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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

dom, but do promise you shall be sent
away as a prisoner of war and that
will keep you in mind in the exchange.
You are young, and life is all before
you. You are the only son of your ia
ther and mother. Think well before
you leave them desolate. | hope I am
a man of honor. You must be your
own judge whether In this case you
can In honor reveal what we ask you
to. Life would not compensate you for
dishonor. Be your own judge. 1t is
only fair to tell you that If you refuse
can do nothing for you. The usual
order Of military law must take its
course. will give you an hour to con-
slider the matter in all its features.
Orderly, show Mr. Dabney into another
room and order the guard to remain
outside of the door. If the prisoner
wishes to speak to me at any time, he
is to be brought to me-"
Seton Dabney bowed and saluted and
passed out with the orderly. Alone in
the empty room, he faced the situa-
tiOu. AZ tNEuts ytdlS tue tuouSut VI
life is sweet beyond words. He had
bought for gold the information he
must give his life for. The traitor was
utterly unworthy of his silence, but he
had given his word
Far away, over the brown fields, his
eyes and thoughts Travelled. His home,
his mother and father and happy boy
hood passed in quick review in his
surging thoughts. Could he save his
life? Was this his one chance?
He had prayed for an answer. He
seemed to hear his fathers voice Civ
ing 1t In the same loving, gentle voice
that was part of mis- whole life, and
the words were familiar with long.
happy years Of memories. 1T is not
worth while to gain desired end by
an undesired means, my son; 1t Is not
worth while for Dabney."
mo! God helping me, nor the boy
cried aloud IN his anguish. 1T Is not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
JOSEPH B0NDY's FIGURES.

Estimates $4,000 Profits on Gross
Business Of $65o, o,ooo-Job For Bondy.
Joseph Bondy Of Syracuse. n. y. has
suddenly shot into the iimelight as a
municipal ownership authority Of the
Srst magnitude. He figures that Syra-
cuse by operating its own electric light
plant could make profit Of $a20, 600 a
year after allowing $4,000 for excess
Of cost Of municipal over private OPP
Grafton. As the total electrical receipts
Of the Syracuse Lighting company are
only $55O,OOO, It Is hard to see where
all the municipal profit Ia to come
from. But Mr.. Bondy is sure he 10
right because he has got his figures
from officials Of 10l cities that have
municipal plants, all but seven Of
whom biushlngly admit that their
plants are successful. The Syracuse
Post Standard 10, however, unfeelins
enough to say:
"Mr. BOndy reports that ninety-four
cities where municipal ownership Of the
lighting business is practiced show sue
cessful results. 1t would have been
exactly the same II he had got his re-
ports from $40 cities where municipal
ownership ia practiced, the simple rea-
son being that the report is always
furnished by the mayor or the manager
Of the plant. and, In almost every In
stance 1t is to the political or financial
advantage Of the mayor or manager to
say that municipal ownership is huge
success.
ITS a cinch. 80 to speak. that man
who has run for Office on municipal
ownership platform won't be found aft
erward dropping any remarks to Mr.
Bondy or any one else to show that
the thing has turned out failure. 1t
| is another cinch that the man who Ia
employed by the city to run munic-
Ipal lighting plant will keep in mind
which side his bread is buttered on
and not make. any fool remarks about
the advantages Of private ownership.
| There Is no great diflculty about It.
Figure out your total revenues. sub
tract them from your total expenses
for the year., multiply by two and
charge the result to your general mu.
nicipal account and you can show q
profit Instead Of a loss without any
trouble. The method has been com
pared to the success Of the child who
made good profit out of poultry when
his parents provided food for the chick
ems, hired some one to take care OF
them and bought the eggs.
1T has been shown that electric
light plants deteriorate and become
antiquated faster than almost any 9th
er kind Of municipal undertaking
What is simpler than to disregard this
fact and give yourself credit for every
cent OF value which was originally put
into the plant, refuse to let experts ex
anime 1t and show q paper profit to tbs
taxpayers"
Seriously, however, II MIR. Bondy
can make good on his figures. munich
pal ownership should give way to ma
tional ownership. and MI. Bondy should
be given the job Of lighting the Unitet
States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

LOOKED QUESTIONINGLY AT EACH OTHER.
emy. The specifications and supply de-
tail had been a surprise In their man.
ner of making to this trained soldier.
In his long experience with men Gen
eral Alton had never found that un-
trained hands did these things well.
The prisoner was a mere boy with no
likelihood Of experience or practice In
this work.
You base your opinion entirely,
Colonel Curtis, on the character Of the
drawings and the personality Of the
prisOnerY'
"Yes, general / am personally con-
yinced that the work is that Of an ex.
pert with time and detail well in hand
This mere boy has, ! believe. neither
the knowledge, time nor skill to do the
work and could not possibly have OBJ.
Sained some information contained in
the papers"
Colonel Curtis waited patiently until
the general finished his work and put
maps and papers back into the drawer
He leaned back in his chair with q
thoughtful. grave face. 1t was events
like these that made the business OF
war so grim and dreadful.
The same thought doubtless was In
the mind Of both men. The general
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Literally the Truth.

