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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
LEXINGTON

The three little children of Jesse
Coveil are very i'll with ~hooping cou Oh.
IIazen Blodgett is laid up with rheu.
matism and has had to give up his work
Mrs. Blodgett has returned from Island
Pond to care for him.
School in District No. has closed fol
Il three weeks vacation on account OF
the prevalence of whooping cough.
Ernest lIolbrook spent Christmas with
his family in Island Brook. His cousin
Max accompanied him.
George Ramsay has commenced log.
sing.
Mrs. Bart Blodgett is quite i'll will
grippe.
The Mt. Monadnock Snowshoe Club
met last Saturday with Miss Eleanor
! Chalmers.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Frizzell of Column
bia, n. H., took Christmas dinner will
Mrs. Frizzell's sister. Mrs. Gaius Bod
! oett
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

Recent achievements in aerial navi-
cation encourage military scientists TO
seriously consider the probability Of
realizing TemuySOn's dream Of the
nations airy navieS, graphing in the
central blue" France looks upon the
airship as Il feasible military PROPOSE
ton and is putting money NJ in the
hope Of making it IN adjunct TO its
war machine.
The Hague conference, ii is true,
prohibited the use of balloons for car
rying rihemen or light artillery and
also for dropping explosives upon the
positions Of an enemy. France was a
party to the conference Ii was first
proposed II max" the prohibition Of
balloons permanent, with IA view to
shut out all manner of aerial arma-
ment ana limit the use of balloons or
other aerial craft to purposes of mill
tary observation. a use sanctioned by
custom. But on motion of a United
States officer who was delegate to
The Hague the balloon prohibition
was limited TO five years. Il period soon
to expire. If France gets her flying
war fleet working to the satisfaction
of her experts it will be Int natural
that she should oppose ut the forthcom-
ing conference any resolution to ex-
tend the prohibition and cut her out
of the fruits of her ingenuity and en-.
terprSe Heretofore war has been op.
posed because it IS n costly as we'll rs
mighty onsartin" game. But the ma.
. ton with an airy navy all to herself
will think the game is in her hands
and insist upon settling disputes in the
same old way.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
GUILDHAlL

Webb Wiley was home from Canaan
Monday.
l.. NJ. Iiodkins of St. Johnsbury is
bookkeeping for V. II. Holmes.
The Ladies Meeting was held with
Mrs. +. n. Piper Tuesday. A honntiful
dinner was served at one O'Clock, and a
good time enjoyed by all.
Grange meeting Friday evening.
Miss Nina Wiley. was the guest of
Miss Azea hubbard over Sunday.
The {. +. meeting was held with Mrs.
|. +. Knights this week.
Eden Farnham went to Maiden,
Mass, last Saturday to attend the fu.
neral of his brother.
Gail Reattie returned to his school
work in Bradford Tuesday.
Mrs. II. S. Wiley was on the sick list
the first of the week.
Walter Booth and a crew of men are
pressing hay for Frank Hall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
Coal to Burn Without Stint.

Uncle Sans experts in the work OF
the geological survey declare that the
present generation. the generation to
follow and still other generations need
not worry about the coal supply in the
United States Some interesting sta
tistics of the production and conSump.
ton of coal in the United States have
been prepared by the geological sur
vey Up To the close of the year 1850
the production had amounted to PSI,
S90,055 tons. In the following decade
Ii Increased - iI9 i95. 1uI tons. making
the total production up TO that time
more than 7O.pOn.oo0 tons. The grand
total OF coal produced in this country
up TO 1908 was 5,910,71713.51l short tons
Says recent survey report;
This great increase in the production OF
coal. when considered with the increase
in the population, furnishes some inter-
esting comparisons. Going back for a
period OF a little over fifty years. or to
the middle of the last century and com
pairing the statistics of Goa. production
with the increased population it Is found
that In 1850. according to the census for
that year, the production Of coal amount
ed to 6,4i5.6Sl tons. when the population
of the country amounted to 90 SO per-
sons. The per capita prod uCtiOn OF coal
In that year is thus seen to- have been
.21S ton. In 1864 or ten years later. the
population was 81, 443.32l persons. and the
coal production amounted to II 500 go
tons. or an average of .5li ton per capita.
The per capita consumption has
jumped by leaps and bounds ahead of
the increase in population. The report
continues:
While the population from 1870 to 190t
has shown an increase of go per cent
the production OF coal increased 1854 pei
cent.
The survey officials assert that while
the production of coal has increased
and is increasing phenomenally the
supply will last for thousands of years
and that no one now on earth need
worry about it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
LUN BURG

