags' .5
The first requisite 0, to .o,ai, aIs.
thus identify each other. il,u t...
take another Iul,p Then thr ur..I
hunt for re- atlon-hip begIn- anal
generally end, IN ESTABLISHING ru8-
m>hp from % first 90 a tenth ,le.rrs
from marriage >omrwhyr, hrtppaa
1880 and the present. Then tlsy
take another julcp, and lrc rygs.r
>ation take, thu, turn ana =nr. co.,
for hour>:
~ CA say you ara one al tho Ran
dolph> Of 'Curl- ="
No. but my mother wa, a Pa,
Her mother wa, Burvy'l Ne,
grcat-granduothcr va, a Carr. VI
great-grandia;hrr va, l.rr "
great great grpat-srdndmolhcr ua.
Il Washington, and nv grrai-grrai
q eat great grandfather ua. Ran.
doIph of fucAahoc, anal. all
Here another mint jairp stop,
him,-Wa,hington Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Cowed the N stives.

Professor Drummond tells in his
"'lroplcal Africa that on one 6cca-
sion four CT his carriers ran away.
There were three of the same tribe
IN the company, and, though the
professor knew nothing of their dia
lcct, he determined, being in danger
of losing his life, to teach them Il
lesson. Beginning with few gem
cral remarks on the heather, he
briefly skctched the geology of AZ
RIGA and then broke into an impas-
stoned defense Of the British consti-
tuition. The three tribesmen trcm-
blcd like aspen leaves. He c6nclud-
ed his rcprimand by solcmaly enun-
eating the fortv-seyenth PROPOSE
ton of Euclid. and the result of the
awful admonition was that the men
became the most faithful that he
had ever had.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
ond Memories.

a hard headed old Pittsburg man
ufacturer who made his fortune, as
he expresses it, with his coat Off, "
was induced by his daughters to ac-
company them to IA Wagner concert,
the first he had ever attended. The
next day he happened to meet an az
quaintance who had seen him the
night before, who asked:
Il suppose YOU enjoyed the con-
cert last night, Mr.. Brown
YES. 1t took me back to the
days Of lay YOUTH the old man
said, with 4 reminiscent sigh.
Nh, summer days in the country.
girl in a lawn dress, birds singing,
and all that
NO, the days when l,worked in
boiler shop in Scranton. sue
cess Magazine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Human Oddities.

A persons eyes are out of line in
two eases out Of five, and one eye is
stronger than the other in seven
persons out Of ten. The right is
tlso, as rule, higher than the left.
Only one person in fifteen has per-
feet eyes, the largest percentage Of
defects prevailing among fair haired
people. The smallest vibration Of
sound can be distinguished better
with one ear than with both. The
nails of two fingers never grow with
the same rapidity, that Of the mid
die finger growing the fastest, while
that of the thumb grows slowest In
fifty-four cases out of hundred the
left leg is shorter than the right.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
GlASSmaKlS6.
Thebes' Workers Were Adopts In the
Art Forty Centuries Nso.

The glass blower, 81 ancient
rhrbcs are known Ia have been rs
proficient in that par..cuiar art as
i, the most scientific craftsman OF
the same trade of the present day.
after lapse of forty centuries Of :"
called progress. They were well
acquainted with the ari of staining
aia>> and arr known to have pro-
Glc,d that commodity in great pro-
fusion and perfection. Eo>>'lml
gives an illustration Of Il piece -;
stained glas, known To he 1000
wears old. which displayed artistic
taste of hi.h order both IN TINT and
design. I'm hi, ease the color l.
struck thrnu"h the vitriiird struc.
turr. and he mentions designs
struck entirely in pieces from hall
inch Ia thrcr-guartcr> ot an inch
thick. the color being perfectly IN
corporaicd with the structure of the
piece and exactly the same on both
the diverse and reverse sidc~.
The priest, Of Ptah Al Memphis
were adopts in the gla shaker art,
and not only did they have factories
for manufacturing the common
crystal variety. but they had learned
the yitrif>ing of the different col
orS and the imitation of precious
stones to perfection. Their imita-
tons of thc amethyst and OF the
various other colorcd gems were 80
true To- nullr" that even now, after
they have lain in the desert sands
from 1000 To 1000 wears. ii takes
an expert to distinguish the genuine
articles from the spurious.
1t has been shown that besides
being experts in glassmaking and
glass coloring they used the d'a-
mond in cutting and engrav -
glass. In the British museum there
is a beautiful piece of stained glass
with an engraved cmblazonment of
the monarch Thothmcs Ill, who
lived 3, 100 wear, ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

By use Of the word "clectririty"
we express a phenomenon which is
only known through its mantle Ia
tons. Sometimes ii is spoken of a.
"elcctric fluid" but that it is not Il
fluid in the true sense OF that word
is we'll known to all scientists. The
word "clectricity" is also used To
name the science which treats of the
power and other characteristic, of
the unseen force Electric force
when IN Il state of rest is called stat
ical electricity; when in motion. DIV.
namical electricity. This wonderful
and mysterious force may be brought
into action by heat. friction and 9TH
er agencies, but what it is and
whence the source of supply no
man knowcth.'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Churniro In Arabia.