Two or three generations ago DR..
samuel Reed was one Of the prominent
physicians Of Boston. His large prac-
uce Included many patients outside the
a'y limits, and these he visited In his
buggy. 4
ole day he bought new horse. with
Hlch he was much pleased untn hs
ukcoyered that the animal had an IN
NFMountable objection to bridges Of
al Kinds aud could not b made to
Gloss che.
As at this period. It was necessary
" cross some bridge In order to reach
al! one of the surrounding towns,
NY doctor decided to sell the horse.
ne did not think it necessary to men
WI The animals peculiarly, but was
luch too honest to misrepresent him.
sll' after some thought. produced the
."lOwlng advertisement which he Ia.
'e''eu IN a local paper:
t@ sale.-A bay horse. warranted sound
1u KIND The only reason for selling Il
s'use the owner desires to leave Bos
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
he Drummer and the oukss.

The Drummer and the Dukss.
A commercial traveller got into the
same railway carriage with the Duke
Of Northumberland and the Duke Of
Argyll and conyersed With them free
ly. not knowing who they were. Tbs
Duke Of Northumberland got out at
Alnwick. where q handsome equipags
was In waiting. The traveller said with
surprise, "I'll bet you that's some big
mob we've been talking TO-" 1T 10 the
Duke Of Northumberland" said Argyll.
The traveller stared after the equipage
in smsxement. BY gums" he said at
last. Who'd have thought that 4
duke would have talked to two little
snobs like usf''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Honorable
Mention.
sy ADELE TALIAFERRo PAGE.
Copyright, isus. by A. T. Page

re<s<e<eNeHe%<
- T had been q busy day at General
Atoms headquarters. Indeed,
those were all busy days In the
weeks that Immediately followed
the battle Of Shiloh, the taking Of Is.
land No. 10 and the later occupation by
General Pope OF Corinth.
In the heart of the little city OF
Jackson, Tenn. General Alton had es-
tablished his headquarters. At his desk
here. long after taps had sounded, his
lights gave evidence that when the
men in the ranks are asleep uneasy Is
still the head of the officer In com
mand.
An orderly noiselessly entered the
room where General Alton was at bis
desk. Silently he saluted and waited
for some sign Of recognition. He had
TO wait some minutes before Genera!
Alton, without looking up from his let
tiers, said. We'll, orderly
Colonel Curtis presents his compli-
ments TO General Alton, begs to report
matters Of Importance and asks an i'm
mediate interview"
The general laid down his pen.
-ShOw him In, orderly"
As the colonel entered General Alton
rose. and the two grave faced men
looked questioningly at each other. In
those days matters Of Importance"
generally stood for disaster and neces-
sity for quick action.
General Alton" the crisp voice Of
Colonel Curtis began. "a prisoner. II
spy. has been arrested attempting to
pass the lines. In the search In his
shoes were found concealed a com
plete and thorough drawing of the
strengthened fortifications of Corinth
and papers bearing Information on sup
plies, condition of men, etc.
The general turned to the speaker 4
face full Of interest. That's bad, Colo
mel Curtis, very bad. Tell NE some
thing Of the personality Of the prison
err"
Il did not see him until the papers
had been discovered and the evidence
Of his being spy established. He Is a
mere boz. not more than twenty years
old, am sure. He has been a soldier
of that am convinced-and good blood
runs In his veins think him native
of this section of Tennessee His &C.
cent indicates that"
You ordered the search!'
"So: Captain Lawton did"
"The specifications and papers were
found In his shoes
Yes. general. hidden between false
SOLE
General Alton looked gravely straight
In front of him. He was thinking deep.
ly. Colonel Curtis was no sensational
ist. and he had suggested serious
charge In this interview
The specifications and detail Of an
important supply point within the pos.
session Of the Union forces, under care
full guard and strict martial law, were
now In the hands of this spy Of the en-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Effect