Mrs. Alvin Thompson has gone to
Wesliield TO care for her daughter, MIS-.
Murray Dodge, who is i'll with rhe,-
matte fever
Victor Sunshury, who has been en-
ployed at South Lunenburg station for
several years, has accepted inc position
in Portland, Me-, where he went several
days since.
Mrs. Florence Dodge has left the
'iorrson hospital at Whitefeld and is
staying with her daughter, Mrs. Julian
Bell, at Solth Lunenburg.
Walter Morgan, who is studying for
the ministry, occupied the pulpit in the
Congregational church Sunday morning
and evening. Large congregations were
present.
The employees of the Lunenbnrg
Manufacturing Co. presented the firm
on Christmas morning with three hand
some office chairs.
Mrs HannalfLowrey Of Guildhall was
he guest of her brother, James Dodge,
yer Christmas.
Henry llatshorn and wife, former
residents of l.unenburg. no for several
years have lived in Littieton, n. H.,
recently moved to Colebrook, n. H.. and
have opened variety store.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
Slaves AZ Our Servants.

With all our improvements we are
not. as a rule. perfectly happy. ''nd.-
tions - life are TOO complex. A'oat
every ss.rvant We have taken on io add
TO comfort now aud then proves a
drawback. Formerly man butt MS
own house. all except the finishing
Barns aud fences he put up without
help and did his own painting. Won
en- papep-l the house ar IL went with
whitewashei walls. crops were hanl"d
10 market by the producers own teams
and ear shortages" were unheard oi.
ANY amateur could put up u stove ani
do all sorts Of handy tiukering. The
same simplicity prevailed In every tie
partment of life. II hired help was
scarce the work went through some
how.
But today everything is done upon
such big scale that specialists are III
demand at every turn. aud the thlhS
grows 10 such an extent and with such
rap,dity that there are not hands
enough at call TO supply the wants or
the hour. Big buildings eat up more
lumber. bricks and plaster than can he
delivered. Mechanics are too few.
Houseworkers. field lahorcrs-in short.
nearly every class Of factors in our
rapid progress falls short of the de-
mand. We may he forced back To II
simpler life In spite of oar ambitions
Kings have Aften had their sons learn
| trades I'm order To face poverty man
| fully should II come their way. The
| pioneers Of American life used to con
slider ''knack nj all trades II very
useful accomplishment. They could
set a farm going with the kit they car
ried into the wilderness on their backs
PERHAPS moderns would he happier II
they depended less upon somebody els.
coming To time when the gear of oul
vast system gets out of killer. Some
thing Is wrong when n system wh,cl
Is supposed to serve man fills him viii
worry by its erratic dolngS and eX
travagant demands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

Edward Hudson of New York u a
pu-si OF Mis-, Clroua Silsty for a lev
days.
James Rel aud wife Of Lancaster, y.
n. sI~-nt Christmas hay with the ior"'-
-, Iar-nr,. Franklin li'.ll aud wife, at
>"uih l.uu-nhurg.
The Woman's Relief Cons have
elrct-d the i"llnNing officers Tor tie
coming wear:
President. Mrs. Eliza Thompson.
S.N. Pres, urs. Eugene llartshorn.
j. V. Pres. Mrs. N-tlie Bart.
Treasurer. Mrs. Florence Dodge.
Chaplain, Mrs. Laura Duty.
Guard. Mrs. G-rii- Newman.
Conductor. Mrs. Nate Warren.
The i, stallation will occur some evening
this month.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
.Ians La America.