An Arab was lunching in New
York restaurant.
~ on have heard of the thorough
bred Arabian steed of the desert"
he said. you have heard of its
beauty, its docility, its intelligence,
its endurance. Did YOU know that
it churned the family BUTTER"
"No."
at is a fact. Among our desert
tribes when butter is needed the
milk is put in sheepskin bag and
tied by a short rope to the horses
saddle The horse is then urged
into trot, and this gait is kept up
until the milk in the sheepskin is
jogglcd into butter A fine, firm,
smooth butter it is"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
The Mouse and the Rabbit.

A mouse endoavored to convince
a rabbit of the advantage of wear
ing long tail.
ou." said he, ARE not admitted
to the best society, like myself, and
| do not doubt this is the sole rca-
son. Certainly long-ail does give
one an air"
While the two friends were argu-
ing a kite >wooped down upon lhrm,
and each bclook himself to his hid
ing place. The rabbit was fairly
hidden, bat the mouse was easily
discovered and drawn from his place
of refuge. into which he had not
time to draw his boasted badge Of
society. As the kite bore oil his
prey the rabbit remarked quietly.
"My friend, the mouse, would have
b&en better OF had he not been
quite so distinguished.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
TIE GORGEOUS EAST.
Luxury and squslOr Are Closely Linked
In India.

upulcnce and poverty are close
companion, ia India. I'm observer
writes: ''Onr of the first objects That
caught ny attention when | began
10 look about me IN Bombay wa> "a
man IN very conspicuous Nc-tnrr.
Iii, head was crowned 10y a large and
.howy turbdn. folded with bands "i
gold. and he wore a robe of rose
tinted satin, with pendant earring
of pearl and necklace ol anne
thv,tS and emcralds. But when !
looked below these splcndnrS |
found them supported hy legs IN
fraycd cotton paJamaS and feet
shulllin" upon Old carpet slippers.
And when | came 10 know more 1t
seemed Ia me that this figure was
typical al India. IN il, strange mlN-
ture of pomp aud >qualor, of cor
gcou>nc>> and CRIME, ol luxury and
discomfort. OF gold and ashes, ot
ideal beauty and naked. realistic
wrctchcdncs>.
There j. certain amount al
luxury Wnh an absence of e,cmcn-
tary nece>-ar!c>, more show than
comfort. There are places where
a silver ever /, more easily to be
got than enough clean water TO
wash yom hands or glass of 1t pure
enough TO rink. The Anglo-lndiGn
expects to SIT down TO a meal If
four courses in the midst Of the
wilderness. but he does not hope To
get a slice of nourIshing fresh beef
or mutton. Iii, elaborate mcna at
dinner i largely made up of the
flesh Of animals which have been
running about the compound at
llnchtimc or who.c bodies have
been conveyed to him in tins lIuld
Australia and America. There ar"
many places where he can have iced
champagne. but not milk which can
be PIT into his tea with safety.
life is very pabic in India. Most
of the bungalows have no internal
passages. All rooms open into one
another or upon the yrranda, uud II
voa want IL Know if ANYBODY l., nj
home the simplest way Is to lIIl-up
the curtain and look in. Lastly. the
luxury i. compatible with the de-
NAL of some things, without whL h
we suppose that existence woIld
stand still. lou cannot say that the
drain, are good or that they arc
bad in an Indian house. for H. a rule
there are no drains. The sanitary
arrangement is precisely that which
! prevailed in England in the fifteenth
| century and in scotland in the
eighteenth.
And the gorgeous east, with IL
external glitter and II, inward linn.
! italion>. comes home to H. again
when We reflect that man who per,
hapS rides abroad with a cavalry g.
cort before a salaamng multitude
lives at home under condition,
which no English town co nci
would permit if they were inhictc,
on a day labortr in common lodg
ing house. --thicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

The stranger paused before the
hall and smiled. The great shrieks
and screams of laughter that came
from within were contagious.
The billboard announced an anna
teur performance. He approached
the box office and said:
"They seem to be ENJOYING them
selves in there. ! heard their shouts
and OUTLAWS three streets away"
EYES, said the attendant--"yes !;
that's right
"What are they playing?" asked
the strangcg
Hamlet"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
An Old Fish Story.

