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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
SIX DOLLARS FOR NO. TALK.
A Canadian's Experience With Munioi.
pal Telephones Abroad.

A canadian's Experience With Munioi.
pal Telephones Abroad.
On his return from Europe recently
Rodolphe Forget, member Of the
Canadian parliament, was asked by a
representative Of the Montreal Star to
give his opinion Of municipal owner
ship in the European cities he had Wis.,
tied. His reply was:
1T is awful. The telephone system
Is an illustration. A friend of mine
called me up from Brussels while
was In Paris. That Is about the same
as calling up a man In Ottawa, speak
Ing from Montreal. He left call for
me for $50 p. m. went to the phone.
and they said that he had just left.
1t was only matter Of a few min.
utes. They charged me 10 francs for
having been called up. did not
speak to my man, and when he arrived
In Paris later OH learned that he, too,
had been charged Is francs l wonder
If they would stand this sort of thing
on this side Of the water. do not
think So
ut takes about twenty-f five minutes
to get connection, SO that II you are
within ten or fifteen minutes drive
1t Is better to jump in a cab and 60
and see your man personally. That il
no joke"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
At Oyster Bay.

The woodpile crashed and shivered.
The blows fell loud and fast,
The air cried out and quivered.
A thousand chips few past,
"What means this mighty chopping?
asked In great surprise,
The natives said. IT'S only Ted,
A-gettin' exercise"
The hayrick rearing proudly.
Shook sudden to its heart:
heard a voice yell loudly,
"Stand ready with the cartH'
I cried: who's that beneath It?
VIII he not come to harn?''
The natives said IT'S only Ted.
A-limberin' his arm"
The firm ground started rocking
And shaking to and fro:
1t trembled till twas shocking,
From many far, strange blow.
moaned: 1.-The earth is quaking!
See how 1t starts and squirms!''
The natives said. ITS only Ted,
A-diggin' fishin' worms"
Adown the lane came dashipg
A heated, eye-glassed man.
Whose large front teeth were gnashinl
Ger warm thoughts as he ran.
"Why speeds he SOP" asked them
THAT sweater round his chest?'
The natives said, TITS only. Ted.
A-takin' of his rest"
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
They An Paid Up.

They All Paid Up.
Mr.. Brown, a Kansas gentleman, IL
the proprietor OF a boarding house.
Around his table at u recent dinner
sat his wife. Mrs. Brown; the village
milliner, Mrs. Andrews; Mr.. Black. the
baker; Mr.. Jordan. carpenter. and
Mr.. Hadley, flour, feed and lumber
merchant. Mr.. Brown took ten dol
lar bill out of his pocketbook and hand
ell It to Mrs. Brown, with the remark
that there was $40 toward the SO he
had promised her. Mrs. Brown hand
ell the bill TO Mrs. Andrews. the mil
liner. saying, THAT pays for my new
bonnet" Mrs. Andrews. In turn, pass
ed 1t on to Mr.. Jordan, remarking that
II would pay for the carpentry work
he had done for her. Mr.. Jordan hand
ed it to Mr.. Hadley. requesting his re-
celpted bill for -four. feed and lumber.
Mr.. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr..
Brown. saying, THAT pays $40 on my
board" Mr.. Brown passed 1t to Mrs,
Brown, remarking that he had now
paid her the $50 he had promised her.
She, In turn. paid 1t to Mr.. Black to
settle her bread and pastry account.
Mr.. Black handed it to Mr.. Hadley.
asking credit for the amount on his
-four bill. Mr.. Hadley again returning
1t to Mr.. Brown. with the remark that
II settled for that months board.
whereupon Brown put IT back into his
pocketbook, observing that he had not
supposed q greenback would go SO far.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Wellington Never Saw NapoIeon.

In the published "reminiscences Of
Mr.. Caribou, the drawing master to
the children Of Queen Victoria, there is
the following: ION reaching the pal
ace one morning the Prince of Wales
showed me a drawing he had Just fin
ished. Napoleon was depicted on
horseback leveling pistol at the Duke
OF Wellington, who was advancing to
cut down his great enemy. While |
was looking at the drawing who should
come in but the duke himself. why,
the very man who can best criticise
my drawing, said the prince. Now
can you tell me who is that on the
left? he went on, presenting the
sketch to the duke. Well replied the
latter deliberately, Judging from the
waistcoat and cooked hat, I should say
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Plant Worn Out In greenfield. Ind.

