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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
LUNEN BURG

Mrs. Viola Moulton, who lives near
East Concord, met with terrible
death last Saturday morning. While
at work over the stove her clothing took
FIRE and she rushed out doors, running
toward neighbours. All of her clothing
was burned off except her shoes. She
suffered intense agony for about three
hours when death mercifully released
her. Her mother, Mrs. Adeline Carbee,
lives here, and to her a great deal of
sympathy is extended by all the towns.
people. Mrs Moulton was her only child.
DR.. Ernest Palmer leaves for New
York this week.
Mrs. Frank Bowker has fine dis.
play of fall millinery.
Senator Vance goes this week to
begin his duties in the Legislature.
Miss Julia White is in Boston this
week to attend the wedding of her niece,
Miss Ellen B. White, to Mr.. Waldo
Richardson.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
GRAN ev

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Wells were al
Groyetou. y. H., on business the past
werk.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. l. Emery visited
friends in town the past week.
Mrs. o. VI Hoigdon returned home
from Brightlook Hospital at ST. Johns
bury this week. She has been in the
hospital three weeks, and her many
friends are glad to know that she Is re-
covering.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Albert Walton al ~
.Johnshury are visiting friends and rela
tives ia town.
l.. II. Wilson went to Montpelie
Tuesday. where he will enter on hi
duties as town representative.
| NJ. A. Wilson has finished his worl
/ for the Conn. Lumber Co, aud is nov
/ at home.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09

Not how many, but how good,
should be the motto of lawmakers.
Lawmaking usually follows the line
of least resistance, and lawmakers
do not like to fight against public
sentiment. The thing to work for
is to educate the people SO that
fewer good laws will be needed and
no bad ones tolerated. The great
thing is to get people to thinking
for themselves and make them
understand that selfishness, bru-
tality and meanness generally are
self-destructive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
Why Did Gov. Cobb?
YOUR FLOUR and OUR FLOUR

can be the to mutual advantage. If the houkeP
the in the milling and in the selection of the wheat ana
step from the time the wheat is unoaded until the flour
her home which these brands she would always
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
WAiNWRlGHT'S PROGRESS.
Only q Few Weeks Old, But Is
An Important Centre.

Wainwright, Alta, Sept. l.-Situated
in one of the most fertile farming dis
tricts of Western Canada, in what is
known as the famous Battle River. valley,
Just oh ort distance east of the Battle
river, and upon the line of the ''rand
Trunk Pacific Railway, is the town of
Wainwright. This town is the first
divisional point east of Edmonton, and
and although only few weeks old, bids
fair to he one of the best towns in the
west. 1t has already five general stores,
two hardware stores, three lumber yards
all of which are of undoubted standing,
and several other business houses Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
EAST HAVEN

AS Mrs. AlmiDa G. Coe was leading
her horse from her home in Newark to
this place, lsst week Wednesday morn-
ing, the horse stumbled in such way
"a to dislocate her shoulder. She was
taken to NJ. l.. Smiths house, and
doctors called, who put the shoulder in
place.
Eden Cole and Geo. Hudson go this
week to Guildhall 40 jurymsu.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. b. Harvey spent a
few days last week with the latter's sister
Mrs. M. L. Smith. Mr.. Harvey is very
poorly.
Ralph Heath went last Wednesday to
Waterville, p. e., where he will work
this winter.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. c. Spencer and soma
visited relatives and friends at West
Burke last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Warren HartweIl, who has been
i'll the past week, is better.
Representative Patsey Donahue started
for Montpelier Tuesday.
Peter Labay met with quite serious
accident last week Tuesday as he was
assisting loaded team up a hill. He
Was fixing chain when the horses
started, driving the chain hook through
his hand.
MIR. aud Mrs. F. W. Smith visited the
formers uncle, Scion Walter, iu Lyndon,
last Sunday.
Miss Lucy jenkins, who is teaching
school in Sutton, spent Saturday and
with her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
}. ID. jenkins.
As MIR. aud Mrs. Warren Wilson
were returning from East Burke last
week Tuesday, they met all automobile.
Fearing the horse might not like the
machine Mrs. Wilson thought she would
be safer to alight from the buggy. AS
she resched the ground her foot slipped,
her down and breaking her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09

