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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09

dido valerse los defensores mercena
rios del Juez Benet, & quien 10 OPT
MON pdblica seflala como protsg onis'
to de los hschos.
El dilema o. claro y terminsnte:
o Pascacio Reyes, que denunci6 he'
chos y no los prueba, 90 calumniado
o Pedro Dapre, dc estado casado, %
addltero. 81 10 primero, que rscaiga
sobre el Reyes 81 peso dc 10 ley; yai
81 10 ssgundo, que Sc caatigus 4 Du'
pre-; psro que no 90 pretenda cubrir
con un velo tan diafano 10 que q 10
vista del mas miops rssalta, por estar
escrlta on Ia conciencla pdblica con
grandcs caracteres, puesto que clio
representarfa una burla sangrlenta q
10 moral un escarnio para la iusu'
cia; una provocaci6n lanzada man
saliva q una sociedad morigeradA y
culta.
Para tetminar por hoy, dire: que
el die que Q! Corresponsal de El Aou,'
Ia autorixs con su frma las elucubra
clones que escribs, encontrAr& quiz&s
quien le contsats; pero mlontras aai
40 suceda, merecerA nueasro desprecio
y le segairem % tsnIendo por el famo'
20 perro de mA-rAs.
Pedro Nleves.
Cnomo & Eahraro l Q06
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09

Secci6n 109. Una lists de los In.
dividuos, casas mereantiles 6 corpo-
rasiones suietas q patentes de conner
eio, juntamente con los montantss de
dichas contribuciones, SO hara sspa.
radamsnie y se remitirA oil Alcalde de
cada municipio para que se fIjs en- lu.
gar visible de la Acadia de dicho
municipio por 10 menos durant diez
diaa con antelacl6n al 20 do Mayo dc
cada ai1o.
Cualquier contribuyente que Gre
yere que se le he impuesto contribu-
ei6n iniusta, podrk protestar al Con
ceio Municipal, por escrito, ex presan'
do las obieciones que tengs que opo'
nsr & 10 contribution impugnada.
81 el Conceio Municipal dssidiere
que 10 protesta no esta bien fundada'
sl contribuyente psgara 10 csntidad
total dc dicha contribution, bajo pro
testa, segdn le fue impuests, pero po
dra recurrir ante una corte de iuris
dieci6n competente. En- caso que Ia
decision de la corte faere en- favor del
contribuyente, el tssorero municipal
dsvolvsrA 10 cantidad de aqaella con
tribuci6n, o 10 psrte proportional dt
10 mlsma, de acuerdo con la decision
de la corte.
Secci6n ITO. embellishments gu,
10 listA de contribuyentes y el tipo d.
las contribuciones por pasentss conner
Icialss 8 industriales se hubieren revi
sAdo y aprobsdo en- defnitiva por Q
Concsio Municipal, y q mas tardar Q
dia primero de JUNO, el secretari,
municipal enviarA al tesorero munici
pal una copia 6el do dichas listas
por 81 uso en- hscer sus recibos d.
eOnkrihuciOnen
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09
ia Illustration AftIsGca"

Publication Ia mas economical del
mundol
Los cinco tomos lQjosamente en-
GU adernados correspondent & <La Bi
bliotecs Ilustrada
I'm ndmero semanal del peri6dico
<La Ilustr aston Artistica.,
Un ndmsro quincsnal do Gel Salon
de 10 Noda.s
Todo por noventA centsvos men,
suAles!ll
Sc suscribe en- la Agencia General
de F. siragusa y ca, Ponce, P. r. y
sub Aaentes Victor M. Marin, Areci-
bo. Francisco Segura. San Justo 10,
San Juan, P, r. y dsmas sub Agen.
| tes en- 10 isla do Puerto Rico, viequss
I y RepGblica Dominicana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09

