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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
WORSHIPERS OF FIRE.
Mysterious Sect Of Well Educated, Ap'
parentIy inteIlaent English People.


Only the other day did | make the
strange discovery that there exists in
London mysterious sect of fire wor-
shippers not foreigners either, but well
educated and apparently intelligent
people of good social position. writes a
London correspondent of the New York
Herald.
was out at BALKAN, a suburb of
South London, when u friend. pointing
to a big house with windows heavily
suffered inside said, do you know
what place that is?'
According to the calendar" he pro-
ceeded, this is the longest day. Inside
that house there have been assembled
since sunrise about 200 people who call
themselves the 'Faithist Community,
and there, with all the light Of day
shut out. they are bowling low or kneel-
ing before little oil lamp, worshiping
the sun.
Their ordinary days of worship are
Sundays and Mondays. Their rites are
said to follow closely the lines of wor-
ship of the Parsees. a race which some
sixteen or seventeen hundred years
ago was driven from Persia to seek a
home on the western shores Of India.
They worship fire and light and are
directing their praise naturally to the
sun as the greatest emblem of fire and
light Their shrine in that big. dismal
deserted looking house is the little oil
lamp referred to, which is carefully
watched and never allowed to go out. y
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
HUNTERS NOVEL OUTING.
Will Spend Summer Securing Moving
Pictures of Polar Game.

Will Spend Summer Securing Moving
Pictures Of Polar Game.
To hunt the polar bear, the musk OK,
the walrus and the caribou in the
shadow of the north pole, not only
with his rifle but with moving pic
ture machine az well, is the summer
vacation planned by John Il. Bradley,
an amateur sportsman of New York
city. He will soon depart to board his
auxiliary schooner at Boston. Dr.
Frederick A. Cook, former companion
of Robert e. Peary, veteran of arctic
and antarctic expeditions, will accom-
pany him. says the New York Herald
Mr.. Bradley has hunted in every part
Of the word except the vast, unex-
plored territory Of the arctic circle
He was in Mongolia last year seeking
the long haired cave tiger. Before
that he was in Tibet, where he OBJ
tanned specimens Of one of the rarest
of mountain sheep.
Va IAi'' SohAihS3 VIZ oSC WI pIoulCy
has purchased Gloucester fishing
schooner, 11S feet over all, and in
stalled in her powerful engine. He
has had her sheathed with three inch
oak and REINFORCED and braced inside
and ont. He will take large crew,
with officers and an ice pilot, and does
not expect to return until the latter
part Of the year.
1--WE will go up the west coast of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

Holland seems to be pioneering new
development of sea signals which may
render coast lightshipS Of double utility
to vessels in times of fog, says the Lon
don Globe. At point of the North
sea northeast of TcXel island Is moor
ed the Dutch lightship Ilaaks. which
for some days now has been equipped
with novel system of submarine sig
nails by means of Sunkpn bells. In fog.
snow or hail or whenever from any
cause the weather is judged thick
enough these bells can be sounded once
every three seconds. The system has
been installed rs q practical working
test. and if the results are deemed to
be good enough it will be adopted gen
orally on all Dutch neutrality-suspicious.
also on those of Belgium.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

Greenland sald Mr.. Bradiey receniiy'
.-and hunt caribou for a time. Prom
there we 20 TO Melville hay from
where ! expect 10 get polar l'ear All tne
way up e. Smith sound. which i -
degrees north latitude. or within eishl
degrees OF the -farthest north re''ei'''u
by Peary. On the Islands ~ the sound
and the surrounding mainland We hope
20 strike the musk "a sud, OF course
the walruS. These viii Ice particularly
plentiful understand. In Batiin's
bay. After that we will 20 south into
Hudson BAY. turning into Chesterfield
inlet. II the ice permits, wher" we
will Ice able TO hunt In the Barren
lands for musk OK.
''Of course I shall attempt 10 obtain
good specimens of game. but one OF the
Interesting features 81 the expedition
will Ice the taking If moving pictures.
| have used the camera largely In all
my travels aud had arranged to take a
moving picture machine with me last
year. but could not get films ia Paris
We hope now To- photograph animals as
they live and move.
"While am hunting" continued Mr..
Bradley. "Dr. Cook will be pursuing
his studies of the Eskimo. lie has
made exhaustive studies IL the tribes
and will complete them this year. TO
him also the camera will lie Of great
benefit.
"Our schooner will not go into the
smaller bays and inletS. for the risk Of
getting caught In the new ice would he
too great. So we have procured TWEEN
ty-iive foot whalehoat and put in her n
ten horsepower engine aud on her Il
hooded cabin with accommodations for
four men. She Is of light draft and
can ga anywhere aud If she should bc
caught 10y the ice we can abandon
her"
Mr.. Bradley said this would lie his
last big hunt because. so far as he
knows. the globe has no other big game
country uneXplOred 10y him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

