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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15

We take great pleasure IA extending
hearty congratulate. tu ~ Governor
Frrd-rick lI",mork. To- lay hr crl--
Lr,tr, hi, ninety fourth birth Law But
few live Ia such au advanced az. To
but few l. given the privilege Of being
personal factor in such mighty struggles
in the Development and broadening at
ciyilil itinu. ~ has fallen 10 the lot OF
oar Grand OH Governor. liz Is the
n.dr,, living GuyrrEor ur tx Iuvrrtur
in the United STATES Nrrmuutrr> have
reason To Toe proud of him because OF his
record ~ man m private lie. aS we'll
H. The greatness ot hl, public career. rs
u,u Cnirf Executive la the da 4 days ut
Threatened co. iirt aud actual warfare ia
the early sixties. great opportunities aS
we'll ~ grave responsibilities net him IN
the way \ man of less stability aud
strength of character. less puipnSrtul aud
ripht, ou,lv determined. would have hes
italei and f.lterrd in the face of Danger.
bat the emergency MAS not grea.er than
has capacity of heart ana soul. History
has lecm DEED his loyalty and his pompt
ness in preparing Vermont for her most
houorahl- share Ia the awful covteSt for
the freedom Of the slave and the pe>pet-
ual union Of the States Even national
administration III the midst of its most
irving difficulties. aud when the >torms
gathered lhjckeNt, had full cor tidrnce in
the clear lnindeduts,. the quick decision
aud the hrUad Quit, ok of Governor lIol-
hrc ok and cOunselrd with him. His cool.
well balanced Judgment was of value t.
a President when his great Sorrowing
heart was we'll nigh crushed beneath the
weight of RESI- ousibility. Vast is the
realm of historical accomplishment which
his memory possesses. He is one of oul
honorpd and beloved Grand Old Govern
ors. May Providence vouchsafe to him
still other years His influence for good
does not end with the loss of physical
yigor. His personality is "A continuing
inspiration to highminded purpose, virtu.
Gus action aud II lofty hope. Agai
here's to the health and happiness OF
Governor llolbrook.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Neighbors Cot Fooled.

81 was literally coughing myself to
death, and had become too weak to leave
my bed; and neighbors predicted that
would never leave it alive; but they got
fooled, for thanks be to God, was in
ducel to try DIR. Kings New Discovery.
1t took just four one dollar bottles to
completely cure the cough and restore
me to good sound health" writes Mrs.
Eva Uncapher of Grovertown, Stark
Co., Ind. This King of cough and cold
cures, and healer of throat and lungs.
is guaranteed by }. W. Thurston. Drug
gist. SOC. and 81 90. Trial bottle free
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15

table" The nation that was he u
horn from lao 10 l7sI had iiS he''i
IN the rowing teat Of General Washin-i-
ton. lie rould have betrayed H. hr
coull have siiiiei Il. be could have ru'
IL all IN his pocket aud g"h" "'''A !"
Mount Vernon an uncr"wn"d KING
hcdred about with the hayon"is oil "
Pretorian guard But. holding 'he
British at arms length while the colo
MES hreathed new life. he put upon us
fellow patriots the privileges ana re-
sDousibIlities OF self government
Wnshington's paternallsm filled the
country with men instead Of grownup
children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
LUNE BURG

\. j. Miller fell on the ice one day
last week and was quite badly hurt, but
Is now improving.
Miss Breitling visited in St. Johnsbury
recently.
Last week Rev. William Jennings as
sisted at the Methodist church Thu sdav
evening, and held prayer meeting in
The Congregational vestry Friday even.
ing. He returned to Cabot Saturday
morning.
The whist club met with Miss Annette
III Friday afternoon, where pleasant
time was enjoyed.
We are looking forward to that storm,
mentioned IN last weeks HERALD.
Miss Nina Zimmerman is i'll with the
prevailing dlstemper, aud confined to her
bed.
Several copies of the Lunenburg Times
appeared last Saturday morning edited
by the Whitefed Times, and containing
several advertisements of prominent
business men in town.
&. T. Breiting has been in Boston for
several days.
hearing was had here Saturday in
the case of Whitefield Bank, v. the Me-
Laughlns Of this town, at which several
lawyers from Whitefield were present.
Mr. and Mrs. George Balch have "A
very handsome display of hyacnths and
tulips at this time. Their home is very
attractive with these beautiful flowers.
NJ. ID. Bowker is having ten DAYS sale
at reduced prices of dry goods, mems
clothing, etc. A good chance to buy
good" at very low prices.
James II. Silsby has gone to Corbn
! Pork to visit his brothers Walter and
John, and will return the middle of the
week.
Alba Parker and wife have new little
girl i'll their home.
A very pretty home wedding occurred
at the home of A. j. Miller Wednesday
evening, February G, when Mr.. Ira Colby
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Supreme Court.