haya librado csrtiHcaci6n
dc 10 aprobaci6n del Concejo NUM-
cipal, 81 Tesorero municipal sxpsdirk
licsncia de la clase apropiada, mo.
diants el pago dc 10 contribuci6n CO.
respondents. Los individuos, So
eiedades 8 corporacionss, al sstsble.
cerse en- algdu negocio, solo tendrGn
que psgar contribueiouss por patsnts
do comsroio 8 industria correspon.
dients q 10 psrte del aemsstrs eeon6.
mlco & que corresponds 81 dia 10 do
mes que smpiezs inmediatamsnte des-
pu6s de 10 fscha de 10 totslidad do 10
patente dol municipio 8 que dsiars d.
satisfacsr les patsntes comercialsa {
que eltuviers suista, dentro do loa
tres messs de vsncldas, incurrtr& On
una multa do Glen dollars. Ri juex do
paz podra sonocsr dc las intracclones
do cate arnculo dc la ley. Las null
tas impusstsa CON arreglo & este arti.
culo ingresaran On las caias munici-
pales.
Seccion 1l5 SsrG obligaci6n del
Alcalde dc TODD municipio & mas tar.
dar en- ~ dc iunio do cada aflo, some
ter al Coneeio Municipal para su
aprobaci6n, un presupussto annual pa
ra el aiguients emo econ6miso sl cual
80 formara como aigue:
Baio el encabezamiento dc ere
audaciones pendientes>, asentark:
l. Todo el sctivo no ingressdo
de cualquiera clase, .excspto len can.
tidades psndientes dc recaudaci6n Dor
concepto de contribution sobre 10 pro-
piedad impuesta dc acuerdo con In
VICENTE ley de rentas.
(Conttnuar&)
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09
FRENCH BOARDING HOUSE
s'ssHsssssss
3S-THpU AN-3S
s'ssta't,Iss
Casa bueha,
Mesa buena,
BahOs buenos, etO.
C0mefClantes

ANGIE sUAREZ. Fabrisante d,
lmportador de sombreros. FortAlez. /.
u almassn San FrAnaisso IS.
FARHAClA , DrogasriA de Adol
to Iiarrino Rivera, Canuh ?, r
oouGtznts sErtido dc msdisinAt
trsacaa irnpoYIadas dc Europa , Ksta.
Unidos. FsrfumsriA, Novsda.
dee 81. PTeoioa n6dieos.
FARkzGlA 00L0H, d. RGmSr
AlnASAa PlASa rf.asipN,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09
La curaci6n de las hernias

mpando del arche Ae
Doctor 0y
ambo umblca
Sc mandan rata pdan nota de
Tatuan A altos Aptado 102 San juan X
AVISO-A han
Ell lcorrente porur Europa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09
LInsa fsrsa del Oe.ts

Bilbstts ta7apx para isOs fsssso0s
In ~ SLABS do Capital a hAyam6n,
"a , vxsi,A - ssVA.I 60 - le csys.
III ~ 10 BSyALI6n 4 UAsAno, Ida ,
vasisA IL stvs. o. ~ 10 stvs.
hillEss ordinArio 90 Capital 6 Gaia
10 - alAsS & J gsvH
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-02-09
A VII, |, baan de Ponce a San Juan J puebos ntene-
di@ De IA caretaa central.

empress C parsipa pdbco que dee sssa fecha
vo dos dos cArruaea comodos
sga sadrAn do Ponce cdos los Lines Microbes
DiEjirss en- Ponce 81 sHoss MeliA
PRHCIOs POR CADA ASLENIU
De Ponce 500 De Aibonto San JaAn 5e
q Juaaa Diaz e4.sO Cayey w Zoo
8 Ooamo s4OO Caguas ~ & LOO
Por pusblos cobrsr& dollar
Dor maxtmo eQupas ens dsrecho cada pa
sAisru 0 do doce Nlos IN, ...
dsad modcoa odos
"a Poucs xRos Raloi Oacina Central
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

Rightly considered, ! spiders web
Is a most curious a. wet. u most
beautiful thing. When We were chIi'
dgen the majority Of u, supposed
that the spider, web WAS pIlled oat
Of his moulh and that the little in.
sect had large rec. OF the stuff IN
his stomach and that he could al.
most Instantly add feet. wards OF
rods TO the roll. The facts are that
spider, have regular spinning ma
caine--a sci of tiny tuhc> al the
far end Of the body-and thar the
thread, are uuthing more or less
than white sticky Auld. whlri
hardcn< as soon "A, il comes IN ruu.
tact With the air. The spider doe,
not really nd traly SPIN, bat b.,
gins thread by pressing hi "spln.
ncret' against some object 60 which
the liquid sticks, lie then move,
SWAY and by constantly rjepling the
Aud and allowing il to harden forms
his ropes OF wonderful geomelrlcai
aeis
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
DANIEL D0UGHERTY.
First P.bie Speech Of the "S,lver
Tonsued" Orator.