Archie ratilharn went to fsisad Pond
Friday, returning Monday.
Seversl from here attended court At
Guildhall Tuesday.
Ms. kimhall's mother and q friend
are spending few weeks with hrr.
They are boarding at Willis Harrimsn's.
+. u. Heath left Tuesday for Mont
P-lier.
Fred Piper is clerking in the grocer,
store while George Bigiow is attending
CONT.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
Bradstreet's Weekly Vermont
Official Reports.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the wees
in summarizing for the month Of Sep
TENDER show fall trade opening slowly.
Stocks are not as large as year ago
and buying for future is conservative.
Weather conditions have not been fav-
orable but as cooler weather obtains it
is anticipated fall business will increase.
Ability of buying public in country
sections is said fully as good as general
while in manufacturing communities a
noticeable falling of is noted. As has
been previously commented upon yield
in crops has been good except potatoes.
While crops in the latter have been small
prices received are larger than year
ago. Apple crop is very satisfactory,
although early apples ripened quickly
resulting in more of that fruit used for
cider and by preserving companies.
Prices paid for cider apples are 20 to
25ee lees than year ago. More actis-
ity is noticed in sale of apples for this
purpose than there has been for some
time, and there is apparent an increased
demand for Vermont cider vinegar.
Reports from manufacturing interests
in the state show generally small per-
centage of an Increase in number OF men
employed but manufacturers are work
ing mainly on immediate orders and
with but few exceptions do not plan to
manufacture for future until markets
are more settled. Reports from slate
roofing manufacturers show that the
mouths business WAS heavy. Sale of
"mill stock" has been light, this being a
natural result of smaller amount of
building work. Machine business con.
tinues dull and but little new business
is being received at WOODEN mills and in
those communities general retail trade
has been affected. Collections are re-
ported uneven, in some lines returns
have come in fairly we'll but much CON-
plant has been received and among
smaller firms officially is being exIer-
fenced in meeting obligations with any
degree of promptness. Some capital
has been interested in new business.
The months returns show nine corpor-
ations chartered with aggregate capital.
ization of 9l60,600, as compared with
the month of August which showed FIVE
new corporations capitalized for $70,450
while September Of year ago showed ak
with S24l 900 capital. More fres &C.
CURED during the past month than in
August and amount Of damage was
nearly six times as great as during
September OF last year. Forest fires
also did great deal OF damage not only
t" standing timber but second growth
sections. Following figures are given
by way of comparison showing the NUN.
her of fires and approximate damage to
mercantile interests during months men,
toned. September, 1905, nine fires,
damage $7l 900 August 1908, six fires !;
damage $92, 900; September, 1907, six
fires, damage $4,000. Mercantile fail
ures for September, 1908. Five bank
ruptcies with total liabilities, $2l ,3s5.S9
ahd assets $4S83.l2. The month pre-.
vious showed two bankruptcies and ons
assignment. September, 1877 gave three
bankruptcies, total liabilities $36, 1888
and assets $7622.45.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
MORGAN CENTER

Mrs f. c. Burroughs has been at
Island Pond for few days with hel
mother, Mrs. Barnes, who has been
very i'll.
The grist mill at the Centre is ready
for business, making it much more con-
venient for the farmers.
Bears seem plenty in this vicinity.
A large one and three cubs were seen
near Mrs. j. Ellis buildings recently.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09

ankle. She VAS assisted into the car
rage and taken home. DIR. Root attended
to the injury. and 1t is hoped she NAV
b- around again ia few weeks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09
CANAAN

The concrete sidewalks built by the
town are now completed. both here and
at Beecher Falls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
ARE WE 40 YEARS
BEHIND THE WORLD?