jumped into 9 sklff and appealed TO
the bystanders for aid. Offering $40. all
the money he had. 10 any persons who
would 20 with him In the blat His sp-
peal for aid was met 10y the statement
that IL would he madness for any per
son 90 20 out with a boat 10 attempt a
rescue. the helper AZ the ferry landing
telling him. III the drift doa't swamp
you the people ON these cars will jump
In and swamp You sure.
Notwithstanding the attempts 20 dis
suade him. Arms pushed on In the
boat alone. and with cries OF encour-
agement TO the imperiled persons he
finally reached the cars and succeeded
in taking OF the injured mail clerks
and baggageman. afterward safely
landing them ON the bank OF the river.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company gave Arms 500 In recogni-
ton OF his herOism, and the postoffice
department took the matter up and
made application for u medal for him
under the act OF Feb. %. 1905. which
provides for the award OF medals Of
honor for the saving OF life on rail-
roads. The case was carefully inquir-
ed into 10y officers Of the government
aud the medal forwarded. with a let
ter OF transmittal from the president
A medal was awarded 10 Edgar +.
George for saving the life OF a Polish
lad about twelve years Of age whose
foot had become fastened In "a frog on
the Delaware and Hudson railway
track at Parsons. Pa. George and
number OF other persons were ON the
station platform awaiting the approach
of n fast passenger train when the
screams OF the lad attracted their at
tention. George Immediately started
on a run for the boy. hoping to extri-
cate him from his perilous predicament
before the train reached him. He made
me or two unsuccessful attempts to
celease the foot. and. finding Ii impos-
sible To do 50 before the train reached
him, he seized the boys body and,
bending II down outside the rail- fore
ed the imprisoned leg under the engine
| cylinders. oil boxes and steps of the
lars. which scraped their bodies as they
came along. The engineer applied the
emergency brake. but DID, not succeed
| in stopping until the locomotive and
one car had passed over Mr.. George
/ aud the boy The back. side and right
arm of Mr. Georges coat were be-
smeared with iron rust aud oil from
the engine and car. ana his right hand
was slightly cut and bruised. Beyond
a badly strained foot and leg the boy
was uniniured. Had 1t not been for
Georges nerve and presence of mind
he would undoubtedly have lost his
life, and II was something OF miracle
that both of them We're not killed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
West Virginia Fruits.

In the southeast section Of the
States Exhibit Palace at the James
town exposition the state of West Nir
ginia is represented by very fine
fruit exhibit, the display being replen-
lshed from time to time from sup
ply In cold storage. This exhibit is In
charge Of L. w. Moore of Elwell, who
occupied the same position at the St
Louis exposition. Occupying CON
spicuous place in the exhibit are sam
Piles of the Grimes Golden apple. which
originated In Brooke county. w. Va.
A large photograph of the original tree
Is also shown. There Is also neat
exhibit of cranberries grown In Pres
ton county. Many fine pictures from
the state experiment station at Nor
GRntown form background tor the
display.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

According 10 the Enterprise Of Mont
pelier. o.. the municipal light aud wa
terworks OF that village are In bad
shape and will require large eXpendi-
ture 10 put them in serviceahle condi-
ton. The lighting plant is only twelve
years old and cost SlG.0Op. The sale of
the plants is under consideration.
The citizens of Sleepy Eye. Mimi.
are waking up TO the Costumes of mu-
nicipal ownership and are discussing
the sale Of the light and water plants.
The former began its operations in
1896 and Is bonded - the amount or
$4,000. The Dispatch Of that place
says of the situation:
How TO put the plant in condition TO
furnish the service that ii ought TO fur
nish at reasonable cost is problem
that has not yet been solved. The old
plant with its heavy operating expenses
and Its large repair bill is not likely TO
serve the desired purpose, and the
council recently decided that Il new
plant was out of the question"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
.HOHORS FOR HEROES,
How Two Men Won Railroad Life
Saving Medals.
ESPECIALLY HEROIC EXPLOIT