kittredge, slated. Il am going to win
that case, kiftredge," he said. What
msAes yOa think sO:" asked Mr.. Kit.
tredSe. Why, I'll tell you on the quiet
Walking with me 10 the hotel today,
the judge complimented me and added
that khad left nothing unsaid."
"Oh, Ii thai all?' Mr.. Kittredge said.
Don't let him fool you by that kind Of
talk We all know him here. I'll tell
you . story.
''Onee there was lion tanner whose
duty it was to 60 into the cage and
put his head In q big lions mouth twice
z day. One day, after he had got his
head in the animals mouth he asked
the keeper In a low voice, Is the lion
wagging his tail?' He is,' replied the
keeper Then I'm gone, said the tam
or. and the next moment the lion closed
his jaws aud killed the tanner"
1t was both q story and a prophecy.
Mr. Peck lost his case.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Louisiana Wasps For Africa.

At the request of the Pasteur insti-
tute Of France cargo Of Louisiana
wasps known as 'horse guards" will
be shipped on July 12 by the Louisiana
crop pest commission to Algiers to ex-
terminate horsefiies. says New Or
leans dispatch to the New York Trib-
une. The wasps. which were gathered
in Cameron parish, will be sent In re-
frigerated baskets. with the pupae Of
the insect.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Always Up 70 Date.

Tourist-Get any newspapers here?
Boatman -Ou aye. when the steam
er comes. If it's fine she'll come apcs
week. but when it's stormy I winter
We dinna catch CLINT o her for thres
months at a time.
IOurist-Then you'll not know what's
going on in London,
B1atman-Na. But, 70 sss, ys're Just
i'll OFF j. London a. We are, for 70
Glla ken what's gsun On here!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Bio Jobs Need Big Men.

The verdict Of the Chicago voters en-
courages the hope that American cities
are turning away from the notion that
men Of merely general intelligence can
successfully manage special enterprises
of immense complication and difficulty.
Harry G. Selfridge in Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
pcIiteness.

Ata dinner given by q high Official
at Washington a distinguished French
nan, WHO was visiting this country -
delegate to a certain Industrial co.,
ference, gave expression to sxtrava-
CANT praise Of his beloved France. His
aelghbor at table. on the right. weuld
smile and bow In polite acquieseenes
every time the visitor would nsntipo
an Instance Of Frances supertOrity
ajoTe every other nation.
The French" exclaimed he, "are
lie poIitest people on earth"
TIE neigbbor at table again smiled
and bowed
A little piQued by the others H.
elce, the Frenchmsn asked, "Ameri.
cans admit, do they not, the superiority
Of the French In politenessT
oh yes" came the reply: "thats
our politeness. "-I.ippincott's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Joe jefferson Found Out.

Joe jefferson Found Out
The late Joseph Jefferson once re-
ceived a cable dispatch from his son
Thomas. who was In London. asking
his father to remit TO him flOO.
The father was doubtful. and 20 he
wired back. What do you want II
for?'
Back came the answer. For Tom"
This 30 tickled the old man that the
money was forthcoming.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
The -
Scrap Book

o,.ssy's Pardon.
covrruy- Oglesby went down a
,,T4t 70 inspect the state prison. In
',s Of the cells was q very ugly man
How did you get In hereT asked
0.esby.
:, mn OF with = girl and they caught
="
-rll pardon you as soon - ] GET
s,rk 10 Springfield" said the soysrnsr
q don't see how you could expect to
sst wife in any other way"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
"nen the Lion Waas HE Tail.


ns "O'ne years ago George r. Peck, for
s,,, H VI Kansas, after he became gen.
Ia. "Ilcltor of the Chicago, Ailwau-
w.. anu anu st. Paul Railway company.
trS ra vaIled to South Dakota to argue ~
CON-. p.''Sat case before the federal
ns. ;" tie was accompanied t. the
NO. s, Of justice by Alfred Beard Kit
s,nr The local attorney Of the com
t,' t,,ts'. who has since become 4 United
st,a. , reck made nne argument and
md,"atd mdao walked to the hotel with the
nss. e VI The court. Il liked your srRu.
Iudaa 'lis afternoon, Mr.. Peck" the
tstiee sad' 1T was a mastery pressa-
at, VI your case. l don't think ysu
'een said" As' sSs'' sA's
nmnu reck thanked the judes fer III
uens and aftsrward vent to hkr
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
An Interesting Periodical.

The citizens Of Paris have a publica-
tion issued every month devoted solely
to complaints against the municipal
telephone service. =, San Francisco
Newsletter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
ne Never QuarrsIsd.