The senator was considering the
failure of our government to adopt
the postal savings bank system,
which was adopted in Great Britain
in Gladstone's day, and has been
in successful operation in the fol.
lowing countries: Austria, Bel.
GUM, Bulgaria, Finland, France,
Hungary. Italy, The Netherlands.
Russia, Sweden, the British East
Indies, British India, Ceylon,
Straits Settlements, Dutch East In.
dies, Formosa, Japan, the Philip
pines before We acquired them,
Cape Colony, Egypt, Gold Coast.
Orange River Colony, Sierra Leone,
the Transvaal, New South Wales
Tasmania, Western Australia, New
Zealand. in South America, the
Bahama islands, British Guiana,
Dutch Guiana and Canada.
In all of which the system has
been an unqualified and notorious
success.
Forty years behind the world
This wonderful" progressive"
go ahead" liberty loving" sin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

special Correspondence 70 The Press
FLUSHING, N. Y, Dec 2S-What
should a child know of death
What parent does not keep from a
child the knowledge of death as
long as possible, and tell the story
OF the Great Change as gently as
possible, when 1t must be told?
Thank God, most children do
know little of death, yet to some
1t comes in their earliest years to
realize the presence of the de.
stroyer, to look with wondering
round eyes upon his grim doing,
and to revolve in their infant
minds the problem of greatest dis
tfess to all humanity in all ages.
Such a one is little Mollie Hams,
only child of Thornton Jenkins
Hams, on trial for alleged com.
plicity In the murder of William e.
Annis. Death is the familiar of her
tOddling steps; tragedy has marked
her for its own since her birth.
1T was before Mollie Hams came
into this world that her father shot
Edward Hannegan to death in an
open boat. In the storm tossed
waters of Hampton Roads. Thus
she was born the daughter of a
man whose hands were stained
with human blood. Her mother
died in giving her birth--a tragedy
which deprived the child of a
mothers care and robbed her
father Of tender, loving wife.
Now, when her years number but
three, Mollie Hams is again in the
midst of grim, hideous tragedy. Her
uncle Is in cell, a brooding, groan.
Ing. muttering, broken man,
charged with the murder of his
wife's lover. Her father, defiant,
grimly smiling. is on trial, charged
with completely in the crime. For
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both of them there looms the
CHASTITY threat of the electric chair
Yet though she knows so little
of the trial, OF the plight of her
father. well do all the grownups
connected with the case under
stand that little Mollie Hams is one
of the most important figures in
the court drama.
Among the defense's greatest as
sets is accounted testimony that on
the day when Thornton Hams went
to Bayside, where the shooting oc-
Cured, taking with him his brother
Peter, 1t was to select a site for a
country home, where little Mollie
could live with her father and have
plenty of room to run and romp
in the open air.
The defense contends that there
was no intention on the part of
Thornton Hams to hunt out Annis,
that Peter might slap him. The de-
Tense asserts that Thornton took
Peter with him only because he did
not want to leave him alone, all the
family having been afraid, ever
since the breaking up of his home,
that the captain might do himself
or Annis a mischief.
A fine problem for a jury! Did
two men go to certain place, on
certain day, to kill another man, or
to select pretty home for an inno-
cent little child-to find a spot
where she might grow and develop,
and become healthy, strong,
beautiful girl? ,,
But more than this testimony of
the defense does the state fear the
simple, subtle influence of the child
herself upon the jury, as they see
her in the arms of her nurse, her
eyes fixed with baby longing upon
her big, gruff father-the prisoner
at the bar. The state tried hard
to so find some way to keep little
Mollie from the court room and
failed. Now she may sit there,
this child of tragedy, and WELD her
scepter over judge, and lawyers,
and jury. 1t is scepter that has
made .monarchs and emptied
thrones, this power of babyhood.
Will it avert further tragedy in
little Mollie's own life? Will it
save her father from death?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
FRESH MEAT ON
PUBLIC MARKET

Things are booming on the pub
lie market today. Farmers ap-
peared this morning with fresh
beef, which they sell at from to
IL cents a pound, apples at rs
centssa box and potatoes at $1.25
"a hundred pounds. Any of these
articles will be delivered, The
market is located on the city
ground surrounded by Sinto, Nor
mandie, Atlantic and Mission. The
WV. P. carlines pass it on two
sides and the Traction lines on
one. Market Master Happe says
that the farmers are appearing
early and wishes buyers to do the
same.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
BY gibson GARDNER.
pscial Correspondence TO The Press