Daniel Dougherty may not have
been the original silver tongued
orator. but there never lived a man
who was better entitled To the cpl
.het. The other DAY man who was
4 warm friend Of the eminent Pbila-
dclphan said: "Dou-hcrty's success
.hoWs what ambition and persistence
will TO. backed by common sense
ana some brains. He told me that
he sought for many years an opDor-
tuuiiy 10 make spcech in public.
lie ALWAYS carried Iwo or three
speeches in his pocket. hoping that
something would turn up 10 give
INN the chance Of making an ora
torical display For many years he
waited, hIs tongue ever ready 10
open rp On any subject.
AT last the evenlful day arrived.
There Was great convention and
numerous important speakers. Just
aluul the moment when the second
speaker had finished a ralu>lorm
came up, and there was grand rush
from the platform 10 a neighborIng
cafr. Ten Thousand farmers. me
,hani,s, lahorrr,. etc, stood out IN
The wet win nobody Ia talk 10 them.
The chairman Of the meeting was in
despair. Doughprtv was IN the
crowd. Tie saw hi, OPPORTUNITY lie
rushed 10 the platform, introduced
himself and asked to be allowed TO
hold the audience until the adver-
Used spouter> returned. The chair
man Was very >kittish al first. but
the people were clamoring, and he
finally said III some disgust, Oh,
very well. ! don't know vino YOU are
or what YOU can Say, but We don't
want the crowd to 20 away See
what you can do.
Funny, wasn't il: Before Dan
lsd said dozen words the restless
crowd gave HIM the attentive ear.
Umbrellas were closed. Men on The
outskirts pushed in, and pretty soon
all were standing uncovered in the
rain listening wi,h-open mouths 10
the enhancing eloquence Of the
Young Delnosthene>. For nearly an
hour they were spelIbound. The
chairman nearly had tit, His
doubts gave place TO wonder, his
wonder to interest, his interest 10
the strongest earnestly. hi curiosity
10 unleigncd admiration. The adycr-
tlsed speakers slipped back unob
served 10 their seals on the platform
ana drank IN every word DougherIv
uttered. tell you he made good.
Md that i,r>, speech made him ia
nous as lhc'>ilycr Tongued' Dough-
erty. New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

Ii is generally conceded thai there is
10 better all round fertilizer for Use in
the garden than pure raw GROUND bone.
The kind We make is hy -pr',dnct in
the manufacture OF Pages Perfected
Poultry Fool and il guaranteed To lie
fire. from authorizations at all kinds aud
contains all the natural ingredients OF
the h0ur.
We sell it for s325 p-r hill. OF POO
lh'., freiglts paid to Year station.
Send as ~ - in check, postal none,
order or registered letter, aud barrel
will be shipped ynu promptly.
We can also furnish you with fnrmu
las for mixing the ground bone into a
cou,plets fertilizer ami shall b- pleased
to do so il you will write us mentioning
this paper. Address
CARROLL :. PtGs, HYDE Park, VI.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Near-lsmb Chops.

Ii has been discovered that neat
markctmcn can make a very clever
imitation % lamb chops. The homes
are kept in stock and the meat very
cunningly pressed about them 10
look like chops. Then they are sold
10 customers for the real thing. Tn
less YOU are critical observer YOU
would not discover the deception.
This i an enIerpri>ing age. and
vet the adultcrstion OF foods has not
reached il, perfection point. There
is room Tor improvement. With
markelmcn able 10 make lamb chops
ont of almost anv old thing. We cS-
pect them lo advante until they are
able TO build steer from hoofs TO
horns, iointing him adroitly and
padding out with left over meat
STANDARDIZATION Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