III 1915 Benton went to Missouri.
~eA territory inhabited hy Q asrse
equation, where his fights continued
VIII WIN The usual result. What the re-
l-l' was may be inferred from . dee.
"'auon he made in the senate after q
.4o'or had referred to what he called
A. quarrel' of BentOn's. "Mr. Prsai-
s l'' Sir said the great Miss0urian
I"'A'y' the senator is mistaken. sir,
A.. lever quarrel, sir; but / sometimes
fsn I' and whenever / fight, SIR, Z
'4AeFal follows"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
NEVER TALK BACK.

NEVER TALK BACK.
y.ysr talk back; sieh things 10 rsprshsn-
sbe
tsHer only hurts hisssif that jaws q
man that's hot
:, quarrel IL you'N only keep youl
mouth shut and act sensible
The man that does the talkin' IL Tel
vors,ed every shot
Never talk back to . fsllsr that's sbusAs'
you;
lust lei him carry on and rip and snor,
and swear,
,,3 when he rnds his blamin' ana dsfam-
ms lest amusin' ysu
you'ys gut him clean kerfummixsA, and
you want TO hold him there!
Never talk back and wake Up the whois
community,
And call man . liar over law or poll
ties.
You can lift and land him furdsr aud with
gracefu!ler impunity
With one good Jolt Of silence than tr
half dozen kicks.
James Whitcomb Riley.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

general following When they had
entered the lines and stood In the pres.
ence Of the whole force. the general
came around In front, alighted. threw
his gun on the ground and said. loud
enough to be heard by all. THAT old
gun had no lock 10 IT,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

Jsetssn and the Mutlnssrs.
( While General Jackson was eonduct-
ius his campaign against the Creeks
in Alabama the privations and hard
ships the raw levies had to endure
were too much for company OF Ten
s>ssssaas. They mutinied, declared
thsir iatsntion Of returning home, and
sst cut. every man with his arms. The
sspsral lay on 4 sick bed In his tent
but hearing Of the revolt. sprang up'
dressed, ordered his horse. and pick.
inr up the frst gun in his way. started
on . gailop. alone, after the disaffected
ones. Overtaking and passing them'
he wheeled hts horse and presenting
bis gun % he swept the line with MS
stern and Hsry glance, he shouted
NBack to your duty! I'll blow out the
brains Of the nrst man that dares u
move Z step forward! Wheel, marcn!
The men covered under his eye, hesi.
tatsd . moment. then obsyed bis order
wheeled and returned to camp, the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12

He Remembered.
restaurant keeper hung out this
Sign;
Coffee:
Such as Mother Used to Mako.
A customer asked, pointing to the
sign:
is your coffee really such a. mother
used to make:'
1T is" replied the proprietor.
Then" said the man with q rsmt
rscent look, give me q cup Of tea
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Never Again.

Never Again.
One day q learned Judge was listen
ing to. : case that had been appealed
from one Of the lower courts. The
young s:lawyer who appeared for the ap
pellaRt was long and tedious; hs
brought in all the elementary text
books and quoted the fundamental le
gal propositions.
At length the Judge thought it wal
ttne to make an effort to close the ar
Sumsnt.
Can We not assume" he said suave
IL. That the court itself knows little
about the iawT"
THAT'S the very mistake l made II
the other court" answered the lawyer
"and L don't want to let it defeat M
twice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Benton and Calhoun.

DeNfon and Calhoun.
A. short time after Calhoun's death,
4 friend said to Benton, Il suppose,
Colonel. you won't pursue Calhoun be-
yond &c grave" to which he replied
NO. sir. When God Almighty lays
His hand upon q man. sir, l take mine
Of, SIR
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
The Dsctsr's Joy.

The Dseter's Joy.
Doctor Doane was demOnstrator at
clinic which bad under advisement a
patient suffering with a carbuncle Of
unusual proportions. In burst Of SCI
elriie rapture the demOnstrator deliv-
cred something in the following vein:
"Perfect specimen. Perfect specimen!
I never saw one superior. A beautiful
Inflammation. There-isn't that a
gsmT' The unhappy victim raised his
hands in protest. Enough" he
gasped. Hell IL full Of Joy like yours"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-12
Hs Wss Willing to obliss.