Though Sick In Bed, Charles Arms
Arose and Saved Two Mail Clerks
and a Baggageman From Death.
How Edgar E. George Saved the
Life of Boy.
clerks and baggageman in wreck
ON the Louisville and Nashville rail
road President Roosevelt has awarded
to Charles Arms of Clarksville, Tenn,
railroad life saving medal A medal
for heroic service in saving lives was
also awarded to Edgar L. George Of
Parsons. Pa, says Washington dis,
patch to the New York Sun.
The exploit for which Mr.. Arms re-
ceives recognition was particularly he,
role He saved the lives of Mail Clerks
j. G. Martin and Thomas A. Frazier
and Baggageman Robert l.. Morris
victims of the wreck of Louisville and
Nashville train 102 at GAINESVILLE
Tenn, on Sept. 90, 1906 The train
ran through the open draw of the
bridge over the Cumberland river at
GAINESVILLE. and the locomotive, mail
and baggage cars were thrown into
the river, fifty feet below 1t was
about O'Clock at night and very dark
When the train crashed into the river
Mail Clerks Martin and Frazier and
Baggageman Morris, although terribly
bruised and shaken, managed to break
their way out of the cars and get OF
top. where they chung with all their re-
naming strength, all the time shouting
for aid. while the partially submerged
cars were being rapidly swept down
the river by the swift current. A
number of persons were standing on
the river bank near the ferry landing
when the accident happened. They
saw the cars plunge into the river and
heard the despairing cries of the mail
|sclerks and baggageman for help, but
none dared go to their aid.
Arms lives near the ferry landing on
the bank of the river and at the time
of the accident was confined to his bed
with malarial fever. He had been
sick nearly four weeks, and a doctor
had visited him and given him treat
ment for his malady less than an hour
previous to the accident. He heard
the crash of the train as 1t plunged
into the river, and moment later his
little daughter came into his sick cham
Der and told him what had happened
He Immediately arose, and without
waiting fully to clothe himself he made
his way as rapidly as possible to the
Terry landing minus coat, hat and
shoes. His belief at the time was
that the entire train had plunged into
the river, and he thought there might
be scores Of people in need of help.
Arriving at the ferry landing, he
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
A CITY OFFICIALS OPINION.
Why Municipal Plants Are Operated at
Disadvantage.

Professor George +. Sever of Column
bia university and for several years
consulting engineer of the department
of water supply. gas and electricity of
New York city. was recently called
upon by the Syracuse lighting commits
sion to give expert advice as to the de-
STABILITY of that city's embarking upon
municipal ownership of its electric
lighting. According to the Syracuse
Post-Standard, Professor Sever ex-
pressed the opinion that the city could
not produce lights at AS low cost as
they are now furnished by the SYRIA
cuse Lighting company and stated
various reasons why municipal electric
light plants are not conducted as effec-
lively and economically rs plants
owned by public service corporations
To quote
He said that his investigation of
the subject convinced him that the
management of a municipal plant was
hampered by the laws governing mu-
nicipality, The superintendent did not
have the same advantages In making
the Improvements, some demanding
immediate action. as when acting for a
corporation. The length of time re-
CURED for proceedings for an expendi-
ture by municipality. he said. might
be dangerous to the success of the
plant He further stated that there ap-
peared to be no incentive to highly eff
Gent men to take charge of a munich
pal plant. He did not believe that a
superintendent of municipal plant
would show the same interest in the
management of the plant as if serving
corporation which gave him large
degree of power in making any changes
deemed necessary. A city, he thought,
would demand honesty and only fair
amount of technical skill of its super
intendent, and chances for change of
administration would not promise the
reward for efficient service that might
be expected of private company"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
"AMERICAN WALK" IN LONDON
Society Women Taking Lessons to Ae-
quire the "Tall" Glide.