The committee appointed by the city
council to Investigate the condition Of
the municipal light plant reports that
the engines, machinery and equipment
are worn out; that the capacity Of the
plant IL inadequate. The city wishes
to erect q new $4,000 plant, but can
not secure the money by the sale of
bonds because Of having already reach
Cd the debt limit The city council pro-
poses to ask for bids upon the part Of
manufacturers Of electric light ma
chinery to install plant. the city max
Ing an advance payment and permit
ting the plant to work out it's own In
debtedness.-E Electrical World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05

the hardened face muscles of the hunt.
ed beast we call the criminal. Immedi
ately after his arrest Orchard reached
the great determining crisis In his life
ut Is no permanent amusement to he
hunted beast, whatsoever may be the
individual theory concerning the erin.
inal. His face showed that. There was
more than defiance and cunning about
the muscles Of that mouth: there was
pain. On his arrest for the murder of
Governor Steunenberg, Orchard believ
ed that if he would keep silence he
could never be convicted. But his ca
reer had come to a elimination.
under the suggestion of the master
detective, Mcfarland, he eased his
tortured mind by confession, fell ovel
from sheer weakness and staggered
back to his cell for his first sleep II
over q week. Under the sympathy OF
Dean Kinks of Boise, mans man and
one of the noblest and most devoted
Christian characters alive, he returned
to the simple faith of his childhood
In eighteen months the deep marks cut
in his face by the last decade of his
life have gone like an evil mask
1T is difficult to believe In a trans
formation of this kind. The men who
saw Orchard most, professional han
dlers Of criminals, declined at first tc
do so. Gradually they have become
convinced. No promises of clemency
have been made to the man. He has
turned to the task of assisting the
state with the same unhesitating di
rectness which made him the surest
murderer Of generation. And every
one who has seen him closely is now
absolutely convinced of his sincerity.
HE has impressed me, as he has
practically every one who has observed
him, with three things-his absolute
and level sanity, his extraordinary and
detailed candor and his utter vacancy
Of fear.
"The man is about five feet seven
wide forehead, short nose, bright blue
eyes that kindle quickly into a smile
and mouth with possibilities Of both
humor and tenderness, though wher
closed In the pictures of the time be
fore he put on his mustache it lies
across his face like the straight gasl
Of knife.
1T Is wanton waste of good Amer
lean time to discuss the question OF
Orchards sanity, whoever or whatever
was responsible for raising it. He is
sane to the point of bleakness. 1t is q
mind direct, practical, concrete, abso
lutely devoid of Imagination. 1t is
this last quality which accounts for the
mans utter lack Of fear.
"This man was from the first-fron
his varied and resourceful ventures III
business and his burning Of his factory
down to his readiness in exploding
mines and transforming human beings
into pile of bleeding jelly-shrewd
self reliant, direct He is without the
timid Imagination Of the ordinary man
These matters simply do not present
themselves to him in terms of horror
He discusses his own death and prep
arations for it as impersonally as he
would problem in arithmetic.
Harry Orchard is an uneducated
man. He has small power of general
cation. But for the concrete he has O
mind that is marvel Of accuracy
His memory has the sensitiveness and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
WAYNFLETE SCHOOL
Boarding and Day School for Girls
IS State St., Portland, Me.
FOR CIRCULARS APPLY TO
Principals: MISS MISS fsISEIELD.
ESTATE OF NATH N BEECHER

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the district Of
ESSEX. Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and dem nds of ALI ner
sons against the estate OF Nathan Beecher
late OF canaan, in said District, deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto
hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the residence of
Levi Beecher in the town of Canaan
on the "a h day of July and the cath dav OF
october. next, from 10 O'Clock A. f. until 2
o'clock P. Nj, each Of SAID days, and that six
months from the 21st day of MAY, A.
D.. 1907, is the time limited by said Court
Ior SAID creditors to present their claims to
us for examination and allowance.
A. d. 1907. 'a">
George C, m f Parssn, Commissioners.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
AIIayina Her Fear.