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. -
The United States Is the most UNI
progressive nation among the civ
ilized nations of the world.
1t takes longer to accomplish any
up to date, progressive reform in
the United States than, in any civ
ilized nation in the world.
II requires. on an average, 40
years to secure from, congress ac-
ton on any ordinary piece of leg
islation involving a progressive de-
parture from things as they have
been.
Testimony to the above effect
was delivered in no less uprising
place than the United States SEN
ate, ami by no less surprising au-
thority than Chauncey M. Depew
on Dec Is, 1908.
"We are the most conservative
people in the worlds said Senator
Depew. though having the reputa-
ton of being the most radical
The startling thing about Senator
Depew's charge is it's evident tyuth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
WILL NOT GET
SWELLED HEADS

\ The arrival Of the new year will
see Justice Hyde installed in COM
irritable quarters in the basement
of the courthouse in room for
merly occupied by County Assessor
Ealbraith. The justice has been
holdtRg forth in rooms on River
side avenue at the upper end of a
long fight of stairs. He appealed
to the county commissioners for
better quarters and they concluded
to; locate him in the court house.
Justice Hyde and his Office force
beg leave to assure the public that
they will not become a whit more
because of their trans
far to quarters in the county's tenn
pile of justice. ae
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genious," vigorous young ma
ton!
Is 1t true, or isn't it?
Consider the place of the United
States in the matter of other things
requiring intelligent UP to date leg
islation.
Nearly all the nations above
named have adopted ney and i'm
proved laws touching the following
subjects: Parcels post, employers
liability, child and women labor,
forest preservation, inland water
ways, improved roads. old age pen
sions and the general care of the
destitute, state owned or controlled
telegraphs, railroads, telephones,
workmens insurance, convict la
Dor, quicker justice in civil and
criminal cases. Inheritance tax, in
come tax and education.
Why is the United States behind
the civilized >world, OH all these
matters?
Senator Depew suggested that it
is 'our dual system of federal and
state powers which accounts for
the slow pace of reforms or i'm
provements." On the one hand, he
said, was the fear of centraliza-
ton" and on the other 1.-The devo-
ton tc states rights"
Perhaps that is the answer. If SO,
it Is Interesting to inquire: What
is the remedy?
The condition is more than inter
esting. 1t is suggestive of failure
in the plan of government worked
out by the fathers. A country
which is 40 years behind the civil
lied world on all vital legislative
matters comes near to being leg
islative failure.
Are the people the most con
sentative that is. the most unpro-
gressive-people in the world? Or
is it that the people are not really
represented by their national gov
ernment-their national legisla-
ture? And If not, why?
Certainly here is a subject for
the debating societies of every city,
town. village and hamlet in the
United States: Resolved, That the
people of the United States are the
most unprogressive people in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

VIII the girl with the golden
curls not real ones, but the kind
they sell In the shops-~will she be
forced to abandon her glorious
crown of beauty when it wears
out?
And what will happen when she
appears at the opera, no longer
Haunting In the face of that other
woman" the wondrous adornment
that has caused so many pangs OF
envy?
The supply of human hair is be-
coming exhausted, and the demand
Is increasing. The supply comes
from the peasant women of Europe,
and the market Is largely created
by the women of America.
.f1n Brittany. France, men wait
inside the churches and buy the
hair of women who have resolved
to sacrifice 1t as n penance. The
transaction usually takes place In
the open air, a price is named and
a handy pair of shears sewers the
locks before there Is n chance for
the owner to change her mind.
But with the ever increasing de-
mand, hair OF best quality is rarely
obtained and all grades are becom-
ing scarcer. An American dealer
has compiled some statistics by
taking the averages for his own
CITY and applying them to the
whole OF America:
My experience has shown that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
COW VISITS SLEEPING GIRLS.

BURKE, Idaho, Dec. 28.-Con.
sternation reigned supreme in the
cabin occupied by three school
teachers when what was supposed
to be monster wild beast crashed
through the front door just as they
were retiring for the night. The
noise and screams of the maidens
was responded to by an armed
body of neighbors, who arrived to
find that cow had slipped on the
sidewalk and had fallen against
the door. The groans of the animal
and its walking into the room upon
getting up added to the scare.
1t isn't always the high flyer
who gets to the top.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
FALSE HAIR COSTS AMERICAN WOMEN
ANNUALLY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
PEASANT WOMEN OF EUROPE
SUPPLY IT AND FAMINE is
THREATENED.