Here is an eighteenth century
fish story. 1t is told in a letter
written by traveller in Russia to a
woman i'll England. \ vessel laden
with the latest fashions from Paris
was run down in the channel of st.
Petersburg. "Thc next day. the
writer says. "a salmon was caught
in the Neva dressed in white satin
petticoat, and in the same net were
found two large cod with muslin
handkerchiefs around their necks.
The sharks and porpoises were OBJ
served in gowns Of the latest taste,
and hardly was there IA fish that did
not display some of the freshest
Partisan fashions that ever visited
the north"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

deg sae 4ay discovered a8 oF.
"a 4ggadgF's H#gaAey seagsyJ ap@ %
ha a3ENH a.s uaeler4 gTaaasts
a a} ta,s na@ar "a Fa "a lssg s. wise
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hat, aaasgs-A tiss augsl "a EfsA
a.s I's ,s aH&s7rfsaa taEs gHe slas
ha.tvat v lt3s3a a ies ietl al "a On gsss
"H#a ter 8hr ahtHssbs tsaaA Asa (
aFe Or eQgh es&A~r, 18l Shg sjsg a@
e' iaWEtg fvs*t ~gBA- fs@m aga #f,
G'.s.a aHl sa- as#ssg a. asaAt- "a sfsf
4.F tl.g sHtgasaeF Aea tiay moaAay
.ae4 hle paa 4ast -al4tt{ b. tsfa1
d. bat Ehe eiYaf wa~ Bsa NJ.
+ ..s dos lseas. alasi iaa ,ir8gass3, aaa
hr %aeaAc8 @6 Jo fhv Astueg. rrEas-
IAs 80 leate it uHfA has p@5tgs hat
~ FERROUS ys4ltuE had AepaFgssl
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
A Willy STENOGRAPHER.
She Landed a Human Shark Who Got
Work Done For Nothing.

llay'n. been graduated from a
business college. the conhding ste
no.rdpher advertised Tor s.tua-
ton. Her lirst answer Wa, from =
man who had an Office IN an lmpos-
Ing new >hysuraper. lie VA, a !"ln-
man. gracious IN manner, Yet ar-
larcnty not easy To please. HIS
sIcnographcr had been - un>a,.S-
factory IN general, he explained,
that hc had been obliged lo maze It
rdlr lhai before hc engaged "ar i"
must INSIST upon a trial Of the SIP
plicaal> speed and accuracy. &c
Young woman pridrd herself "a her
proficiency and. ,uppo,in" suci tests
10 hc slricily in the order oi h.iNi-
nc>>. promptly consented 1" ia" ar
engagements.
The young man brought ont
pie of letters and commenced To
dictate answers. 1t was ) O'Clock
when her pencil I"itcd down The
first address. When shc had laid
the heap oI neatly written letters on
hs desk II was 800. In ihat l.iNc
she had written twenty letters. he
Young man glanced at her ""rN
careless Y.
81 haven I time to examine TINS
tonight. he SAID, but | VIII d2 80
the first thing IN the morning. 'aiI
al 10 o'clock.
Vt 10 O'Clock next morning she
called again. The Young man met
her with Il dePre'alihg Sh'ilr'
Il ann sorry, ne SAID "Dnt your
work has haphazard look That Is
not exactly buslncSSlkr. l am very
particular about my letters. Any,
way, | am AFRAID You are not rapld
enough. ! believe | shall have to
look further. GOOD morning
That was nearly year ago. lhe
coniidlng Young woman has since
worked IN o'her places ana mas
learned many lhihSH, not tne IGaH'
important OF which Is briel his
tory OF the Young man. Recently
she had occasion to advertise Tor il
position, ana again she received
letter from the Young man. lie ana
not recognize her and dictated thlr-
ty letters to be written ION lrIal.
She ratified oil the correspondence
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
The SMILE MUSCLES.
\ Keyboard on Which We Pisy ws,h
More Or Less Skill

smiling ha, hcen studied frum q
physicaI standpoint boz Ge"r.r Ia
mas. a French phy,i"."-i,i. and hs-
conclusion. uu WEN Iv .u.'e ar
published IN the lIirwn Digit,
translated and condensed from else
Revue Scient1.guc. VI. puma- pre-
ducrd artificial >iri.r- by applying
an electro current Ia the urr, e. an
der tie lobe OF the ear.
The muSrlc- concerned In .mI.-
Ing wcr, made in contract. AMI IT,
"ppu, NJ muscle, remained gue--
cent. bat the action II the member.
of the ,mIhus group va uUslIal
30 that mu-t OF the 'el,triy .ui.e.
that the cN,cr mcutrr obtained
seemed Ia indicate grief rather than
joy, particularly since The ~rnfuc-
ton arulud the eve rNcro.s-l that
around the mouth. Never. lelr-- He
consider, the result "a triumph iHI
his theory and exhibits Win pIiIc o
photograph %! o 'unllg'sra. smile
caused hy r!yylr.g cNela'ius cd on.y
one side of the lace.
lie say q smile may aWsli with
out any p-yoLniogic cN'I'slirH 4P
in itself hJ, ua rNurg--'fr Nl.He.
And man. hr say. "h.- formed
the habit ul g--o.TaiIrt tHs mE-sl-
l.. 80 -... .... ell. .H.f 81 81
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