The irritation over san Franciscos
WAY Of handling her Japanese popnia-
tion may be allaycl and some plan of
fair dealing arrived at. ON the face "i
II the matter Of Japanese colonization
here does not seem of sufficient impor-
lance to lead to serious complications
The number in this country now has
been estimated at Gn."to.
Unlike the Chinese, the Japs do not
seclude themselves and build up quar-
tiers" impenetrable to our civilizing III
fuenceS. They scatter and seek tn
live among the whites. I'm large cities
Japanesc merchants and their clerks
are found in American board II;
houses. living on iermS of social equal
ity with Americans Of the same rank.
Rein. so few. the divergences In man
ners and morals uf these aliens from
our own standards should not be a
menace. Race prejudice is difficult t.
eradicate. but IL would seem that Japa
nese who live among It's and behave
themselves have II claim at least upon
our Christian federation. We send mis-
sionaries To the orient on the principle
that little will leaVen the whole
lump. The great American luml
should be able 10 assimilate with ease
the little Japanese immigration sitting
through the community.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
CONCORD

Sidney W His, who is home from
Tufts College to spend the holidays,
preached in the Unversalist church last
Sunday morning.
Mr.. Kerr and family from Portland,
Oregon, have been here the past week,
visiting his brother, A. &. Kerr.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the V. |. S. will be held at the
town hall Monday evening, January Z,
at O'Clock. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Henry Walbridge and sister Blanc e,
of Boston, spent Christmas with their
parents, Hon. and Mrs J. H. Walbridge
Mrs. s. Moody and daughter Nerua
visited at Mountain View Farm the lasI
OF last week.
The Modern Woodmen held THEN
annual bali at the town hall December
2S. Madam Brooks orchestra furnished
music. and about thirty couples enjoyed
a merry good time.
Miss Mamie Harvey. who has worked
in the millinery business at Bristol the
past season, is home on vacation.
Walter Houston, who has position
as bookkeeper for a lumber firm at John
son, spent Sunday with his parents
When he returned Monday Bernie GRAY
accompanied him to take like position
with the same firm.
Victor Forest, who is numbering for
{. II. Dudley, had his camp burned one
day last week, with all It's contents, in
GLIDING buffalo robes, blankets, lrov-
sions. etc, also repeating rifle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
CANAAN

Mrs. F. &. Edinonds has been con-
fined to her bed for a few days with Il
bad cold.
About two hundred attended the
Christmas tree at the Grange hall last
Friday evening.
Mrs. w. |. Schof has been on the
sick list several days with IA bad cold
but is little better at this writing.
F. &. Edmonds and {. n. Green went
to Coaticook, Que, last Saturday.
The Beecler Falls Co. have been
rushed to their full capacity the past
few months to fill orders, working meu
overtime in some departments.
c. n. Green visited some of the lunl-
Der camps up the Nulhegan river the
first of the week and reports having Il
good time, also first class dinner at
Henry GARDENERS camp Monday noon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

The trial calendar for the January
term of supreme court Is the smallest on
record. The court will convene next
Tuesday. January 5, at Montpelier.
There are four cases from Essex county,
viz: Hattie Willard VS.. +. +. NorcroSS :;
+. +. Norcross VS.. Hattie willard, petit
ton for new trial; State VS.. Alfred
Wright, rape; State VS.. Swanzry VIII
son. alias Fred Smith. In this latter
case the respondent is charged with
misprision of felony, and it promises to
he of interest as there is no reported
case in Vermont, involving prosecution
for this offence.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

With all the complaints about orr
national characteristic = money gel
linz il Is seldom observed that the
trait is bred iu the children Of tiiis
country 10 any marked extent. On the
contrary. IL IL saying that Young
Americans never know the value al a
dollar until they grow up.and are COM
pelled 10 earn their own mooney. he
Gently the United States consul at
I,eims reported the method In France
Of intoxicating the habit 81 saving
among children ut school. Consul Mar
tin says:
The public schools Of France teach the
pupils. both boys and girls. how 10 save
money hy depusiting regularly IA the gov
eminent savings banks. no matter how
small the amuunt. The government VIII
furnish money To- an public school pupiIs
under certain conditions with which 10
helm start AN account 10 provide an IN
come in old aEe Pupils attaining GER
tain degrees Of proficiency in their classes
receive as prizes bank books with j,
francs tSlgG credited In each. II Is dem
onstrated to them what this Will amount
TO at compound interest at 3 per cent
when twenty years Of age. also the
amount they viii have saved At that age
II they deposit regularly frame week
l franc "A month, etc.
The teachers Of the public schools &c
ont among the leading citizens annually
lust before the school year ends and ASK
for contributions in cash with which to
make the savings bank book prizes. In
most communities there is no trouble IN
raising what l. needed. After the account
is opened tho teachers accept deposits
from the pupils. and when franc OF
more hats been paid ia the teacher by any
pupil the amount is taken to the bank
and credited In the book
The French government controls two
kinds of savings banks. one for popu-
lous towns ANA one which is represent
ed by every country poStoiiice In the
land. Life insurance and old aye pen
sions are also encouraged 10y govern
mcnt aid An institution which has
been under government guarantee
since 1850 now has over 2.Ou0uOO poll
cv holders. 100000 of whom are draw
ing pensions from the fund established
from their premiums. Here we have
the key to the French thrift which en-,
( ahles the government to place over
5000. OuO.OGO in bonds right ut home
Count ROni got AT the Gould vaults
with ease. but his type could never
fool the watchdogs of French treas
ure house They are trained TO the
scent Of spendthrifts
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
Meaning Of the Word "Artesian. "