Huge, massive. golden locks of hair
She wears,
The 'other woman's" heart to agl.
tate;
And flaunts them boldly, with an
air
Nor cares
What peasant woman's head has
paid the freight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
IpAHo.NoRTHERN COMPLETED

Spokane business men have re-
ceived invitations to attend cele-
bration at Murray, Idaho, Deem
Der 80, in honor of successful COM
pletion of the Idaho-Northern rail
road, a line branching from the O..
R. & N. and traversing wealthy
Occur dAlene territory hitherto
unopened with transportation ia
icilftfes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

Spokane's
Greatest
Store
Our Pre-lnventory Sale Gives You, Tuesday, I
Fine $3.50 Suits for $40

are preparing which will be completed THURSDAY sht
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
LISTEN

Ladies and gentlemen, with your
kind attention we will now tell you
about Owl Creek coal.
1t has very little ash.
1t is lasting coal.
1t contains wonderful heat.
1t is clean coal.
And numerous other good quail
ties which we will explain to you
If you will call Main 695. Standard
Fuel & Ice Co. ~*s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

Increase stand for the larger per
every thousand women over IS
years OF age buy $4,000 worth OF
hair a year. In one city Of 100000
women. the sales Of hair amounted
to practically 100000 last year, 50
we can consider t'is fair average
for the country.
The last census accounted for
24,323,974 women over IL years of
age. and this IL likely increased to
about 35,000,000 now. Letting the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

world. Or, Resolved. That the plan
of government by house of repre-.
sentatives and senate. chosen &C
cording to- the American constitu-
ton, is a failure.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28

cent Of women In the country dis
tricts, who buy less hair than those
In cities although II is surprising
how much country women buy
and we may safely say that our av-
erage applies to 25,000,000 women.
AT So head, therefore. the
value OF false hair purchased an
nually, by women only. amounts to
SIS, 100000
''ls It any wonder that famine
IL threatened"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-28
70 DINE RETIRING JUSTICE

r A dinner will be given January
8 at Seattle to Chief Justice Had
ley, who is about to retire from
the supreme bench. S. r. Stern is
arranging for a party of Spokane
attorneys to attend, and requests
all who care to go to give him
their names.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-28
TWIN FALLS GETS
WESTERN OUTLET
Survey Being Made for Rail-
road Connecting With South
ern Pacific at Wells, New.

Surveying parties have been placed
in the field by William Ashton, chief
engineer of the Oregon Short Line, TO
run a line for railroad between Twin
Falls and Wells. New. The proposed
line will be about ninety miles long, and
will be built for the purpose of giving
the districts around Twin Falls an out
let to Nevada and California
1T is expected that the region around
Twin Falls viii become a great pro-
ducer," said Mr.. Ashton yesterday
THE proposed line will be for the pur-
pose of reaching the Southern Pacific
main line at Wells so that the Twin
Falls region will have an outlet for its
products and for passenger traffic to
Nevada and California"
The Twin Falls region, which is rap
idly filling with settlers, is reached by
a branch of the Oregon Short Line run
ming from Minidoka. To get 10 Nevada
or California at present, it is necessary
for travellers from Twin Falls to go
east to POcatello and then south to the
Southern Pacific main line or west to
Portland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-28
GOODING DROPS
STEWART FROM
HIS COMMITTEE
Continued from Page 1.

men of Chicago would probably present
the wool growers with fifteen acres Of
land in the city on which to build their
warehouses, and would probably offer
other warehouse sites at % or 80 per
cent of their actual real estate value.
1t seemed the general opinion that If
the Chicago bankers and business men
bind themselves to fulfill Mr.. Manss'
promises, Chicago will be made the
warehouse city.
A corporation will be formed by the
representatives of the wool growers to
build and manage the warehouses to be
used in the national storage movement.
On the other hand, it is said, if the
men represented by Mr.. ManSs refuse
to give written pledges, there is
strong probability that some other city
will be selected, as the reaction against
Chicago will be as strong as the senti-
ment in favor of the city at the close
of Mr. Manss' address.
J. H. Guild, the commissioner from
Omaha learning of Mr.. ManSS' propo-
sition to assist the wool growers in Sc
curing control of their own warehouses,
stated that the business men interested
in the Omaha wool warehouse were
willing to turn the warehouse over to
the wool growers. charging only the ac-
tual cost of the building.