This summer British society women
have caught the American walk"
says a London cable dispatch to the
New York Sun. They declare 1t is the
most beautiful of all ways of walking.
1t has become so popular that quite Il
number of society leaders are taking
lessons In II from dancing masters.
The tiny, mincing steps of the French
woman ana the long, manly strides of
the Engllshwoman are no longer good
form. The tail walk" as the new
fashion is called, requires tall figure.
or If the walker be short she must at
least he slender and hold herself eX
ceedingly upright She must have
splendid leg muscles and an arched
foot.
The new walk is swift glide and
has been described as the sWaying
walk which gives the idea Of yacht
in breeze.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
CORoUERORS OF THE WORLD.
General Booth Declares yellow Races
wiz Get Al Eastern Trace.

General William Borth. head of the
Salvation Army. has returned TO i."n-
,ion after his iIip Ca the orient. greatly
Impressed with the polentialities of
the yellow races. In the course of an
Interview at London the other day lac
declared that the Chinese and Japa-
nese would completely capture Eastern
trade and commerce.
There are features about the
Chinese and japanese" he said. THAT
are bound tn make them the con-
uuerors Of the world. but they VIII
do IL by peaceful means.
General Booth declared that the Jap
aneSe had not the remotest desire Tor
conflict with any nation, but that "
IL were necessary they would fight 10
retain what they had. Japan. he said,
was no longer trammelcd by the old
IDEAS of the degrading character OF
trade. Ii was only question OF time
when her industries would he under
the most expert direction. aided by the
finest machinery. and he could not see
what could prevent her from producing
articles of the finest manufacture al
the cheapest prices.
General Booth said he admired the
thrift of the Japanese working classes,
which resulted in the absence Of real
poverty. and their system Of petite
culture" giving as an instance the val
ley between Tokyo and Osaka. where
not square yard of land on either
side of the railway or in the long
stretches up the hillsides is not packed
with some form of produce.
He found dark spots, he said. In the
increase In the drinking habit and gam
bling. and in the position Of women
but these things would be changed
and, he continued, to judge Japan prop
erly 1t must always be remembered
that the country was in process OF
social and political transformation and
evolution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Imaginary Murder Society.

The improbability Of the existence Of
such murderous institution as the
Peoples league described in j. A.
Mitchells romance, 1.-THE Silent War;"
was one Of the severest criticisms WIS.,
tied upon that widely read work. 1t
was said that such society, whose
object was the removal of those op-
posed to the interests of labor, could
not exist for moment. If there Is
any more proof needed that truth Is
stranger than fiction, it is given in this
instance by the testimony Of Orchard
in the Idaho murder trial. If Orchard
is to be believed, Mr.. Mitchel's mag
mary murder society was Sunday
school class in comparison with the
real thing as it existed In the western
mining states.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
At Meat.

Well good for Dr. Wiley too,
His system really ought to DO
A heap o good the way things now are
going:
And quickly solve problem that
Has left some doubt just where we're at
Because there seemed no way at all OF
knowing.
We're told not to be chesty, but
To order up a cheaper cut.
And we'd be glad enough. you know. to
do II,
But what We never Yet could learn
Till now, though done unto a turn
Is how we eer could figure out to
chew ii.
But DR.. Wiley's talk so wise
Most certainly now simplifies
The problem. and were glad to see him
jolt It;
So. why should we e'er stop to chew
That tough meat when the thing to do
Ii to bolt il?
indianapolis News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Ready For the Fourth.