Years ago IN New Hampshire
there were three commissioners APP
pointed to examine candidates FOR
admission TO the bar At one time
The commissioners were jeremiah
Mason, the ablcst LAWYER in the
state; Mr.. sullivan and another
member of the bar. OF certain
candidate who presented himself
Tor examination Mr. Willard tells
this story in his book. Half a Gem
fury With Judges and Lawyers;
He was an awkward Young man.
and the commissioners proceeded TO
examine him thus;
What i property"
The candidate described it.
How j, it acquired"
In various ways"
illustrate"
MIR. Mason gets his by high fees,
Mr. Sullivan BY usury and Nr. =
stop, stop exclaimed Mason.
Il think we tan admit him, Brother
Suilnan.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
One Way Round,

An old man who sells produce in
the towns near Lowell, Mass. ha.
his share of the best kind of wit
the unexpected. Not long ago, ac-
cordlng 10 writer in the Lowell
Citizen, he delivered pair of dre>,
ed chickens 10 one OF his custom
crs. She was in the kitchen when
he brought them in and. womanlike
shirered a little when She saw the
headiess fowls.
4 should think you'd simply hate
TO cut off the heads Of those inno-
cent chickens" she exclaimed IN
voluntarily.
Il do" replied the old man. and
SO never do il. | manage to get
around it,
How :" the housewife demanded.
with eager interest. The heads Of
these chickens are gone.
oh. YES. SAID the old man cheer
fully. Il chopped the chickens off. -
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Oeium In the French Navy.

The French naval authorities,
ssys the Par, Matin. are disquicted
bv the ralage> of opium smoking
among officers on duty AT the sea-
ports Of Bre,t. Cherbourg, Lorlent,
Rochetort and 'roulon. Many smoke
from twenty IL twenty-five pipes a
day and evidently perform their du-
lic> in perpetual browse. acting by
sort of aulomali>m and scarcely
conscious. NJ roulon especially the
vice is making alarming ravages.
Young officers are hardly seen al
theatrrS or in society, but II soon as
they can yet )fT their uniforms they
hasten 10 the dirty Chinese dens,
where. stretched on coarse mating,
they steep ,hcir brains IL opium.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Free to Farmers

To any farmer VITO will write US, men
tioning this paper. we will sead free,
postpaid. several formulas for making d
frs, class fertilizer at home, together
with the cost of the ingredients, diree
tious for mixing, etc.
The Vermont Experiment, Station in
its ha&letin No. llt has the following to
say with reference to the value of home
mixed fertilizers-as compared vita the
ordinary commercial brands: .on every
account, however, financial, educational,
agricultural, it is better to hay the crude
stock aud home mix if Que uses ton OF
more"
Every up to date farmer should b..
interested in the subject of home mixed
fertilizers aad We are in position to help
them. Address,
CARROLL 5. PAGE, Hyde Park. Vt,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
LANTERNS AND UMBRELLAS.
t,s.s and Why They Are So Generally
Used In China.

Chinese ianierns are made 81 pa
Ter. siik. horn. crystal and many
",hrr materials. Those made Of ak
arr usually richly embroidered with
figures of animals. bird> ar flowers.
Those II horn are pretIily decorated
with paintings. Some Of The most
ornamental and expensive lanterns
are mounted on beautifully carved
frames of wuud and IVORY.
ID a Chinese leaves hi> home after
night without taking with hm a
lantern, such 4, i assigned 10 the
u, If the cla.s 10 which hc belongs,
he i liable 10 arrest bv the police.
y soon a. j Is dark every city
seems ahla1r With lanterns. They
light M, the homes of the rich and
poor: they are attached to the an
lie, of the pagoda; they are seen at
every port and on every river. In
fact, they make their appearance
everywhere. and TO call China the
land of lanterns" l. by no means
a MISSIONER.
mbrella,. too. are Of much i'm
portancc in China. because there
the umbrella Is u mark Of rank. Two
larcc red silk umbrellas signal the
approach of the governor general of
province. \ red silk umbrella
with three ruille- on ii i the kind
assigned to the four highest ranks
of mandarin. The nobility of lower
rank are entitled To all umbrella Of
red silk. BAT may have only two ruff
fes.
The two highest ranks of gentle
men commonerS are entitled To red
state umbrella surmounted by 4
knob Of tin. The third and fourth
ranks have the knob of wood instead
OF tin, but ii is always painted red.
An umbrella Of blue cloth with two
ruilles and surmounted bv red
painted wooden knob distinguishes
the fifth rank.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
AS SAFE AS A BALLOON"