The Significance of the term "arte.
SIAN is discussed with great care by
Mr.. Myron l.. Fuller of the United
States geological survey in water SUP
ply and irrigation paper No. 100
While there is considerable diversity
of practice, there is nevertheless gen.
eral tendency to give the term one or
the other of two meanings, and about
fifty biologists throughout the country
have expressed their Willingness to
accept any definition agreed on by the
majority of active workers on under
ground water problems.
Discussing the original use of the
term artesian (as applied to flowing
wells first observed in the town of
Artois, France, the use of the word in
recent scientific literature in Europe
ana the present scientific and popula,
use of the term in this country Mr.
Fuller makes clear that no definite
meaning can be assigned to the word
arteslan in a publication unless n def
milton is given in the same paper II
Is even found that the same writar
employs it differently in different nub-
LEGATIONS.
Inc predominant scientific usage If
ule term is for all wells in which the
water rises-in other words. for thnso
exhibiting the hydrostatic or artesion
principle. In popular practice if ic
applied in addition to the uses no
vlously mentioned. to deep wells in
general, especially those in rocl, and
10 certain extent to any drilled wolf
yielding water of good sanitary quail
ity.
After discussing the arguments for
'hese various uses Mr.. Fuller gives the
dehhltlons which We're agreed on nv,
ule members of the division of NV
drology Of the survey as the most ox.
pedieht at the present. time Those
dehhltlons considered are as follows.
Ar'esan principle - The princinla IL,
virtue OF which water confined in tba
materials of the earths crust tonds w,
rise TO the level of the water surface =,
me highest point from which pressuro 10
transmitted. Artesian ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
eNhioited by the water confined in thl
earth crust at level lower than IT,.
static mead Artesian water-Water m
uei artesiah pressure which will rise i,
aHoroed an outlet. Artesian system-Ar,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
MORGAN CENTER

Mrs Myrtle Bickford who has been
i'll several days is improving.
Mrs. Stella Gilmore is i'll.
J. A. Gray has been a little more
comfortable the past few days.
ID. W. Scribner had his arm broken
last Monday while working i'll the Hill
lard mill. DR.. Potter was called Ia
attend the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ber Cargill have adopt
ed the little daughter OF Dannie Elliott
of West Newhury.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
ID uyer F,O The Plague

There's grave danger from the plague
of Coughs aud Colds that are so preva-
lieut., unless you take DIR. Kings New
Discovery for CONSUMPTION, Coughs and
Colds. Mrs. G,o. Walls. of Forest City,
Me-. writes: Its Godsend to pop,e
living ia climates where coughs AID
colds prevail. ! find it quickly ends them
1t prevents Pneumonia, cures La('rippe
gives wonderful relief III Asthma aud
Hay Fever, and makes weak lungs strong
enough to ward of Consumption, Coughs
aud Colds. zoe aud Sl.0u. Guaranteed
10y John W. Thurston's drug store
Trial bottle free.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

combination u ssol0sle sTra,1ur's. sas''
a. basirs. planes. Joints, faults, ri'. zee
which waters are confined uai-r 'T,'- --n
uressurr. Artssian b-sin-A basin % l'.'-
90 hsad=d rock o. which water j. '-'.-
fn-.i under art-siau pressure. ei''''.
s,op-A monuciiuEl silp" - h'dd,d i'
IN which water T. confined d nr'iA i''''
tiveIv imp-ryi0us covers Arie.i.ih az
Area uudcrlain hy water nn''i j"
pressure. Artesian Wei - aus ~
which the water rises uhneT
Inr....lIra-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
Poultry Food AGENTS Wanted.