The supreme couIt convened in its first
special term at st. .Johnsbury on Tues
day. Judges RoWelI, Tyler, Munsou aud
Watson OF the supreme court, and Judge
Hall CT the superior court We're present.
Judge Hall occupied place on the bench
in cer ain cases III which Judges Tyler
and Watson were disqualified. AT the
ci Ii of the docket, the case of State V.
Wright, from Essex Comfy, was con-
tinued by stipulation. The first case
heard was that of No. Troy Graded
School District V. Town of Troy, from
Orleans county, following which We're
the cases OF Place V. Grand Trunk Rv.
Go. from Essex county and Martin I.
Rowe!l against b. F, Kicker from Orange
county.
The law providing for special terms
OF the supreme court was intended to
expedite the disposal of cases and save
parties expense, but the construction of
that law as announced 10y the court at
ST. Johnsbury will work great hindrance
Under the construction of this law, cases
from certain counties can be tried only
at the special terms provided for those
counties, which means no oftener than
once year, whereas formerly such cases
could be tried at Montpelier at three
terms during the year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
HOME TRADING.
Letters from our Readers.


The Maii-order Twelve Commandments.
Mr. Editor:
With your permission respectfully
present the following mai-order com
mandmpnts for the consideration of
friend Currier.
Following are the twelve command
meuts which thoroughly indicate the
business side of the mail-order concerns:
|. You shall sell your farm products for
cash whenever you can, but not to us;
we do not buy from you
,. You shall believe our statements and
buy all you need from us because we
want to be good to you, although we are
not acquainted with you.
3. You Shall send the money in advance
to give us chance to get the goods from
the factory with your money, and mean
while you will have to wait patiently "A
few weeks because that is our business
method.
4. You shall advertise us at all times
and in all places.
3. You shall buy your church bells and
interior church fixtures from us and for
ward the money in advance, for that is
our business method.
6. You shall collect from the business
men III your vicinity as much money as
yon can for the benefit of your churches.
Although we get @iore money from you
than they do, still it is against our rules
to donate money for building country
churches.
7. You Shall buy your tools from us
and be your own mechanic in order To
drive the mechanic from your vicinity
for we wish il so.
). You will induce your neighbor to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
EAST HAVEN

Barnard A, Thorp died of Brght's
disease February t, aged 50 years, ,
months and $ days. Barnard A. Thorn
was born in Barnston, P. g., December
l. 1924. When about % years of age
he enlisted at Plymouth, N. H., for ser
vice in the Mexican war, and served one
year, returning to New Hampshire. july
!, 1913, he married at Manchester N. H.,
Miss Clarinda Lund of this place. They
lved III Manchester some two or three
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Dear Friend Is shop;

Dear Friend Is Snnr-
have read the locas ia your valuable
paper from the first day you started IN
island Pond, aud have duriug all this
time taken an interest in every improve
ment in my dear oil home town.
note with much interest thu We writ
ten articles oU home trade as agai, st
catalogue prices. There is 40 doubt bat
these Chicago parties who own no prop
erty, pay no taxes, employ no help. AID
do nothing to better your town in church.
school, or any of the thousand things in
which prosperous, thriving, citizen eau
not help doing it he woul !. as against
NONRESIDENT Thousand miles away. eau
lay down at Island Pond many articles
for less money than the slrne eau be-
bought in a legitimate way in Chicago.
or in any other town. DO We ever hear
Of one of these advocates of catalogue
buying, buying ali his goods OF these
parties or selling them any of prod
ucts of his farm. There is another
feature of the Island Pond trade that
has always benefited some of the people.
and that is the credit system. The loss
in interest from those who IL. some
times pay, and principal and interest of
those who never pay. would, since have
known of the business of the town. buy
every store in the town aud every piece
of goods in all OF them. or would buy
every farm within two miles Of the viii
lage and all the buildings used on them
for farm purposes.
| used to know something about the
history of Grange stores. | know of no
such IN the west. They used to be
good deal like the Catalogue Houses; YOU
could save "a cent when buying for cash.
and go to the other stores for credit If
they would open up and accommodate
the people like the other stores, they
would not be in it only as another of
kind.
Boys. keep up your agitation. 1t indi-
Gates thrift, and nothing makes your
people as well satisfied that your enter
prising merchants are far better for YOUR
town than these Chicago Catalogue
merchants who are having suits through
the country to MAINTAIN their unfair po-
sition.
AS to combining to holt prices,
makes me think of the Grand Trunk Il.
X. Co, when | was milling, going into y
close deal with the New York Central
and other big roads with a heavy money
forfeiture that no road should pay re-
bate to get business. The other roads
knew the Grand Trunk would be honest
aud stand by the agreement. which it
did, and lost the most of its New Eng
land business. The other roads paid no
attention to the agreement only to secure
the Grand Trunks business. have
thought something like this may have
been done by some of the merchants in
Island Pond to be able to undersel.
}. NJ. Bartlett.
Minneapolis, MIMI, Feb s. 1907.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Hunting for Trouble.