During the last tNenly Nears 2,o6l
balloon ard air,hiP accents have
lakcu place IN GculauN, and only
lhiuN-siN accidents have heiaiien
tie ..5.O persons taking part N
Inem-ihal Is 10 say. one inp IN NJ
t,->r,gn comes Io grief. or one aero
maui IN sIn meets with an accident.
. CASUALLY rate Of les lhan one-half
Ter cent. In sri,c 81 these alluring
sraii.tic, mosl 81 L. will be prevent
81 hy varicu, circumstances from
taking up h.inoning A. a sport. and
Ne are more interested IN the fact
flat balioon.ng i salcr Than motor
mg an another s.n~v->alCr Ia other
people. The whole :.u6l inp>. We
are told. have only prodrcei two
Gaze, ol accident 10 pcr-on> other
than the occupants Of the car
Manchester Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

The proprietor OF an engineering
works in Scotland, according To the
Dundee Advertiser. MAS Watching
The lelsureIy efforts Of an apprentice
who was swinging his hammer in a
gentle way.
Look here, iaddie,' he said, go
ing up to the youth and taking the
hammer from him. when | See a
nan that takes his hammer bv the
end of the shaft and strikes prop
er blow like that | give that man
- Shllllng> week. but a man that
takes it in the middle Ike this only
g,ts - >hiilings week and the
sack whenever We get Slack. See -
Hoping he had sufficiently we'll
driven home his point. lie SURVEYED
lie lad more in sorrow than in an
rer, but the latter requested an ex-
tension Of the lesson.
Please, sir" he said, where do
/ Aold 1t for / shiIiinss a week Z"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
The Parting Of Peace Between Two
Women.

The woman with the yellow curl
pap.r, all cntwined in her hair
mounted an upturned tub and hand
81 a small package over the white
washed fence.
Here : cake OF homemade
SOAP -hc said >Vectly. Il made 1t
myself after an old recipe handed
down h, my grandmother"
"Thank>, ever 81 much. respond
ed the wuman IN the red shawl.
"lc>. | consider il far superior 10
the brand, Of soap they seli today.
Just Try 1t on your children ear
1t Is just grand for syrubbng ,otled
ears and
But the woman in the red shawl
was looking dagger.
What" she exploded. "no Won
mean to insinuate that nv children
have sojled car: DO you:'
"l--cr-that is
"Oh. 1t j. no ne irving 70 apollo
gizc. lou are ALWAYS Insulting peo-
pie. Keep Your Old >oap."-Chisa-
go New>.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Babes In the Wood,

II is not alone in our great Eng.
lsh cities that children are to BE-
found who have never known the
!oy> Of day in the country. There
are. or were until short time ago,
two at least OF them in Berlin. But
at last good fortune Glanced theiI
way, and into the country they
were taken. They were not at first
taForahly impressed with what they
saw. gazing about them with stoiid
dJ,fayor. but in time they came 70
where flock OF sheep were feeding
n field. Then, indeed. little Man
opened his ewes. Look. Moritz,-
he cried cxcilelly. There are lots
AID lots Of sheep without wheels -
London Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
HUNTING WITH A LEOPARD.
-o. tire s.~Iftsss Aniasi 81 Earth
Goes Ate Ms Prey.