Sand Bar ferry, near Augusta, Ga,
is a fiatboat affair, frail and rickety.
Two timid ladies', hesitating to cross.
piled the negro boatman with ques.
tons about it.
And are you perfectly sure no one
has ever been lost hereT' they demand
ed.
mo, missus," replied the ferryman;
mo one amt never been los here
Marse Jake Bristow done got spilled
out and drownded last week, but dey
found i'm again mex day. We amt
never los nobody; no, ma'am."-
Youths Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
MATTRESS FROM ROOSEVELT.
Canal Worker Said II Would Mako
Him Happy, and He Got II.


Him Happy, and He Got Il.
John Baylor. formerly plumber Of
Poughkeepsie, who has been In
Panama for some time. has good rea-
son to remember President Roosevelt.
When the president visited the canal
zone. Baylor stood in line with others
waiting to shake hands with him.
Mrs. Roosevelt, struck by the fine ap-
pearance Of the young American.
called her husbands attention to him.
The president then turned to Baylor
and asked him II he suffered any hard
ships.
81 would be happy but for one
thing" answered the plumber.
"What is that?" inquired the presi-
dent.
I'D give anything for a mattress to
sleep on"
"YOu will have one. my boy" re-
sponded the president, with a warm
grip Of Baylor's hand. That night
there was fine mattress awaiting
Baylor at the house where he lived
with other workmen. r.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
STATE OF VERMONT. DISTRICT OF sssKx 5

The Probate Court for the district of Essex
To all persons interested in the Estate OF
said District deceased Greeting: -
BY the authority of the State of Vermont.
you are hereby notified to appeu, before the
SAID Probate Court. at the Probate Office.
IN Brighton, in said District, on the
thirteenth day OF July, A. D., I 9O7, to show
cause, If any you may have. why the account
OF H. w. Cutting, administrator oil \the
estate OF said deceased, should not b |al-
lowed. And, also, why the residue of said
estate should not be distributed to the par.
ties entitled thereto. pa
dated at brighton. in said district this
18th day of Ju e, A. D., 1907
HERBERT w. BLAKE, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Brevetted For Bravery,

Everybody calls Alfred j. Stofer a
well known Washington character,
"Major" Stofer.
where did you get your title, Sto-
fer? Representative Littlefield Of
Maine once asked him.
Earned ii, suh." Stofer replied,
KILN Yankees In the war"
'But, Stofer, you were not old enough
to be a soldier
'.Who said was soldier, sub; who
said l was Il soldier? was livin' in
my native village of Culpeper, Va,
sub, in those tryin' times, and it was
there I~won glory for the sainted Con-
federate cause and myself by KILN
Yankees"
But how did you kill them?"
KILLED them by indigestion, sub; by
Indigestion. sold 'em apple pies and
killed 'em by scores"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Following Instructions.

She WAS little girl and very polite.
II was the first time she had been on a
visit alone, and she had been carefully
instructed how to behave
IT they ask you to dine with them. :"
papa had said, you must say: No,
thank you. have already dlned.'"
1t turned out just as papa had an
ticlpated.
Come along, Marjorie" said her lit
tie friends father. "You must have a
bite with u.s."
NO, thank you" said the little girl,
with dignity. Il have already bitten"
-Classmate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05

I'm glad Billy had the sense to mar
~ a settled old maid" said Grandma
Winkum at the wedding.
why, grandma?" asked the son.
"Well, gals Is hity-tity. and widders
is kinder overrulin' and upsettin. But
old maids Is thankful and willin' to
please. ladies Home Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF Essay sc

IN frobats Court. held at Brighton, in
OF June, A. D., 1907, an instrument
pgrporting to be the last Will and Tesyame nj
o. Geo. r. Bean late of Maidstone, in said
District, deceased, being presented to the
court by Katie +. Bean for Probate.
IL IS ordered by said { curt that ali persons
concerned therein be notified to appear al a
pate office in Guiltlhall on the 9th day of
July, 4. ID. 1907, at nine O'Clock, A. NJ.
and show cause. IL any they may have
against the Probate OF said viii.
For which purpose IL is further ordered
that copy OF the record of this order he
published three weeks successfully IN the
i rcssEH SouNTY HERALD, newspaper pub
appointed for hearing '''>
BY the Court,-Attest,
HhRBERT w. BLAKE, Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
His Only Request.