I've nyed Ia California 20 years, and
am still hunting for trouble in the way
of burus, sores, wounds, boIls. cuts,
sprains, or cas-, of piles that BuckIen ;
Arnica Salve won't quickly cure, writes
Charl,s Walters, of Allegheny, Sierra
Co. No use hunting, Mr.. Walters; it
cures every cast. Guaranteed at j. W.
Thuistou'S drug store. pc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Rising from the Crave.

n VlOmI"cNV UI1.UIactuIe', " 'o' "
Feitwe,.o. l.urdnlt, y. {, Ie,ates Il most
leMuh au,c "a. cIlence. lIr says: After
taking ,eS, tn,u three bottles OF Electric
Is tiers. lcrl uhe one IIsI"g nom the
grave. NY roub.r Is nrIsht's disease, Ia
tne Diotr,e, stage. Iul, believe E,ec-
uuc bitter, "m care me permanently
tor II ia, aIradl stopped the liver amt
u.addet GO Operations when have trou-
u,rd ur 10. yeats GuaIanteed at j. W.
inols.ou > dug store. Price ouIy Joc.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
No Passing of the Red Men.

While the picturesque Indian of
books and "reminiscences may be pass
ing from the scene, the race of red men
gives no indication of petering out.
The number of Indians has dwindled
from 40 to 60 per cent in the course Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15

Mr.. Editor.
Do sleep: do | dream:
do aoudrr aud doubt :
Are ihiugs What they seem:
OR Is visions s'out?
Which eXplessioH of auIazement Is. !
think pardouall' under the circum-
stances. la republican Vermont, noted
.or lis rule for Working interest aud re-
publican ma ioritirS--in republican, Essex
CO lmty with its only republican HERALD,
i a discussion carried on hy lifelong
republicans, as To the rights of uan 10
trade III the 10 vest market
Far be- it from me tp oppose this cOn-
ttution--as iualieuahle as the right To
The pursuit OF happiness, but the con-
>iStrucy OF it. Why there is even "a
favorable reference TO that bugbea",
socialism, in Mr.. Curriers' last cOntri-
hutilr.
Do You wonder that scme of your
readers are amazed
This Question OF community OF inter-
rs's" is broad and deep and should he
discussed more than it is aud on the
hroade>t lines.
There is an axiom that to be long sue
cesstul in business there must he nu-
tual benefit, I'll dealef>shonld get his
profit, the purchaser his moneys worth:
and it has been my observation that
this is generally true. The purchaser,
be he farmer or laboring man, the mer-
/ chant, he he grocer or dealer in hard
ware, has nothing to give away: if he
| has he don't do it, no matter what the
distance is.
So far in this Goth century the dollar
seems to do most of the talking in all
kinds of discussion of affairs. However
much We may pirate and preach on
| higher ideals, when we get to the bottom
of things-to the bed rock-the dollar,
like the Star Spangled Banner in Keys
/ poem, "is still there. Pride in the
| business, the social, the moral, affairs of
the community does not consist in
| paving an excessive profit on the neces-
! sites OF life, but rather on the liberalitv
with which each member contributes
either in money or effort to the common
welfare.
! In any community or nation, whether
| great or small, where nature or congress
| has interposed barriers to freedom OF
exchange OF commodities, the greed. the
cupidity, (euphoniously called by some
incentive) of man is bound to crop ont
aud take advantage of the wants.-the
necessities, of others.
From an economic standpoint | can
not see why Mr.. Currier is not right in
his contention that y places of trade in
IA community of the size of Island Pond
is too much, a tax rather than COM
petitive benefit. That there dire different
grades, different values in everything
manufactured is we'll known, and for
that reason the specific articles and in.
stances named by the different CORE
spondents do not prove anything against
our merchants. "l1aiting" is a common,
though questionable method of mer-
chants, but it proves nothing.
Personally hope to see this discus
sion go Olive can, ut least, through
your kindness and courtesy nave free
exchange of ideas.
II. +. Fitzgerald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15