DR.. JoWctl, the great master Of
Ballot college. oxford, hated tobac-
co, but he smoked Il cigarette once
under the following circumstances ::
There had been little quarrel be-
tween the master and the other Bal
ioI don>, and Jowctt celebrated
their reconciliation by dining III
hall on the following Sunday. Aft,
cr dinner he noticed certain awk-
wardncss and guessed its cause. So
he said, u think should like a Gig
arctic Every one joyfulN lit up
at once, and Jowctt gently blew
down his cigarette until enough was
consumed to save appearances.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Willing to Prove II.

Ethel Gotrox-Oh, Vladimir, they
say you are fortune hunter and are
Onl Y marrying me for my wealth.
Tell me it is not true.
Lord Dcdbroke-Why, my dear
est, would marry you if you were
penniless.
Ethel Gotrox - Prove this, my
own Vladimir, and | shall be abso-
lntely happy.
Lord charlottesville the whole
of your vast fortune upon me, leave
yourself destitute. and I will wed
YOU in the face of the whole world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
The POWER or ATTENTION



The fact that che AND - man b.
raiy dl-trartyl frau aay sahlegt
a ,oHtemplajlsa a,esaats faf tbs
s.aune-- 81 TIE ..e,rlssfeat g sasst
Ind lu8 ioJ .-s ,kfFrus s.aals-s
u Jhs ds,s.uar,HI as the haraH
'.rJ ra.leuEUE There arr hss-
seresi perIu.- abeA rrasfal sa.
? -ut,umynt .aea.. ts haze advanced
s. .sap- aul usaath Ea1 strfs
.as,- s"9HElaf.s. af esq tens ri t..ar.
au4- ul WEAR laaG rsaa sas been az
.aE 100 tie + r..sfE srfeu 81 gresi.
sac b. assIr "a. ras sFfF gra8as. asl
Ia.Ibpratr rha-afef af a4Haaa Ffas
.s., A. a wHu.s. aa3 ih.- deliberate
9H-. ol grow % sEi tas rvggsfas al
,uarau,r AID s45rfsfsfIas even sa
H.ud. Regarded q. astsyais3 asas
s.1es from ..s Hat#8tF 60 uea r.
,.tp tav.r t.o--ss. era srf stsa
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
The Mustsche.

The wearing of muStachcS Is such
universal custom that We might
suppose ii never had a spcclal mean.
ing or beginning. But the fact is
that it did have a beginning sew
cral hundred years ago ana served Il
very important purpose for awhile.
For several ccnturics the MoorS had
possession of SPAN, but were final
~ conquered or driven out by the
Christians. The MoorS were belize
crs in Mohammcdanl>m, and. hay-
ing made many converts, 1t was not
always an easy matter 10 tell a Mo-
hammedan from a Christian, and aS
there were constant conflicts be-
tween the people of the two rcli-
gions thcthrlstlane decided to adort
some sign by which they could De
distinguished from the mbcheye- -.
SO they let the hair grow on the u
per lip and on the chm IN order To
produce a. nearly as possible the
form Of cross, and iii that Wa
they were able to recognize one !. l.
other at all time, and liock togethe"
in time, IF danger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04
Misery.

The cook was giving the new
housemaid her impressions of Their
employers. "lou'll find them Just
about the meanest people alive" she
said, with conviction. "Rcgular mi
Scrs; that's what they are. You
must be economical" That's al
ways the cry here. Why, do YOU
know, it isn't more than two days
since | see the master and mlssus
both playing on the same piano at
the same time. What do YOU think
of that, now :"- London Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-04

adam said Eve after the rab.
bit had been named, why does he
wabble his nose:"
"llow do YOU suppose | know"
answered Adam, with some irrita.
ton. "Th. New York papers have
been trying for years to find out.
and not one of them has evolved Il
satisfactory theory even vet.
lie conGoscendrd, however. to ex-
plain that the reason why the ami
mails tail was so short was that all
the spare material had been used in
making its ears.-Chicago Tribune.