Agents wanted everywhere to sell
Pages Perfected Poultry Food If it
is not for sale in your village, write the
manufacturer, c. s. Page. Hyde Park,
VT. for terms to agents. Agents take
no risk, as the food is guaranteed TO
give entire satisfaction in every case,
and any not sold may be returned. 1t
is an article of genuine merit, and can
be conscientiously commended to poul.
trymen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

The irrepressible conflict between the
lords and commons Of England reached
an acute stage in the attempt of the
Liberal government to pass new and
popular education bill A measure
passed by Liberal votes in the house
of commons Mt the last session was
promptly amended when it reached the
lords SO that the trainers failed to rec
ognize 1t as a reform programme in
any sense. Naturally the commons an
swered by fling Of defiance in the
face Of the upper house, and the Incl
dent may prove the beginning Of u
final and etectual attempt to abolish
the hereditary branch Of parliament.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

II now turns out that the new rail
road commission has no power To invest
igate the horrible accident at Yer
grnnes. Why did not the Legislature
provide special commission for such
an investigation Such a calamity
ought to he thoroughly looked into.
That is what our railroad commission
is for and. if necessary, it should have
been given special powers To probe the
Nergennes wreck.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
A Badly Burned Girl

or boy. man or woman, is quickly out
OF pain if Bucklem's Arnica Salve is ap-
piled promptly. &. j. W-lch, of Tekon-
sha. Mich. says Il use it in my family
for cuts, sores aud all skin injuries, and
find it perfect" Quickest Pile cure
known. Best healing salve made. 25c
at John W. Thurston drug store.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

So valuable ore has been discovered
at Plymouth Corners. Well. we hope
il will he IA successful venture. At least
those interested Nermonters have a
chance to inspect the locus of this mime,
which is better than buying golden de-
poSits in the far southwest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

City physicians declare that life In
the flats ruins children, and good
many apartment house owners hold
that the children ruin the flats. This
looks like Il good foundation for mu-
tual agreement to let the youngsters
grow up in the country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

St. Johnsbury is aroused az st the
large trade in zone per cent beer what
ever that may be-. Quite right! If 20"
vote "No," make it NO." especially as
to all such imitation goods which drain
the ockets of the tailoring people just
as surely as the real goods.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

Perhaps there are some evils in the
FOOD business which we should bear
with dignified patience but the feeding
OF Impure milk to babes in this land
OF blooming agriculture skirts pretty
close to the border of the intolerable,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

A current editorial on prosperity
opens with the query, "Can gold be too
plentiful" Now, it all depends. A
belt full of the yellow stuff Is a
mighty uncomfortable load to tote
across tropical desert, and perfectly
useless ut that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

A shortage Of five dollar bills Is the
usual thing as frightening days near
'he december turning point, but Wash
'hgtoh deems the fact important
enough to make 1t an item of news.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

That phllanthropist who puts up de
fcient postage on Christmas packages
may not win a front seat in fashiona-
tle society thereby. hut he can have
the whole throne to himself should he
ever drop into the heaven where good
boys and girls do the honors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

"Who are we. a little committee of
congress-" asks Il member of that
body coutemptuouSly, as it seems,
Something OF a slump since Ethan Al
len demanded the immediate surrender
of Fort Ticonderoga by the authority
OF God Almighty and the continental
congress"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

Carnegie has made forty millionaires
IN his time. Andy could double the
bunch and double that again without
getting very close to the Idle poor
state he is looking for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04

The French spelling is to be revised,
and it's safe bet that the reform will
be more popular this side of the water
than that simplihed English spelling
project.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
Bank Notice.

The annual meeting Of the shareholders of
island Pond National Rank. for the election
IF directors tur the ensuing wear uuG the
transaction of any other legal business. viii
he held at their banking rooms in Islnl Il
POND on tuesday. the eighth day ct
January 4. u, 1907. at two O'Clock in the
afternoon. l.. \. a ORB. Cashier.
ISlanG Pond. Vermont Dec. eth. 1906.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-01-04
TO CURE A COLD ONEpAy.

Take LAXATIVE BR"Mo Quiuine Tab.
let's. Druggists refund money if it fails
to cure. +. W. GROVES signature is or
each box. 25c.