l.uy -y-rytbiug from a.. as Ne have
r,.,,u lat ms'I- muii-y.
e. Nuu shall e Tea i,..,k nj ih- beautiful
llriur,, Ca "u. r,ial = r''. =, yoar n isi''-s
AIii iucr-a>.- AID ,oI Nii! s-,td IA a bis
,.t'i-r. aliiaaa-h NoH aIr 'oi ia imm-'ii-
.t,- u-'-,l ui ihr go.als "ih-rwl~r y"u
mlshi have same lett lo huy u-c-ssary
s.-n /, of ,our h,ral m-.rclsui.
10 luu sha have tie u-cha"ic ala"
,,I air, the go~l> you hay fro ~ hoax
the Till. - that yuu can s-ud the money
inr his lal ~ Ia ~ fur new sn"ds. other
ai>.. w. viii not nniic-. uur iutluan'r.
II. Yuu shall hrlrrv- us in preference
t. vuur lncrl merchants.
Il. You shall, ia case of accident, sick
u.s> or ur-,l, apply tn local dealers for
aid AID credit. as W. do not know you.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15
Frederick tioibrook

Fanny. Frnrr,rr Il. lno7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
AMAZING LIFE JOURNEY.
Champion Long Distance Traveller an
English Engine Driver.

Between 100000 and 5000, 900
miles is the amazing distance said to
have been travelled by Mr.. James
Guest, the doyen of Great Northern
express drivers, who has Just retired
after half a century of honorable serv.
ice. If this estimate is at all accurate,
Mr.. Guest Is probably entitled to rank
as the champion long-distance trav.
eler of the world, although he has had
a formidable rival In Mr.. Benjamin
Jeans, who, during his 81 years serv.
ice as guard on the London G. Birken.
head express, is credited with having
Travelled 1000, 900 miles, or more than
the equivalent Of 100 journeys round
the equator.
Mr.. John Higginbottom, a veteran
engine driver on the Midland railway,
completed 1000. 900 miles on the foot.
plate a few years ago; and Mr.. Robert
Maybank, who served so years as en-
CINE driver on the London & South
western railway, and who was fireman
on the train which brought the prince
OF Wales to London A years ago to
meet his bride, Princess Alexandra Of
Denmark, was credited with a similar
record.-Ttt-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
REMNANT OF MICHIGAN ALTRuis.
TIC COOPERATIVE COLONY.
Porter Whitford Only Survivor Of En-.
terprise Started at Gaiesbure In
1838--Thousands of Acres
Once Cultivated.

Galesburg, Mich.-The last survivor
of the only altruistic cooperative SO
ciety ver attempted in this quarter
of the state is Porter H. Whitford, 50
years old, who anne to this village
then a backwoods crossroads, In 1898
and has since taken part in most pub,
lie events Of the community.
When the Alphadelphian society, or.
ganized on the plan of the Brook
Farm" OF literary fame, was estab.
lished near Galesburg by about 800
farmers in 1S43 Whitfora was one o.
the young leaders. He was married
to a daughter of one of the older OH.
GERS of the society when Alphadelphia
hall, the principal building of the or.
ganization, was opened.
All essential trades then known in
the frontier community we're repre-.
sented among the members, most of
whom were New Workers. All prop.
erty was turned into the commCn &c,
count and farms were uscl as "out-
side" residences by the men formerly
owning them If they wished.
Many thousands of acres were thus
used by the community, which took at
first a highly intellectual standard, but
later broke up because of the discon.
tent OF some who saw other farmers
getting rich on the old competitive
plan.
After a few years the men began to
withdraw from the colony to work for
themselves and finally the buildings
where the socialistic dreams of the
founders had been worked out were
sold to the county for use on its poor
farm near by.
A thrifty member got possession Of
1000 acres Of the best land, which has
made his descendants rich. Whitford
alone remains of the many who took
part In the colony life of the Alpha
d%elphians.
A legend hangs about the spot where
the old hall stood, 1t is that at the
time of the disbandment n of the
members who had been begging his
comrades to stand together for the
common good accidentally discovered
an old kettle filled with coin of French
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
t.is HEAD IN A CAN.
And still This Fexheund Found His
Way Home.