Blow the fife and beat the drums
The nations glorious birthday comes.
Land Of the brave, home Of the free.
Won't we celebrate! Hully gee!
We've been ready q week or more:
Mothers laid in double store
Arnica. bandages, oil and lotions,
Plaster and pills and soothing potions;
Everywhere that fellow turns
He trips on something that's good fol
burns.
Mother says with pride that we
Are the readiest patriots you could see
Fathers bought crutches and wooden
legs;
Some of his children must lose their pegs
But legs are trifles, says dad, says he.
When lost In the cause of liberty.
And as for finger, ear or eye
They're nothing at all on the Fourth oil
July.
Grandad is ready, too. you bet.
With everything that it's wise to get
Double insurance--our house Is wood;
A cute little monument all to the good,
To place DER the one whose happy lot
May lead to rest In our burial plot
He's old. is grandad, but never says die,
Except. OF course. on the Fourth Of July.
Blow the fife and bang the drum.
Light the fuse and let 'er come!
-Wex Jones in New York American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

The manager of the big department
store stood stock still outside the little
boxlike chamber which held the tele-
phone Of the establishment, for he was
very startled manager indeed With
In the chamber he could hear Miss
Jones, the stenographer, speaking, and
this is Il Scrap of the conversation the
scandaliZed man overheard:
II love you, dear, and only you! I'm
weeping my heart away! Yes, my dar-
ling, speak to me once more! | love
you. dear. love you so!'
The young woman rang off and
stepped out of the cabinet to confront
the angry manager
Miss Jones'" he said. chat tele-
phone has been fixed where it is for
the purpose of convenience in conduct
Ing business and not for lovemaking
IN Office hours. | am surprised at you.
Don't let it occur again.
The young woman froZe him with
glance. II was ordering some new
songs from the publishers for No. 3 De-
partment." she explained Jelly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
SMOKE CAUSE OF MANY ILLS.
London Artist Says It Shortens Sum-
mer and Makes People ToothIess.

Sir William Richmond. a well known
member of the Royal academy in Lon
don. finds instances in unexpected d.
rections to drive home his arguments
in his laudable but hitherto very I'M
successful campaign against the Lon
don smoke nuisance, says special ca
BILE dispatch to the New York Sun.
Lecturing recently in London. he told
his hearers that the late springs and
early falls in London were caused en-
tirely by London smoke. The pallOr of
Londoners was also due to the same
cause. for the smoke excluded the sun
light. and where there was no sun
light there was no color
He went so far as to ascribe physical
deficiencies Of the poor to his pet aver
sion. Promising that nothing could
grow without light. he declared that
poor girls were often toothless. while
the terrible snub noses and retrea ting
chlns so common among the poorly
bred natives of London were largely
due to the absence Of light
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

the committee appointed 10 consider
the purchase by the town OF South
birmingham. Mass. Of the Framing
ham Gas. Fuel aud Power company
and the Ellison Electric Illuminating
company has recommended that 10 nc
ton he taken on account OF lack OF
public interest.
The proposition TO issue bonds for
municipal water and light plants has
been voted down IN Benton HarbOr and
Berrien Springs. Mich.
In Pella. Ia. the votes OF the women
carried the day against municipal own
ershlp Of the water works. and In
Manltowoc. Wis. the purchase OF the
water works was defeated by vote OF
I,3SO 20 5i0
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Old Muster Rolls,

In the historic literary section at the
jamestown exposition are found mus
ter rolls Of the West Virginia troops in
the Indian wars, the Revolution, the
second war with England and the
Mexican war, together with autograph
letters, parchments, deeds executed by
Lord Fairfax and many other papers
Of historical interest, as well as the
works Of West Virginia authors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Theater Aboard Automobile.

An innovation has been introduced by
n well known Partisan impresario in
the shape Of a theatrical stage mount
ed on huge automobile. says Paris
cable dispatch to the New York World.
The automobile theater is supposed to
afford the population in the country
towns which have no railroad connec-
tons perfect theatrical performances
and is considered great instance Of
modern enterprise. Two other automo-
biles will accompany the movable
stage in its journey, one of which * to
carry the actors and actresses and the
other the scenery and paraphernalia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP? no,
Voters Reject the Proposition In MANY
Cities.

Cities.
at the primary election held In Bal
tlmore recently municipal ownership
was rejected by both parties. and the
municipal ownership candidate receiy
ell but . per cent of the votes cast. al
though he made vigorous canvass on
this platform.
Inc city councils of Covington, KY;
Omaha, Neb., and Richmond, Va. have
voted down propositions to bond these
cities for municipal electric light
plants.
A movement in Nebraska City TO-
ward municipalizing the water and
light plants Is said to have been check
ed by the discovery that they were not
on paying basis.
according to the Electrical Review,