A pretty young girl was walking
through Richmond hospital with deli
cacies for the sick and wounded. She
overheard suffering young Confeder.
ate officer say, "Oh, my Lordv'
Wishing to rebuke him slightly, she
came to his bedside and said:
Il think that heard you call upon
the name Of the Lord. am one of
his daughters. Is there anything that
| can do for your"
lie looked upon the lovely face.
yes he said, please ask him to
make me his son-in-law." = Ladies'
Home Journal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05

Hard Hit.
CaIler-what's the matter, old man
Has anything happened:
Host CgroaningD-oh, nothlng-only
when | was called upon at the cluo
for my maiden speech last night ! be
gan, As was sitting ON my thought
a seat struck me-" and spoiled every
thing.-Lippincotts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Johnny's Ribs.

How many ribs have you, johnny
asked the teacher.
Il don't know. ma'am," giggled John
ny, squilming around on one foot. I'm
so awful ticklish | never could count
'em." Livery body's.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
Essex District proh.,.,

sessions IT said Csurs 49,. IT.
Canaan the third Wrdnrsf--- hr ..
ana Asy; Atconcnrd thr thir.- ~. o. %
% i.-rcrulse~ sud June A '-s'1r
nird wednesday % ianuar1 --4 r.- r
month f rHr
spcy1ai sessions viii - hrl6 .t.
he District hs sgrrrtnent ..Hlrir
Com m1n caiious addrr,.sF o.. % .-
nan sSsister. AZ Gui dLau San Up
HERBERT ". BLAKE r...
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
E;EylIil;I!Il,Sazs3aEszsszAsl
TIME TABLE
In effect June 16, 1907.

Passenger service at Island Pond.
EAST BOUND LEAVE:
Mail and passenger $40 a. m.
Mixed GAS a. m. Express l.O5 P H.
Night express 20 a. m.
ARRIVE FROM EAST:
Night express l,50 a. m.
Mixed 2.30 p. M. Express l,25 P H.
Mail and passenger 7.30 P. M
WEST BOUND LEAVE:
Mail and passenger 7.45 a. m.
Express l.30p. M. Night ex. 2.lOa' M
ARRIVE FROM WEST:
Night Elk. LILO Il, m. Express loo H.
Mail and passenger 9.45 p. m.
"a Express trains run daily, other
trains daily except Sunday.
For all information and Tickets apply
to Station Ticket Office or
JOHN REEVE, AGENT, &. T. r.
ISLAND POND. VT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05
He Got the Hare.

FIS wv VIC I'ofe.
An old sailor struck inland, thinking
he would like to try work in the coun-
try. He approached farmer for a
meal one day, saying he was willing to
work, but that he knew little or moth
ing of country life.
81 will give you meal" said the
farmer, "if you will round up those
sheep on the common there and drive
them into this fold. Come back when
you've done It,"
In three hours time the sailor came
back looking hot, but happy.
"Have you done the iobY" asked the
farmer
"Yes," replied the sailor, hopping his
forehead.
you've been a pretty long while
about it. Let's go and see them"
Looking over the gate of the field,
the farmer saw the sheep safely In
the fold. There's a hare sitting up
among EN-" he exclaimed.
"Do you mean that little Teller
there?" asked the sailor. "Why, that
is the little beggar who gave me all
the trouble. thought it was a lamb"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-05

The Dreams Of Avarice.
Ikey (whO has been reading)-Fader
can anybody get rich beyond del
dreams Of afariceW His Father-l
t'ink not, key. Afarice vOs a putty
good dreamer.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
THE HoMELY TRUTH

THERE are two points in Secretary
Cortelyou's address before the
Il Merchants association of New
York which encourage the belief that
the administration intends to continue
to exert it's influence in behalf of the
] unishment of the great criminals, and
that it recognizes the intelligent appre-
citation of the crucial financial situa-
tion which the great world of labor
has shown. Here are the paragraphs
to which reference is made:
what is all important, if any man
has been guilty Of a violation of trust
may feel confident that it's processes,
in orderly manner, and regardless of
sensational incitement for or against
him, will be evoked in the interest of
the public
Zone of the most gratifying Incl
dents of our recent trouble has been
the prompt and patriotic response of
many Of our great labor organizations
to the appeal of employers for their
cooperation. This cooperation, in
most cases initiated by them, should
be availed everywhere by employers
and should be generously recognized
as a distinct step toward a better un-
derstanding between employer and
employed"
"This cooperation, in most cases in
itiated by them"-by the labor organ
izations-means that in a time of great
stress, of grave menace to the nation,
while wild-eyed stock gamblers were
dropping to their knees before a gov
ernmental power which but short
time before had been the target for
their curses, while strong banks tot
tered, labor, which these very forces
have been prone to ridicule as the easy
victims of demagogues, kept it's head,
supporting the right arm of the gov
ernment even as that arm was
bolstering up the hysterical suppliants
for help that would save them from
reaping the fruits OF their own mon
strous folly.
Secretary Cortelyou may not be a
Disraeli, a Bright nor Franklin, but
in telling the self-conscious New
'Yorkers what they owed to the Drawn
OF the nation, he advanced the cause
Of labor and at the same moment
rubbed the polish off the silk hat of
the complacent metropolis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
BRYAN WILL ACCEPT