A young North Carolina girl Is
charming, but, like a great many other
charming people. she Is poor. She
never has more than two evening
gowns In season. and the ruin Of one
of them II always a serious matter to
her. she went to little dancing party
last week and she wore a brand new
white teeck. During the evening a
great biz. red faceu, perspiring man
came up and asked her to dance. He
wore no gloves. She looked at his
we'll meaning but moist hands despair
insly and thought Of the immaculate
back Of her waist. She hesitated bit,
and thsa she said with q winning
smile:
'"Of courys I'll dance with you, but,
II yeu don't mind, won't you please
use your handkerchisf:"
| The man looked at her blankly q
moment or tive. Then 4 light broke
ever ny face.
why, certainly" he said.
L And he pulled out his handkerchief
and blew his noss.-Ladies' Home
Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-05
DEPARTING.

Saturday, August 3.
). 5. Rosecrans, Mcdonald. 9 days
from Gaviota, off port at $3.50 to drop
tow, sp. Marion Chilcott; Rosecrans
for Kaanapali.
Sp. Marion Chilcott, Larsen. davs
from Gaviota in tow of S. S. Rose.
Grams, $3.50 a. m.
All 5. S. Nebraskan, for Kahului.
EIeele, Makaweli and salina Cruz. 6: 30
p. m.
). s. Iwalani, Selr. IRON Maui and
Molokai ports, 4:4O a. m.
5. s. Maui, Pickard, from Hamal,ua
ports, 1920 p. m.
,, >, s. Helene, Nelson, from Hawaii
5. S. Likelike, Naopala, from Kau
ports, 1:15 D. m.
D 8 ke Au Hou, Tullett. from Kan
al ports, Ills a. m.
5. s. Noeau, Peterson from Hawaii
ports, a. m.
., .. Niihau, Oness, from Kauai
ports, 1880 a. m.
5. S. w. G. Hall, Thompson from
Kauai ports: $40 a. m.
u S. A. T. Thomas, Lyman. from
Manila, 1870 p. m.
Tuesday, August g.
D .. Mauna Loa, Simerson. from
hawaii and Maui ports, due 5 a. m
Wednesday August 7.
r. M. S. S. China, from San Francis
co, due a. m.
Friday, August 8.
~ 5. S. Alameda from San Fan
cisco, due a. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-05
SHIPPING NOTES


The Nevadan sailed from San Fran
cisco Saturday.
S. S. Iwalani sails tomorrow for Maui
and Molokai ports.
S. s. w. G. Hall leaves at p. m. to-
morrow for Kauai ports.
S. S. Kinau sails for Hilo and way
ports at noon tomorrow
All. S. S. Nevadan is due here from
IS anFrancisco on Saturday next.
S. S. Mauna Loa is due early tomor-
row morning from Hawaii and Maui
ports.
The next mail from San Francisco
will be brought by the China, due We'd
nesday morning.
S. S. Noeau yesterday brought 1853
bales of wool from Hawaii for ship
ment to the coast
All. S. S. Nebraskan sailed Satur-
day afternoon for Kahului, Eleele Ma
kaweli and Salina Cruz.
o. S. S. Alameda is due to arrive
from the coast on Friday morning. She
sailed from San Francisco on time.
S. S. Keauhou yesterday brought to
Honolulu IA seamen from the ship
Alexander Gibson, who are to be paid
off here.
U. S. Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers
Bolles and Bulger return to the main
land in the O. s. s. Alameda, sailing
August IA.
The Chinese crew of the British S.
S. Virginia will be paid off here and
returned to China. Captain Crocker
will ship Japanese.
Eight island steamers made pors
yesterday. The Maui brought II 600
bags of sugar; the Helene brought TO-
900 and the Likelike $500.
Captain Barneson of Barneson-Heb-
bard, shipowners, returns to the coast
in the S. S. Alameda August IA, ac-
companied by his wife, daughter and
son.
U. S. transport Thomas, Captain Ly-
nam arrived yesterday afternoon at
4:3O o'clock from Manila and Nagasalxi
with the Ninth Infantry aboard, com
canded by Col. e. B. Robertson. She
resumed her voyage to San Francisco
this morning She carries over 900
passengers.
Edwin Farmer and r. j. Taylor of
the local customs force left in the
transport Thomas this morning. Far
mer goes to take a position in the I'm
migration Service in California on the
Mexican border and Taylor goes to the
mainland for vacation, visiting rela-
tlves at Norfolk, Va, and at Licking
toni Kentucky.
The usual red-tape with frayed trim
mings was observed on the Naval
wharf at the docking of the TRANSPORT
Thomas yesterday, customs officers
police and newspaper men being re-
FUSED admission in the face of favored
civilians parading the wharf with uni
formed military officers. The public
service of reporters, police and GUS
toms men seemed to have no consider
alton with the pleasure of those who
had pulls.