-Four mile, beyond the palace
ate, If Jaipur Sou NAV -e' a chec.
ilh hunt. Now and again in the
.oondsv heat You NAV have seen a
leopard crouehing along beside Ais
neutrality-suspicious., uncertain, half
limid. heavily hooded with blue silk,
nj finding the trimmed stone of
The pavement maddening hot be
meath hi, silent pads. But II Is q
different animal when Al last, after
q tedious stalk Il a herd Of black
buck, the leopard Is unhooded from
the whining bullock cart and left to
his own work.
In all the world there is little left
% savage and "a beautiful as this
steel springed cat when be scents
lis quarry. In a ha.h he ha. drop
red to the plain. belly tat upon the
hot stones. while he works his way
to a ten inch patch Of sagebrush,
all elbows and seemingly but four
inches above the ground. You may
zee the trail of him as he goes. From
enc bush he makes for another or a
fold of ground. One watches him
with a touch OF his own silence,
though the little caravan of bullock
carts must still be kept moving lest
their stopping should alarm the
buck.
30 it goes on, this yellow demon
cdging himself nearer and nearer 10
his chosen prey I'LL, while fifty yards
away yet, the buck raises his head.
Whether he tcmporizes his danger
at once or not, there Is no chance Of
stalking him a yard farther, and
The cheetah makes his dash. There
J. not a sound on either side. Two
of the fastest animals on earth
the cheetah Is beyond all question
the swlite>t-engage IN a life and
death race. Ii l. soon over, for If
! the cheetah does not bring his prey
down in 30 wards he throws up the
chase and returns ANONYMOUSLY To
/ his master. II he catches the buck
/ there is another final Of jettlng llfe-
. blood and cOnyul,iYe limbs and
| CHASING ewes, interiercd with BY the
chcetah's master, who brings a huge
t OGDEN spoon filled with blood and
entrails. which he forclbly sub>u-
tutes for the buck itself under tire
sill sucking muzlIe Of the lated
leopard. Bat whether he catch it OF
not the chectah'> flight over the
ground for 200 yards i a thing that
l. worth going 10 Jaipur 10 see
Jaipur Letter in LONDON Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Looked the Same 10 Him.

\ well known author. who was r.
Gently eXplorin. ii remote part o.!
the east end ot London. found him
sell bc,et by lAr pang- OF hanger.
Entering small restaurant Of
somewhat doubtful aspect, he or
dcrrd nation chop. The waiter
after long delay returned bcaring
. plate on which reHoscd q dab OF
mashed potaloc, and a much over
done chop of microscopic proper
lions and with 4 remarkably long
and slender rib attached. C!appn-
lhI> down bri>.ly before the fam
i,hcd aHlhor. the wailer started of
10 attend 10 another customer with
ont further ceremony.
Il say. shouted the author. Il
ordered a chop"
"lc>. sir." answered the man
there ii j..
oh. be- pardon-lhat's true,
returned the author. pcering at il
closely. Il thought it was a crack
in the plate, "-Pearson's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
A Little Heroine,

Little Janet, aged four, noticed
the other day at dinner the rest oil
tie family helping themselves lib
Orally 10 the mustard.
Nobody Offering her any. she
waited until something drew awal
the attention OF the Others, when
she lifted the mustard spoon. liber-
ally ddut'ed a piece of bread whicl.
she was eating with the fiery condj-
ment and took Il substantial bite.
Her hand immediately went up to
her burned mouth: but. bravely sup
pressing an oatcry. she put the
bread away, remarking:
Il think III wait till that jelly
gets cold. Parsons Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

Lovalt-lr, funny that love >to-
rie- ~4ould invariably end with the
marriage Of the hero and heroine.
Henpcck-Why 50:
Loyatt-Bctau>e that's really only
the beginning of their lives.
Henpeck-That NAV be. bat It's
the end of the love storv.-Ph,adel-
phia Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
PIN Money"

Pins were unknown at the begin
ming Of the sixteenth century. Poor
people used 4 sort Of wooden skewer.
while the rich used silver. bone or
hoSwood. When pins first came into
sse they were So expensive that only
fashionable people could indulge in
them. and they were given n New
Year gifts and greatly appreciated.
Ii became customary at last for hus-
bands TO give their wives the money
to buy them instead, and so the
term pin money" meaning an al
lowance for small personal expenses,
arose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

This living in furnished rooms"
said the wife. ~ hard on children"
Very likely replied her hus-
band, who was irving to remove
some ink STAN. from the red plush
sofa, but the children are also hard
IN furnished rooms. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13

"lou public men are much mis-
represented"
"les. answered the statesman.
Il regret that have not said all the
bright things that have been sttrib-
uted TO me. and am also thankful
that | have not said all the foolish
ones. Washington Star. +
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-04-13
Poor Prospects.

Haven't yoa anything like chick.
en- here asked tine hungry tray.
eler.
We'll. sir, replied the poor farm
er. two OF the chi!drcu- have chick
en- pox. That's the nearest We'y,
got TO it. Baltimore san.