Even a foxhoand, whose business
end lies IN his nose, must have re.
markable powers Of smell TO find his
way five miles through the woods
when his head is stuck In o tin can.
At least that is the way Bert Whit
man Of Sherhnurne, Vt, looks at il,
and he is very proud OF his dog
Spark.
Spark went hunting recently with
his master, and when 1t became dusk
he was still running u crafty old rey.
nard hish up on the side Of Pico noun.
tain There was no catching the
hound aud calling him of, so Whit
man left him to return home when he
got ready, Frequently he had pack.
ed his gun down tho mountain while
the hound was still believing on IA
hot scent, and no he'd no fear as to
his showing up along In the night.
At ten o'clock when there were no
signs Of Spark, Whitman left the
Kitchen door ajar, placed a big pan Of
ulush and soup bones oA the floor and
went TO bed Three hours later he
was awakened by q cIattcr in the
Kitchen, and n moment later the
hound with his head stuck IN Il two.
gallon milk can, waddled erratlcally
into the bedroom. To say that the
animals master was surprised is put,
Ting It mildly At first he wasn't sure
that ii was his dog, but when he spoke
Spark thumped his tail aud tried to
crawl into the bed.
II was necessary TO use a eau open.
er TO free the dog. and the job re.
CURED something like 10 minutes. All
this time Spark stood perfectly stlll,
but the moment he was released he
made for his supper and ate II az
though famished. The animal prob
ably found the can neal some old
camp, for 1t was covered with rust.
Doglike, he Investigated the interior
with the hope of finding food, and
couldn't remove his head, Ho must
have found his way home by scent,
as 1t was impossible Tor him to see
through tho cans bottom.-~Chlcago
Examiner,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
EIYlna Fish Struck SAILOR.

When the liner Korea was bowling
along OF a smooth sea in the tropics
between Yokohama and Honolulu a
flying fish struck second Officer r. All.
nan as he stood on the bridge and
caused him some little injury.
The fish was one Of a larSo school
and had flown to an unusual height at
the time. Altman was at the moment
taking an observation when he felt a
blow on his right side. A hasty glance
downward disclosed the flying fish,
which lay on the bridge stunned from
the impact with the officers body.
Altman "a not seriously hurt and
he saved the flying fish, which is re.
tanned as a memento Of his strange ex.
p~erience. The bridge Of the Korea,
where Altman stood. is about SO feet
above the surface of the sea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
.Mississippi
Aews
Combine at an End.

1t Is reported that l. G. Enochs and
the interests represented by him, which
participated in the various consolida-
tions following the advent OF the Good.
years in the lumber business in Missis-
sippi, have withdrawn their interests
from tho consolidation, which Is now
known as the Great Southern Lumber
Company,
The interests represented by Mr..
Enochs are II very considerable part OF
the Goodyear lands in Mississippi, but
without them the Great Southern Lum-
her Company will still be the biggest
lumber concern in the world. To what
extent the Goodyears viii lose by not
having the Enochs interests associated
with them in their Mississippi deal ia a
matter for speculation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-06-07
DISEASE LAID TO TROLLEY.
Doctor Finds Car Men Afflicted with
Malady.

Elwood, Ind.-Renal calculus Is the
name of a disease that attacks motor
men and conductors who are daily
coming in contact with the high ten
sion electric current of the Indiana
Onion Traction lines, says DR.. T. G.
Al ield, oGo Ut the oldest practftion-
ers IN this city.
He says that 1t is superinduced by
handling the trolley pole while it is
in contact with the trolley wire. the
controller wrench, when the current Is
on, by imperfect connections causing
the iron and brass work on the cars
to become electrified, and by ether
similar conditions.
1t causes a mild paralysis by turn.
ing the small corppscles of blood into
coagulated matter, thus closing the
pores, preventing the p%erspiratlon
from exuding from the body, and later
poisoning the system.
John Mohler, a motorman on the
Tipton-Alexardria branch. was strick'
en- with the new malady just as his cal
reached this city, and had to be car
ried to a physicians Office for treat,
ment. After strong restoratiyes were
administered by the hypodermic
method, he was removed to his home
at Upton.
Renal calculus attacks slowly, says
the medical man. and IL was this that
prevented an accident here to-day, as
the motorman f&t the pain coming on,
classed 1t as pleurisy and, calling the
conductor, turned his car over to him
just before the steep grade was
reached on entering the city.