TEVHE Herald presents to its readers
this morning reply to a question
- which millions of people have been
asking for many month. William
Jennings Bryan has announced that
he will accept the Democratic nomina-
tion for the presidency in 1908 if the
national convention tender it to him,
but he will neither ask for nor make a
contest for it.
"The only question that ought to
weigh with the party" says Mr.. Bry-
an, sis whether the party can be
strengthened and aided more by my
some one else" If the choice falls on
another he will not be disappointed or
disgruntled.
Democrats and Republicans alike,
from one ocean to another, for months
have conceded that if Mr.. Bryan de-
sired or admitted his willingness to
accept another nomination no human
forces could supplant him. Leaders in
both parties, with few exceptions,
unite in proclaiming him the logical
and the strongest candidate. Aside
from the reactionary element, which
can hardly expect to control the Demo-
cratic convention except in the event
of a political cataclysm during the
next six months, the Democracy ap-
parentIy regards him as the one availa-
Bile man to contest the ground with
the Republican nominee, whoever the
latter may be.
Mr.. Bryan's announcement, we be-
lieve, will set at rest most doubts as
to who viii be the nominee of the
Democratic convention next year.
1t clarifies the political atmosphere
and will be hailed with joyous acclaim
bv the rank and file of the party in
most sections of the country,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-15
MORE STRENGTH

Nv ITH a wrench that has shaken
wv his moral fiber, with the tradi-
tions of his office and the heavy
hand of the Southern Pacific contend
ing for the mastery over his conscience
and the sound of stern call to duty,
Attorney General Webb has gone as
far as might be expected at this time
of one who, during his entire profess
sional and official career, has never
witnessed well-considered effort on
the part of the state to bring to JUS
tice the great Southern Pacific rail-
road.
Prodded onward toward duty by The
Herald, which through it's representa-
tives has endeavored to secure from
Mr.. Webb statement as to whether
he would proceed against this railroad
for the crime of rebating, basing his
action on the unequivocal and manda-
tory provisions of sections 21 and %
of article 12 of the constitution of CAL
ifornia, which several eminent lawyers
have declared to be, beyond shadow
Of doubt, ample authority for such pro-
cedure, he has finally admitted that,
though his Investigations thus far
have not enabled him to reach con-
clusion "as to the proper method of
procedure" his department of govern
ment twill do its whole duty. 1t makes
no difference to us what company or
companies are involved he adds. 1--WE
will see that the laws are enforced"
The result of the interview with the
attorney general, which will be found
in the news columns, indicate that in
all probability he will need all the
moral support that it is possible to
give him in the task that lies before
him. The railroad commission has seen
a great light and doubtless will ask
Mr.. Webb to cooperate with it to the
end that railroad rebaters in Califor-
MIA may be brought sharply to book.
The railroad commissioners are ex-
hibiting great discernment. The
Herald believes that Mr. Webb, after
a little further deliberation over the
mandate of the supreme law of the
state, the constitution-unalter in
Vulnerable lIlHluldDle-SIduu Olu III
strument, above all statutes, above all
other DEGREES, even above the Southern
Pacific in it's most peremptory mood
will reach the conclusion suggested by
The Herald as the only one possible,
that as the chief attorney for the state
of California his imperative duty is
to institute measures looking to the
punishment of the Southern Pacific
company, confessed criminal; and this
regardless of whether the railroad
commission seeks his counsel or not.
Attorney General Webb has taken
enc step. He has declared that his de-
partment will enforce the law. For
his encouragement The Herald once
more points to two sections of article
70 of the state constitution.
More strength to your arm, Mr.,
Webbi